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District of Telangana

Mahabubabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.24 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,24,000 824,000 1 March 2026

Mahabubabad district's population is estimated at ≈8.24 lakh (8,24,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,74,549 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

Mahabubabad district

Census 2011
7,74,549
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.24 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
76,376

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,98,173

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.24 lakh 8,24,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.75 lakh 7,74,549 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 207per km² 2011
Sex ratio
996 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
903 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
57.1% Male 66.5% · Female 47.8%
Urban share
9.9% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+8.2% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 3,749km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.96 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
284 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.

Mahabubabad: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
8.2 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19916,20,746
20017,15,593
20117,74,549
2016 *7,98,000
2021 *8,15,000
2026 *8,24,000
2031 *8,24,000
2036 *8,18,000

* Estimate

How Mahabubabad'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 Mahabubabad's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Mahabubabad1,13,81214.7%101763.1%37.7%
2 Maripeda83,87610.8%94653.4%0.0%
3 Thorrur76,5199.9%98762.4%25.0%
4 Kuravi67,1798.7%103753.4%0.0%
5 Kesamudram66,0418.5%100356.2%0.0%
6 Narsimhulapet58,7047.6%97755.0%0.0%
7 Nellikudur58,3447.5%98454.2%0.0%
8 Gudur55,7817.2%97652.2%0.0%
9 Dornakal55,4287.2%99957.9%26.0%
10 Bayyaram42,5875.5%100256.5%0.0%
11 Kothagudem39,5765.1%100758.0%0.0%
12 Garla36,9984.8%104259.4%0.0%
13 Kodakandla(part)19,7042.5%99055.4%0.0%

Largest towns in Mahabubabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Mahabubabad (Census 2011)
  1. Mahabubabad CT 42,851
  2. Thorrur CT 19,100
  3. Dornakal CT 14,425

How people in Mahabubabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

30.1%

Agricultural labourers

50.2%

Household industry

1.8%

Other work

17.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 52.6%.

Age structure of Mahabubabad

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 Mahabubabad
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
0-426,33724,431
5-933,17331,086
10-1442,10739,777
15-1939,87837,418
20-2436,90936,441
25-2934,33035,981
30-3429,18229,846
35-3929,16930,589
40-4425,00123,313
45-4920,89720,305
50-5416,18816,080
55-5911,88415,153
60-6414,42217,327
65-6910,61611,494
70-748,4597,770
75-793,5263,515
80+4,0004,709
Children (0–14)
25.5%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
63.3%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
11.1%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
27.7years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
48.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Mahabubabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 19 languages recorded. 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 →

Languages spoken in Mahabubabad
  1. Telugu 66.4%
  2. Hindi 30.7%
  3. Urdu 2.6%
  4. Tamil 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.1%
  6. Koya 0.1%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Others 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu66.4%
  2. Lamani/Lambadi27.7%
  3. Urdu2.6%
  4. Banjari2.6%
  5. Hindi0.3%
  6. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%
  7. Marwari0.1%
  8. Marathi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Mahabubabad

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 91.9%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 61.0%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 43.7%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 26.0%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 72.7%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 36.3%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 4.4%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.7%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 83.6%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 53.9%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 42.0%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.1%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 4.8%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.8%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 49.0%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 27.7%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.1%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 6.9%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 63.6%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 52.8%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 36.9%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 8.8%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 39.9%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Mahabubabad district held 2.2% of Telangana's population in 2011, 20th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 57.1%, 9.4 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 66.5% of men but only 47.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 9.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 8.2% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.24 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Warangal, Khammam); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 284 village and 3 town records.

How this district was formed

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

  • Warangal (2011) 89.7% of this district
    19.8% of the 2011 district
  • Khammam (2011) 10.3% of this district
    2.8% 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 Mahabubabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Mahabubabad (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Mahabubabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 7,42,700 95.9% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 25,400 3.3% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 4,000 0.5% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,000 0.3% 0.7%
Total7,74,549100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mahabubabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,24,000 (8.24 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Mahabubabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,74,549.

What was the population of Mahabubabad district in Census 2011?
7,74,549: 3,88,058 males and 3,86,491 females, of whom 76,376 lived in towns and 6,98,173 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 Mahabubabad?
Literacy was 57.1% in 2011 (men 66.5%, women 47.8%). The sex ratio was 996 females per 1,000 males, and 903 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Mahabubabad district?
Mahabubabad, with 42,851 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Mahabubabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 284 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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