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District of Telangana

Medak District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.45 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,45,000 845,000 1 March 2026

Medak district's population is estimated at ≈8.45 lakh (8,45,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,66,153 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

Medak district

Census 2011
7,66,153
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.45 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
58,854

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,07,299

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.45 lakh 8,45,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.66 lakh 7,66,153 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 257per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1027 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
946 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
56.1% Male 67.5% · Female 45.2%
Urban share
7.7% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+13.6% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 2,976km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.68 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
377 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.

Medak: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
8.6 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19915,73,310
20016,74,418
20117,66,153
2016 *7,99,000
2021 *8,26,000
2026 *8,45,000
2031 *8,56,000
2036 *8,59,000

* Estimate

How Medak'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 Medak's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Medak1,15,17715.0%106762.1%40.7%
2 Ramayampet68,8469.0%102758.5%0.0%
3 Tupran60,5807.9%99763.5%0.0%
4 Papannapet57,1497.5%105851.5%0.0%
5 Kowdipalle55,5187.2%102351.8%0.0%
6 Chegunta(part)54,6567.1%103156.8%10.5%
7 Narsapur53,7747.0%97062.8%0.0%
8 Shivampet45,1325.9%100556.2%0.0%
9 Shankarampet (R)44,9945.9%103651.9%0.0%
10 Yeldurthy42,3095.5%103053.4%0.0%
11 Shankarampet (A)(part)39,8785.2%101549.6%15.6%
12 Tekmal37,8794.9%103248.5%0.0%
13 Kulcharam35,9104.7%105153.1%0.0%
14 Alladurg(part)30,7894.0%102151.3%0.0%
15 Regode(part)22,5332.9%96751.8%0.0%
16 Wargal(part)1,0290.1%104255.4%0.0%

Largest towns in Medak (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Medak (Census 2011)
  1. Medak 46,880
  2. Shankarampet CT 6,227
  3. Chegunta CT 5,747

How people in Medak worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

33.6%

Agricultural labourers

42.2%

Household industry

4.1%

Other work

20.1%

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

Age structure of Medak

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 Medak
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
0-432,62931,315
5-937,12035,250
10-1441,47539,622
15-1939,32936,310
20-2437,16736,587
25-2935,31536,304
30-3429,21628,725
35-3928,33628,719
40-4423,45820,988
45-4919,25818,248
50-5414,46514,693
55-5910,53713,456
60-6413,31915,660
65-699,06210,184
70-746,9997,107
75-792,7803,102
80+3,0864,208
Children (0–14)
28.5%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
61.7%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
9.9%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
26.1years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
52.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Medak

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 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 Medak
  1. Telugu 83.9%
  2. Hindi 9.0%
  3. Urdu 6.4%
  4. Marathi 0.3%
  5. Tamil 0.2%
  6. Kannada 0.1%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu83.9%
  2. Lamani/Lambadi8.4%
  3. Urdu6.4%
  4. Hindi0.5%
  5. Marathi0.3%
  6. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%
  7. Banjari0.1%
  8. Kannada0.1%

Housing and amenities in Medak

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 87.5%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 72.2%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 33.3%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 28.5%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 69.7%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 50.4%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 15.2%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.2%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 83.5%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 64.4%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 45.8%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.1%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 4.6%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.4%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 54.1%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 19.9%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.6%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 6.7%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 45.1%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 59.9%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 21.1%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 15.7%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.6%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Medak district held 2.2% of Telangana's population in 2011, 22nd of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 56.1%, 10.4 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 67.5% of men but only 45.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1027 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 7.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.45 lakh, implies growth of about 10% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.

How this district was formed

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

  • Medak (2011) 100.0% of this district
    25.3% 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 Medak, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Medak (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 Medak (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 7,05,200 92.0% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 51,800 6.8% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 5,900 0.8% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 0 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 0 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,800 0.4% 0.7%
Total7,66,153100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Medak district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,45,000 (8.45 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Medak's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,66,153.

What was the population of Medak district in Census 2011?
7,66,153: 3,78,019 males and 3,88,134 females, of whom 58,854 lived in towns and 7,07,299 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 Medak?
Literacy was 56.1% in 2011 (men 67.5%, women 45.2%). The sex ratio was 1027 females per 1,000 males, and 946 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Medak district?
Medak, with 46,880 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Medak district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 377 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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