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District of Telangana

Nizamabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 16.77 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

16,77,000 1.68 million 1 March 2026

Nizamabad district's population is estimated at ≈16.77 lakh (16,77,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,71,022 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

Nizamabad district

Census 2011
15,71,022
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 16.77 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,64,750

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
11,06,272

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 16.77 lakh 16,77,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
15.71 lakh 15,71,022 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 350per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1044 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
953 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
64.3% Male 74.1% · Female 55.0%
Urban share
29.6% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+8.8% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 4,484km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
3.69 lakh 4.3 people per household
Villages
440 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.

Nizamabad: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
17 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199112,54,695
200114,44,390
201115,71,022
2016 *16,21,000
2021 *16,58,000
2026 *16,77,000
2031 *16,80,000
2036 *16,69,000

* Estimate

How Nizamabad'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 Nizamabad's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Nizamabad4,12,50026.3%101573.8%75.4%
2 Bodhan1,43,7499.2%102467.2%54.0%
3 Armur1,21,9877.8%103967.9%52.5%
4 Balkonda81,0035.2%108861.6%8.4%
5 Dichpalle76,8964.9%105960.3%6.7%
6 Varni72,2304.6%104656.6%0.0%
7 Nandipet70,5984.5%109257.2%0.0%
8 Bheemgal62,6664.0%105561.1%0.0%
9 Makloor58,5883.7%108859.3%0.0%
10 Kotgiri56,9173.6%103957.1%0.0%
11 Mortad56,1533.6%106658.9%0.0%
12 Navipet55,1253.5%103459.4%0.0%
13 Sirkonda51,0783.3%107054.3%0.0%
14 Dharpalle47,9543.1%109156.4%0.0%
15 Jakranpalle45,5052.9%106560.5%0.0%
16 Velpur42,4862.7%106160.9%0.0%
17 Yedpalle40,0282.5%105360.9%0.0%
18 Ranjal38,8802.5%100459.7%0.0%
19 Kammarpalle(part)36,6792.3%105858.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Nizamabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Nizamabad (Census 2011)
  1. Nizamabad 3,11,152
  2. Bodhan 77,573
  3. Armur 64,023
  4. Soanpet CT 6,820
  5. Ghanpur CT 5,182

How people in Nizamabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

18.9%

Agricultural labourers

30.4%

Household industry

16.6%

Other work

34.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 48.5%.

Age structure of Nizamabad

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 Nizamabad
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
0-461,40058,546
5-971,69768,871
10-1483,18979,988
15-1977,05774,660
20-2471,69375,283
25-2967,26972,277
30-3458,10261,613
35-3958,06160,762
40-4449,47047,546
45-4940,56640,384
50-5430,72632,797
55-5922,26429,257
60-6426,80433,790
65-6917,44621,669
70-7412,58615,681
75-794,8856,656
80+5,4679,413
Children (0–14)
27.4%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
62.7%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
10.0%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
26.8years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
50.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Nizamabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 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 Nizamabad
  1. Telugu 71.6%
  2. Urdu 18.3%
  3. Hindi 6.7%
  4. Marathi 2.2%
  5. Kannada 0.6%
  6. Gujarati 0.3%
  7. Others 0.1%
  8. Tamil 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu71.0%
  2. Urdu18.5%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi5.7%
  4. Marathi2.4%
  5. Hindi0.8%
  6. Kannada0.8%
  7. Banjari0.2%
  8. Gujarati0.2%

Housing and amenities in Nizamabad

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 94.6%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 79.7%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 48.0%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 50.0%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 48.8%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 80.8%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 18.2%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 40.5%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 55.1%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 70.1%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 58.9%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 20.4%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 6.4%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.1%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 57.3%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 14.3%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 79.3%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 19.6%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 63.2%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 68.0%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 41.0%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 35.5%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.0%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Nizamabad district held 4.5% of Telangana's population in 2011, 5th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 64.3%, 2.3 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 74.1% of men but only 55.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1044 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 29.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 8.8% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈16.77 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Nizamabad, had 3.11 lakh people in 2011, 19.8% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Nizamabad (2011) 100.0% of this district
    61.6% 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 Nizamabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Nizamabad (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 Nizamabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 12,52,000 79.7% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 2,91,700 18.6% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 15,500 1.0% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 1,500 0.1% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 1,300 0.1% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 200 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 8,700 0.6% 0.7%
Total15,71,022100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Nizamabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈16,77,000 (16.77 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Nizamabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,71,022.

What was the population of Nizamabad district in Census 2011?
15,71,022: 7,68,477 males and 8,02,545 females, of whom 4,64,750 lived in towns and 11,06,272 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 Nizamabad?
Literacy was 64.3% in 2011 (men 74.1%, women 55.0%). The sex ratio was 1044 females per 1,000 males, and 953 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Nizamabad district?
Nizamabad, with 3,11,152 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Nizamabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 440 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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