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District of Telangana

Suryapet District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.63 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,63,000 1.16 million 1 March 2026

Suryapet district's population is estimated at ≈11.63 lakh (11,63,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,99,560 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

Suryapet district

Census 2011
10,99,560
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.63 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,71,039

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,28,521

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.63 lakh 11,63,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
11 lakh 10,99,560 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 235per km² 2011
Sex ratio
996 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
935 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
64.1% Male 73.4% · Female 54.9%
Urban share
15.6% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+7.4% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 4,678km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.86 lakh 3.9 people per household
Villages
276 Census 2011
Towns
2 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.

Suryapet: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
12 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19918,98,887
200110,23,659
201110,99,560
2016 *11,31,000
2021 *11,53,000
2026 *11,63,000
2031 *11,61,000
2036 *11,50,000

* Estimate

How Suryapet'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 Suryapet's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Suryapet1,55,42214.1%101775.2%68.7%
2 Kodad1,33,13012.1%99972.0%48.2%
3 Mella Cheruvu74,6826.8%99459.9%0.0%
4 Neredcherla66,4996.0%99264.2%0.0%
5 Huzurnagar60,4265.5%100269.0%0.0%
6 Thungathurthi57,9055.3%101959.8%0.0%
7 Nuthankal56,9915.2%97757.2%0.0%
8 Garide Palle56,1795.1%99762.9%0.0%
9 Atmakur (S)50,9704.6%98456.3%0.0%
10 Chivvemla47,8354.4%99758.4%0.0%
11 Thirumalgiri47,6574.3%97759.8%0.0%
12 Mattam Palle44,9394.1%99056.0%0.0%
13 Mothey44,1324.0%98755.6%0.0%
14 Munagala43,8244.0%96362.9%0.0%
15 Jaji Reddi Gudem40,7853.7%99358.2%0.0%
16 Penpahad39,6243.6%98160.5%0.0%
17 Nadigudem39,3353.6%101163.9%0.0%
18 Chilkur39,2253.6%98664.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Suryapet (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Suryapet (Census 2011)
  1. Suryapet 1,06,805
  2. Kodad CT 64,234

How people in Suryapet worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

17.6%

Agricultural labourers

56.2%

Household industry

1.5%

Other work

24.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 51.1%.

Age structure of Suryapet

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 Suryapet
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
0-441,43238,390
5-949,23245,620
10-1458,00855,065
15-1958,26753,384
20-2455,04252,746
25-2950,58151,249
30-3440,98840,173
35-3939,81241,375
40-4433,49730,440
45-4928,18428,279
50-5422,93322,927
55-5916,24021,195
60-6420,94124,595
65-6915,00215,719
70-7412,39311,274
75-795,0994,624
80+5,7816,685
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 Suryapet

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 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 Suryapet
  1. Telugu 83.3%
  2. Hindi 11.5%
  3. Urdu 5.0%
  4. Tamil 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.1%
  6. Malayalam 0.0%
  7. Bengali 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu83.3%
  2. Lamani/Lambadi11.2%
  3. Urdu5.0%
  4. Hindi0.3%
  5. Marathi0.1%
  6. Tamil0.0%
  7. Yerukala/Yerukula0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Suryapet

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 89.2%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 62.5%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 45.2%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 38.9%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 60.3%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 48.5%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 7.8%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 25.4%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 70.5%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 59.4%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 52.6%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.0%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 5.8%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 45.8%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 22.5%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 86.2%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 12.2%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 72.9%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 60.7%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 44.3%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 33.1%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.7%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Suryapet district held 3.1% of Telangana's population in 2011, 9th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 64.1%, 2.4 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.4% of men but only 54.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 15.6% 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, ≈11.63 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Suryapet, had 1.07 lakh people in 2011, 9.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Nalgonda (2011) 100.0% of this district
    31.5% 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 Suryapet, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Suryapet (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 Suryapet (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 10,18,100 92.6% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 66,000 6.0% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 10,800 1.0% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 400 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 ≈ 4,100 0.4% 0.7%
Total10,99,560100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Suryapet district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,63,000 (11.63 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Suryapet's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,99,560.

What was the population of Suryapet district in Census 2011?
10,99,560: 5,50,974 males and 5,48,586 females, of whom 1,71,039 lived in towns and 9,28,521 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 Suryapet?
Literacy was 64.1% in 2011 (men 73.4%, women 54.9%). The sex ratio was 996 females per 1,000 males, and 935 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Suryapet district?
Suryapet, with 1,06,805 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Suryapet district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 276 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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