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District of Telangana

Nalgonda District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 17.11 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

17,11,000 1.71 million 1 March 2026

Nalgonda district's population is estimated at ≈17.11 lakh (17,11,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,18,416 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

Nalgonda district

Census 2011
16,18,416
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 17.11 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,68,303

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,50,113

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 17.11 lakh 17,11,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.18 lakh 16,18,416 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 257per km² 2011
Sex ratio
978 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
917 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
63.8% Male 73.9% · Female 53.5%
Urban share
22.8% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+7.4% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 6,299km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
4.02 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages
552 Census 2011
Towns
8 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.

Nalgonda: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
17 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199113,23,051
200115,06,699
201116,18,416
2016 *16,65,000
2021 *16,97,000
2026 *17,11,000
2031 *17,09,000
2036 *16,92,000

* Estimate

How Nalgonda'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 Nalgonda's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Nalgonda2,00,06712.4%99680.3%77.1%
2 Miryalaguda1,75,83810.9%98873.3%59.7%
3 Devarakonda99,3846.1%95061.2%39.7%
4 Peddavoora67,9594.2%98057.0%23.4%
5 Dameracherla66,9464.1%97455.4%0.0%
6 Anumula63,7403.9%98760.5%0.0%
7 Nakrekal60,7583.8%100370.0%47.9%
8 Chityala55,6003.4%95266.7%24.7%
9 Nidamanur53,8163.3%97662.2%0.0%
10 Chandam Pet51,4083.2%91947.7%0.0%
11 Narketpalle50,8643.1%96366.7%0.0%
12 Pedda Adiserla Palle50,3383.1%95351.9%0.0%
13 Chandur48,8663.0%97261.7%22.3%
14 Thipparthi47,7883.0%98163.4%0.0%
15 Sali Gouraram47,0752.9%99361.7%0.0%
16 Kattangoor46,8312.9%98662.6%0.0%
17 Thripuraram46,6272.9%99460.5%0.0%
18 Gundla Palle46,3802.9%100255.2%0.0%
19 Munugode45,4772.8%94459.5%0.0%
20 Chintha Palle45,0582.8%98056.2%0.0%
21 Vemulapalle44,5392.8%99562.6%0.0%
22 Kangal44,0292.7%95658.6%0.0%
23 Gurrampode43,2802.7%98355.2%0.0%
24 Nampalle41,2472.5%98751.2%0.0%
25 Kethe Palle37,5332.3%99361.8%0.0%
26 Marriguda36,9682.3%96857.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Nalgonda (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Nalgonda (Census 2011)
  1. Nalgonda 1,54,326
  2. Miryalaguda 1,04,918
  3. Devarakonda CT 29,731
  4. Nakrekal CT 29,126
  5. Vijayapuri North CT 15,887
  6. Chityala CT 13,752
  7. Chandur CT 10,880
  8. Kondamallapalle CT 9,683

How people in Nalgonda worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

19.7%

Agricultural labourers

48.3%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

29.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.8%.

Age structure of Nalgonda

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 Nalgonda
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
0-460,98256,505
5-972,46367,146
10-1485,38081,050
15-1985,76278,574
20-2481,01477,636
25-2974,44875,432
30-3460,32959,130
35-3958,59860,899
40-4449,30444,804
45-4941,48341,624
50-5433,75533,745
55-5923,90431,196
60-6430,82236,201
65-6922,08223,137
70-7418,24116,595
75-797,5056,806
80+8,5099,840
Children (0–14)
26.2%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
62.6%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
11.1%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
27.0years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
49.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Nalgonda

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 Nalgonda
  1. Telugu 81.8%
  2. Hindi 12.3%
  3. Urdu 5.5%
  4. Tamil 0.3%
  5. Marathi 0.1%
  6. Odia 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Others 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu81.7%
  2. Lamani/Lambadi11.9%
  3. Urdu5.5%
  4. Yerukala/Yerukula0.2%
  5. Hindi0.2%
  6. Banjari0.1%
  7. Marathi0.1%
  8. Tamil0.1%

Housing and amenities in Nalgonda

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 89.9%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 74.0%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 36.5%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 39.6%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 59.3%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 55.6%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 8.2%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 25.7%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 70.9%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.5%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 50.6%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.6%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 6.7%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.5%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 54.0%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 20.3%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.9%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 12.9%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 74.4%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 64.1%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 53.6%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 29.7%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 34.5%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Nalgonda district held 4.6% of Telangana's population in 2011, 4th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.8%, 2.8 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.9% of men but only 53.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 22.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 7.4% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈17.11 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Nalgonda, had 1.54 lakh people in 2011, 9.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Nalgonda (2011) 100.0% of this district
    46.4% 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 Nalgonda, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Nalgonda (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 Nalgonda (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 15,00,300 92.7% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 94,200 5.8% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 16,800 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 ≈ 6,500 0.4% 0.7%
Total16,18,416100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Nalgonda district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈17,11,000 (17.11 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Nalgonda's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,18,416.

What was the population of Nalgonda district in Census 2011?
16,18,416: 8,18,306 males and 8,00,110 females, of whom 3,68,303 lived in towns and 12,50,113 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 Nalgonda?
Literacy was 63.8% in 2011 (men 73.9%, women 53.5%). The sex ratio was 978 females per 1,000 males, and 917 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Nalgonda district?
Nalgonda, with 1,54,326 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Nalgonda district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 552 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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