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District of Telangana

Hyderabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 40.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

40,40,000 4.04 million 1 March 2026

Hyderabad district's population is estimated at ≈40.4 lakh (40,40,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 39,43,323.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Telangana. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Hyderabad (municipal limits)

Census 2011
67,31,790
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 77.9 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Hyderabad urban agglomeration

Census 2011
76,77,018
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 88.8 lakh

District

Hyderabad district

Census 2011
39,43,323
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 40.4 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 40.4 lakh 40,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
39.43 lakh 39,43,323 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
18,172per km² 2011
Sex ratio
954 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
914 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
83.3% Male 87.0% · Female 79.4%
Urban share
100.0% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+3.0% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
217km² Census 2011
Households
8.49 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
0 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Hyderabad: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
39 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195110,83,634
196111,91,668
197116,82,284
198122,51,009
199131,45,939
200138,29,753
201139,43,323
2016 *40,13,000
2021 *40,48,000
2026 *40,40,000
2031 *39,92,000
2036 *39,11,000

* Estimate

How Hyderabad's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Hyderabad's 2011 population was spread
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1 Bahadurpura4,68,15811.9%93079.8%100.0%
2 Asifnagar4,42,22911.2%95780.9%100.0%
3 Musheerabad3,47,8618.8%97185.9%100.0%
4 Saidabad3,45,7228.8%95184.7%100.0%
5 Bandlaguda3,30,1938.4%94380.0%100.0%
6 Khairatabad2,71,3856.9%95085.2%100.0%
7 Shaikpet2,50,9326.4%95680.4%100.0%
8 Charminar2,37,5946.0%93783.8%100.0%
9 Tirumalagiri2,17,9105.5%91985.1%100.0%
10 Golconda2,13,3595.4%94782.8%100.0%
11 Nampally1,89,3784.8%95484.9%100.0%
12 Maredpalle1,72,5424.4%100385.3%100.0%
13 Amberpet1,53,5583.9%97585.2%100.0%
14 Secunderabad1,35,3703.4%99484.3%100.0%
15 Himayathnagar1,08,0622.7%97788.6%100.0%
16 Ameerpet59,0701.5%98487.7%100.0%

Largest towns in Hyderabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Hyderabad (Census 2011)
  1. GHMC 37,18,651
  2. Secunderabad Cantonment 2,17,910
  3. Osmania University CT 6,762

How people in Hyderabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

2.0%

Agricultural labourers

1.6%

Household industry

3.3%

Other work

93.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 35.8%.

Age structure of Hyderabad

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Hyderabad
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-41,70,9391,55,790
5-91,83,7491,69,849
10-141,95,1041,82,295
15-191,94,9451,84,815
20-242,03,3052,11,477
25-291,92,8652,03,997
30-341,69,4461,63,121
35-391,49,6051,42,583
40-441,29,2211,16,612
45-491,03,87593,780
50-5484,03273,691
55-5962,64755,367
60-6451,89047,344
65-6932,99030,589
70-7422,78321,592
75-7911,91612,133
80+16,46719,228
Children (0–14)
27.4%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
65.7%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
6.9%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
26.0years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
46.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Hyderabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 82 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Hyderabad
  1. Telugu 43.4%
  2. Urdu 43.2%
  3. Hindi 7.4%
  4. Marathi 1.7%
  5. Tamil 1.2%
  6. Kannada 0.9%
  7. Gujarati 0.6%
  8. Malayalam 0.3%
  9. All other languages 1.4%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu43.4%
  2. Urdu43.2%
  3. Hindi5.9%
  4. Marathi1.7%
  5. Tamil1.1%
  6. Marwari0.9%
  7. Kannada0.9%
  8. Gujarati0.6%

Housing and amenities in Hyderabad

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 98.7%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 97.8%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 92.4%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 98.5%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 0.9%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 99.1%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 96.5%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 66.0%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 4.2%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 80.2%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 84.7%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 49.9%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 31.2%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 14.1%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 58.9%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.1%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 49.6%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 48.0%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 91.4%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 79.9%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 67.2%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 30.6%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.9%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Hyderabad district held 11.3% of Telangana's population in 2011, 1st of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 83.3%, 16.7 points above the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The sex ratio of 954 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 987.
  • 100.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 3.0% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈40.4 lakh, implies growth of about 2% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, GHMC, had 37.19 lakh people in 2011, 94.3% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Telangana →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (11 May 2026 – 9 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Hyderabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Hyderabad (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Hyderabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu 20,46,051 51.9% 85.0%
Muslim 17,13,405 43.5% 12.8%
Christian 87,522 2.2% 1.3%
Sikh 11,446 0.3% 0.1%
Buddhist 1,268 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 19,560 0.5% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 1,929 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 62,142 1.6% 0.7%
Total39,43,323100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Hyderabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈40,40,000 (40.4 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Hyderabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 39,43,323.

What was the population of Hyderabad district in Census 2011?
39,43,323: 20,18,575 males and 19,24,748 females, of whom 39,43,323 lived in towns and 0 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Hyderabad?
Literacy was 83.3% in 2011 (men 87.0%, women 79.4%). The sex ratio was 954 females per 1,000 males, and 914 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Hyderabad district?
GHMC, with 37,18,651 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Hyderabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 0 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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