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District of Telangana

Khammam District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 14.93 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

14,93,000 1.49 million 1 March 2026

Khammam district's population is estimated at ≈14.93 lakh (14,93,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 14,01,639 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

Khammam district

Census 2011
14,01,639
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 14.93 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,16,828

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,84,811

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 14.93 lakh 14,93,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
14.02 lakh 14,01,639 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 173per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1005 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
946 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
66.0% Male 73.7% · Female 58.3%
Urban share
22.6% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+8.5% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 8,120km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
3.83 lakh 3.7 people per household
Villages
372 Census 2011
Towns
5 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.

Khammam: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
15 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199111,10,244
200112,92,187
201114,01,639
2016 *14,45,000
2021 *14,77,000
2026 *14,93,000
2031 *14,95,000
2036 *14,84,000

* Estimate

How Khammam'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 Khammam's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Khammam (Urban)3,13,50422.4%101779.4%79.8%
2 Khammam (Rural)93,2116.7%99663.2%13.0%
3 Sathupalle77,0435.5%100771.6%41.3%
4 Madhira68,5484.9%102666.3%33.1%
5 Kallur63,8284.6%100761.5%0.0%
6 Thirumalayapalem61,5024.4%100155.5%0.0%
7 Nelakondapalle61,3254.4%102863.7%0.0%
8 Konijerla61,3214.4%98658.9%0.0%
9 Kusumanchi60,0204.3%98659.4%0.0%
10 Mudigonda58,4854.2%100058.8%0.0%
11 Tallada55,7504.0%99564.0%0.0%
12 Singareni54,8973.9%98960.7%0.0%
13 Wyra54,3203.9%102767.9%0.0%
14 Penuballi52,8413.8%101561.6%0.0%
15 Yerrupalem49,8513.6%98861.7%0.0%
16 Chinthakani48,9093.5%102357.7%0.0%
17 Vemsoor45,0783.2%97164.8%0.0%
18 Bonakal43,9093.1%99058.4%0.0%
19 Kamepalle41,9553.0%100958.4%0.0%
20 Enkuru35,3422.5%96558.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Khammam (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Khammam (Census 2011)
  1. Khammam 1,96,283
  2. Khanapuram Haveli CT 53,442
  3. Sathupalle 31,857
  4. Madhira CT 22,716
  5. Ballepalle CT 12,530

How people in Khammam worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

13.6%

Agricultural labourers

58.8%

Household industry

1.3%

Other work

26.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 50.3%.

Age structure of Khammam

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 Khammam
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
0-449,28347,261
5-959,71957,241
10-1470,72069,298
15-1971,08866,811
20-2468,80771,520
25-2965,84269,329
30-3455,37555,986
35-3954,52357,143
40-4445,59243,404
45-4938,50937,578
50-5428,34828,029
55-5920,53925,413
60-6423,60528,267
65-6916,85418,263
70-7412,68512,174
75-795,3295,544
80+6,5997,834
Children (0–14)
25.4%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
64.8%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
9.8%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
27.4years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
45.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Khammam

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 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 Khammam
  1. Telugu 83.1%
  2. Hindi 10.7%
  3. Urdu 5.5%
  4. Koya 0.3%
  5. Tamil 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.1%
  7. Odia 0.1%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu83.1%
  2. Lamani/Lambadi10.2%
  3. Urdu5.5%
  4. Hindi0.4%
  5. Koya0.3%
  6. Marathi0.1%
  7. Odia0.1%
  8. Tamil0.1%

Housing and amenities in Khammam

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 92.0%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 70.2%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 57.7%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 58.0%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 41.4%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 62.3%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 12.0%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 32.9%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 60.7%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 58.8%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 58.7%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.4%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 5.7%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 47.9%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 19.7%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 81.7%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 16.2%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 79.4%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 68.6%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 61.5%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 33.0%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.6%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Khammam district held 4.0% of Telangana's population in 2011, 7th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 66.0%, 0.6 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.7% of men but only 58.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1005 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 22.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 8.5% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈14.93 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Khammam, had 1.96 lakh people in 2011, 14.0% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Khammam (2011) 100.0% of this district
    50.1% 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 Khammam, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Khammam (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 Khammam (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 12,93,600 92.3% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 90,900 6.5% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 13,700 1.0% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,900 0.2% 0.7%
Total14,01,639100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Khammam district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈14,93,000 (14.93 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Khammam's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 14,01,639.

What was the population of Khammam district in Census 2011?
14,01,639: 6,99,124 males and 7,02,515 females, of whom 3,16,828 lived in towns and 10,84,811 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 Khammam?
Literacy was 66.0% in 2011 (men 73.7%, women 58.3%). The sex ratio was 1005 females per 1,000 males, and 946 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Khammam district?
Khammam, with 1,96,283 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Khammam district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 372 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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