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District of Telangana

Kamareddy District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 10.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

10,40,000 1.04 million 1 March 2026

Kamareddy district's population is estimated at ≈10.4 lakh (10,40,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,74,227 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

Kamareddy district

Census 2011
9,74,227
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 10.4 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,23,622

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,50,605

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 10.4 lakh 10,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.74 lakh 9,74,227 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 283per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1033 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
941 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
56.5% Male 67.3% · Female 46.1%
Urban share
12.7% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+8.8% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 3,448km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.23 lakh 4.4 people per household
Villages
471 Census 2011
Towns
3 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.

Kamareddy: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
10 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,78,065
20018,95,700
20119,74,227
2016 *10,05,000
2021 *10,28,000
2026 *10,40,000
2031 *10,42,000
2036 *10,35,000

* Estimate

How Kamareddy'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 Kamareddy's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kamareddy1,26,44513.0%102872.6%63.5%
2 Banswada68,7327.1%107361.4%41.3%
3 Bichkunda64,0446.6%100353.4%0.0%
4 Bhiknoor59,6566.1%104658.5%0.0%
5 Madnoor59,0026.1%97056.8%0.0%
6 Gandhari58,5356.0%98948.7%0.0%
7 Machareddy58,4436.0%105651.9%0.0%
8 Domakonda56,9395.8%103459.7%0.0%
9 Sadasivanagar56,0055.7%104756.3%0.0%
10 Jukkal53,9805.5%95950.4%0.0%
11 Birkoor50,3915.2%105352.3%0.0%
12 Tadwai48,5855.0%107752.6%0.0%
13 Lingampet48,1224.9%105648.7%0.0%
14 Pitlam47,5814.9%103050.1%0.0%
15 Yellareddy46,2534.7%105157.1%32.3%
16 Nizamsagar36,9133.8%106350.9%0.0%
17 Nagareddipet34,6013.6%108450.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Kamareddy (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kamareddy (Census 2011)
  1. Kamareddy 80,315
  2. Banswada CT 28,384
  3. Yellareddy CT 14,923

How people in Kamareddy worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

26.9%

Agricultural labourers

43.2%

Household industry

9.0%

Other work

20.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 50.8%.

Age structure of Kamareddy

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 Kamareddy
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
0-438,07636,306
5-944,46142,708
10-1451,58849,602
15-1947,78546,298
20-2444,45846,685
25-2941,71544,820
30-3436,03038,208
35-3936,00537,680
40-4430,67729,485
45-4925,15625,043
50-5419,05420,338
55-5913,80618,143
60-6416,62220,954
65-6910,81913,437
70-747,8059,724
75-793,0304,128
80+3,3905,837
Children (0–14)
27.4%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
62.7%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
10.0%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
26.8years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
50.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Kamareddy

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 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 Kamareddy
  1. Telugu 72.9%
  2. Hindi 10.0%
  3. Urdu 9.7%
  4. Marathi 3.9%
  5. Kannada 3.2%
  6. Maithili 0.1%
  7. Gujarati 0.1%
  8. Tamil 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu76.5%
  2. Urdu11.0%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi7.0%
  4. Marathi2.7%
  5. Kannada1.7%
  6. Hindi0.6%
  7. Gujarati0.1%
  8. Marwari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Kamareddy

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 88.7%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 70.7%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 29.7%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 27.6%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 71.4%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 59.1%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 11.3%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 17.1%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 80.4%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 66.2%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 41.0%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.0%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 5.2%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.1%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 62.1%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.1%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 89.3%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 9.8%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 44.4%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 62.0%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 23.6%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 17.7%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.6%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Kamareddy district held 2.8% of Telangana's population in 2011, 14th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 56.5%, 10.0 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 67.3% of men but only 46.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1033 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 12.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 8.8% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈10.4 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Kamareddy, had 80.3 thousand people in 2011, 8.2% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Nizamabad (2011) 100.0% of this district
    38.2% 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 Kamareddy, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kamareddy (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 Kamareddy (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 8,65,700 88.9% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 99,600 10.2% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 4,200 0.4% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 900 0.1% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 500 0.1% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 3,100 0.3% 0.7%
Total9,74,227100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kamareddy district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,40,000 (10.4 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kamareddy's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,74,227.

What was the population of Kamareddy district in Census 2011?
9,74,227: 4,79,192 males and 4,95,035 females, of whom 1,23,622 lived in towns and 8,50,605 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 Kamareddy?
Literacy was 56.5% in 2011 (men 67.3%, women 46.1%). The sex ratio was 1033 females per 1,000 males, and 941 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kamareddy district?
Kamareddy, with 80,315 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kamareddy district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 471 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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