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District of Telangana

Jogulamba Gadwal District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.8 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,80,000 680,000 1 March 2026

Jogulamba Gadwal district's population is estimated at ≈6.8 lakh (6,80,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,09,990 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Jogulamba Gadwal district

Census 2011
6,09,990
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.8 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
63,177

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,46,813

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.8 lakh 6,80,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.1 lakh 6,09,990 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 209per km² 2011
Sex ratio
972 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
933 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
49.9% Male 60.1% · Female 39.5%
Urban share
10.4% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+15.3% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 2,925km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.32 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
202 Census 2011
Towns
1 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Jogulamba Gadwal: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
7 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19914,63,103
20015,28,855
20116,09,990
2016 *6,39,000
2021 *6,63,000
2026 *6,80,000
2031 *6,92,000
2036 *6,97,000

* Estimate

How Jogulamba Gadwal'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 Jogulamba Gadwal's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Gadwal1,14,39018.8%97160.2%55.2%
2 Ieej85,30314.0%97546.5%0.0%
3 Ghattu72,97712.0%100036.6%0.0%
4 Waddepalle69,44511.4%96852.5%0.0%
5 Dharur65,94510.8%99439.3%0.0%
6 Itikyal52,9268.7%93852.8%0.0%
7 Maldakal52,5798.6%97741.8%0.0%
8 Manopad51,5438.4%97255.8%0.0%
9 Alampur44,8827.4%93660.7%0.0%

How people in Jogulamba Gadwal worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.9%

Agricultural labourers

55.9%

Household industry

2.6%

Other work

15.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 53.8%.

Age structure of Jogulamba Gadwal

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Jogulamba Gadwal
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
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AgeMenWomen
0-427,65825,825
5-933,21531,067
10-1434,76432,586
15-1931,08827,426
20-2428,71827,400
25-2926,99028,581
30-3423,01422,809
35-3922,04922,260
40-4418,42616,480
45-4915,04214,565
50-5411,85911,832
55-598,50310,097
60-6410,01211,632
65-696,2747,051
70-744,8275,019
75-791,8602,012
80+2,1612,796
Children (0–14)
30.6%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
60.6%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
8.9%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
25.3years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
55.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Jogulamba Gadwal

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Jogulamba Gadwal
  1. Telugu 90.1%
  2. Urdu 7.5%
  3. Hindi 1.2%
  4. Kannada 0.7%
  5. Marathi 0.3%
  6. Tamil 0.2%
  7. Others 0.0%
  8. Savara 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu90.1%
  2. Urdu7.5%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi0.8%
  4. Kannada0.7%
  5. Hindi0.4%
  6. Marathi0.3%
  7. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Jogulamba Gadwal

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 89.1%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 65.3%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 14.7%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 19.9%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.5%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 58.3%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 7.5%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.0%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.9%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 61.7%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 44.1%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 15.1%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 4.9%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.1%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 48.7%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 22.5%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.1%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 7.0%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 44.0%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 57.7%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 38.7%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 4.1%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 58.5%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Jogulamba Gadwal district held 1.7% of Telangana's population in 2011, 25th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 49.9%, 16.6 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 60.1% of men but only 39.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 972 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 987.
  • 10.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.8 lakh, implies growth of about 11% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Gadwal, had 63.2 thousand people in 2011, 10.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

Jogulamba Gadwal covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Mahbubnagar (2011) 100.0% of this district
    15.0% of the 2011 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 Jogulamba Gadwal, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jogulamba Gadwal (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Jogulamba Gadwal (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 5,56,800 91.3% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 48,600 8.0% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 1,600 0.3% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,700 0.4% 0.7%
Total6,09,990100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jogulamba Gadwal district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,80,000 (6.8 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jogulamba Gadwal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,09,990.

What was the population of Jogulamba Gadwal district in Census 2011?
6,09,990: 3,09,274 males and 3,00,716 females, of whom 63,177 lived in towns and 5,46,813 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Jogulamba Gadwal?
Literacy was 49.9% in 2011 (men 60.1%, women 39.5%). The sex ratio was 972 females per 1,000 males, and 933 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jogulamba Gadwal district?
Gadwal, with 63,177 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jogulamba Gadwal district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 202 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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