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District of Telangana

Narayanpet District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.27 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,27,000 627,000 1 March 2026

Narayanpet district's population is estimated at ≈6.27 lakh (6,27,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,62,148 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

Narayanpet district

Census 2011
5,62,148
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.27 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
41,752

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,20,396

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.27 lakh 6,27,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
5.62 lakh 5,62,148 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 202per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1008 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
949 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
49.9% Male 60.3% · Female 39.7%
Urban share
7.4% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+15.3% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 2,784km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.1 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
249 Census 2011
Towns
1 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.

Narayanpet: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
6.4 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19914,26,782
20014,87,377
20115,62,148
2016 *5,89,000
2021 *6,11,000
2026 *6,27,000
2031 *6,38,000
2036 *6,43,000

* Estimate

How Narayanpet'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 Narayanpet's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Narayanpet97,83817.4%100656.7%42.7%
2 Makthal72,02812.8%99651.8%0.0%
3 Maddur67,39512.0%100745.9%0.0%
4 Dhanwada64,03911.4%101849.6%0.0%
5 Damaragidda57,94610.3%100743.9%0.0%
6 Kosgi57,49510.2%101253.6%0.0%
7 Utkoor55,8859.9%100848.0%0.0%
8 Maganoor47,9578.5%101146.7%0.0%
9 Narva(part)41,5657.4%101947.2%0.0%

How people in Narayanpet worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

27.3%

Agricultural labourers

47.4%

Household industry

3.5%

Other work

21.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 52.5%.

Age structure of Narayanpet

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 Narayanpet
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
0-425,48923,800
5-930,61028,631
10-1432,03730,030
15-1928,65025,275
20-2426,46625,251
25-2924,87326,339
30-3421,20921,020
35-3920,32020,514
40-4416,98115,187
45-4913,86213,422
50-5410,92910,904
55-597,8369,305
60-649,22710,719
65-695,7816,498
70-744,4484,626
75-791,7141,854
80+1,9922,577
Children (0–14)
30.6%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
60.6%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
8.9%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
25.3years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
55.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Narayanpet

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 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 Narayanpet
  1. Telugu 81.6%
  2. Urdu 8.2%
  3. Hindi 5.0%
  4. Kannada 3.9%
  5. Marathi 0.8%
  6. Others 0.3%
  7. Tamil 0.2%
  8. Gujarati 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu83.6%
  2. Urdu7.3%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi4.6%
  4. Kannada3.3%
  5. Hindi0.5%
  6. Marathi0.3%
  7. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Narayanpet

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 83.7%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 76.3%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 22.1%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 11.9%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 85.3%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 47.1%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 5.6%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.4%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.9%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 59.6%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 30.9%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.8%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 7.3%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.3%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 59.6%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 29.4%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.6%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 4.8%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 60.5%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 64.5%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 39.2%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 10.4%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 34.6%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Narayanpet district held 1.6% of Telangana's population in 2011, 28th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 49.9%, 16.6 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 60.3% of men but only 39.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1008 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 7.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.27 lakh, implies growth of about 12% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.

How this district was formed

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

  • Mahbubnagar (2011) 100.0% of this district
    13.9% 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 Narayanpet, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Narayanpet (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 Narayanpet (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 5,10,000 90.7% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 48,000 8.5% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 1,900 0.3% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 0 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 0 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,100 0.4% 0.7%
Total5,62,148100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Narayanpet district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,27,000 (6.27 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Narayanpet's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,62,148.

What was the population of Narayanpet district in Census 2011?
5,62,148: 2,79,896 males and 2,82,252 females, of whom 41,752 lived in towns and 5,20,396 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 Narayanpet?
Literacy was 49.9% in 2011 (men 60.3%, women 39.7%). The sex ratio was 1008 females per 1,000 males, and 949 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Narayanpet district?
Narayanpet, with 41,752 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Narayanpet district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 249 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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