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District of Telangana

Peddapalli District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.42 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,42,000 842,000 1 March 2026

Peddapalli district's population is estimated at ≈8.42 lakh (8,42,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,91,836 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

Peddapalli district

Census 2011
7,91,836
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.42 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,04,013

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,87,823

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.42 lakh 8,42,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.92 lakh 7,91,836 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 388per km² 2011
Sex ratio
992 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
922 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
65.6% Male 73.7% · Female 57.4%
Urban share
38.4% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+8.2% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 2,042km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.09 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
195 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.

Peddapalli: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
8.3 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19916,36,923
20017,32,191
20117,91,836
2016 *8,16,000
2021 *8,33,000
2026 *8,42,000
2031 *8,42,000
2036 *8,35,000

* Estimate

How Peddapalli'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 Peddapalli's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Ramagundam2,77,04135.0%97172.4%88.4%
2 Peddapalle1,01,77612.9%100565.6%40.5%
3 Kamanpur75,0729.5%97267.0%23.8%
4 Sultanabad63,4548.0%101762.9%0.0%
5 Manthani54,6696.9%101463.3%0.0%
6 Dharmaram54,0876.8%100156.6%0.0%
7 Odela42,2115.3%101359.2%0.0%
8 Srirampur41,9565.3%98659.4%0.0%
9 Mutharam (Manthani)31,5674.0%101755.4%0.0%
10 Julapalle27,6613.5%101856.4%0.0%
11 Elgaid22,3422.8%100859.8%0.0%

Largest towns in Peddapalli (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Peddapalli (Census 2011)
  1. Ramagundam 2,42,979
  2. Peddapalle CT 41,171
  3. Jallaram CT 9,329
  4. Palakurthy CT 7,380
  5. Ratnapur CT 3,154

How people in Peddapalli worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

13.3%

Agricultural labourers

46.3%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

38.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.4%.

Age structure of Peddapalli

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 Peddapalli
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
0-424,77223,225
5-930,79628,968
10-1439,75638,047
15-1938,98838,019
20-2437,89437,220
25-2934,12735,030
30-3429,03030,157
35-3929,32431,687
40-4426,40025,324
45-4922,53721,883
50-5417,75817,028
55-5912,85615,237
60-6414,79718,007
65-6910,51911,893
70-748,9328,711
75-793,7293,931
80+4,1955,164
Children (0–14)
23.9%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
64.5%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
11.6%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
28.6years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
45.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Peddapalli

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 27 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 Peddapalli
  1. Telugu 92.1%
  2. Urdu 5.4%
  3. Hindi 1.6%
  4. Odia 0.4%
  5. Tamil 0.2%
  6. Marathi 0.1%
  7. Malayalam 0.1%
  8. Bengali 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu92.1%
  2. Urdu5.4%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi0.8%
  4. Hindi0.6%
  5. Odia0.4%
  6. Marathi0.1%
  7. Tamil0.1%
  8. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%

Housing and amenities in Peddapalli

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 94.2%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 61.8%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 61.2%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 48.6%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 50.3%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 72.2%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 24.8%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 40.3%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 54.7%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.3%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 62.1%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 22.0%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 5.4%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 56.3%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 16.5%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 78.8%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 17.5%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 78.9%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 69.4%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 27.5%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 31.2%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.1%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Peddapalli district held 2.3% of Telangana's population in 2011, 19th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 65.6%, 0.9 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.7% of men but only 57.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The population grew 8.2% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.42 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Ramagundam, had 2.43 lakh people in 2011, 30.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Karimnagar (2011) 100.0% of this district
    21.0% 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 Peddapalli, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Peddapalli (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 Peddapalli (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 7,35,800 92.9% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 47,700 6.0% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 5,600 0.7% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,200 0.3% 0.7%
Total7,91,836100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Peddapalli district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,42,000 (8.42 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Peddapalli's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,91,836.

What was the population of Peddapalli district in Census 2011?
7,91,836: 3,97,585 males and 3,94,251 females, of whom 3,04,013 lived in towns and 4,87,823 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 Peddapalli?
Literacy was 65.6% in 2011 (men 73.7%, women 57.4%). The sex ratio was 992 females per 1,000 males, and 922 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Peddapalli district?
Ramagundam, with 2,42,979 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Peddapalli district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 195 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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