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District of Telangana

Vikarabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.12 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,12,000 1.21 million 1 March 2026

Vikarabad district's population is estimated at ≈12.12 lakh (12,12,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,46,109 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

Vikarabad district

Census 2011
9,46,109
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.12 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,24,969

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,21,140

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.12 lakh 12,12,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.46 lakh 9,46,109 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 237per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1000 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
945 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
57.8% Male 67.5% · Female 48.2%
Urban share
13.2% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+41.3% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 3,997km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.99 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages
498 Census 2011
Towns
3 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.

Vikarabad: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19915,00,525
20016,69,519
20119,46,109
2016 *10,37,000
2021 *11,28,000
2026 *12,12,000
2031 *12,91,000
2036 *13,63,000

* Estimate

How Vikarabad'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 Vikarabad's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Tandur1,18,77612.6%100067.1%54.8%
2 Vicarabad85,4109.0%99770.1%62.2%
3 Kulkacharla70,2817.4%96452.8%0.0%
4 Pargi62,9846.7%100561.1%0.0%
5 Bomraspet55,9375.9%100846.3%0.0%
6 Kodangal53,6735.7%102254.3%0.0%
7 Peddemul51,8935.5%101752.6%0.0%
8 Doulathabad51,4975.4%100744.8%0.0%
9 Marpalle51,0905.4%98757.7%0.0%
10 Doma48,2245.1%99551.0%0.0%
11 Yelal45,2954.8%104754.2%0.0%
12 Dharur44,9004.7%100556.2%0.0%
13 Pudur44,8844.7%97660.8%0.0%
14 Basheerabad43,5624.6%101655.1%15.4%
15 Mominpet43,2614.6%99861.1%0.0%
16 Nawabpet41,2834.4%96762.7%0.0%
17 Bantwaram33,1593.5%100654.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Vikarabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Vikarabad (Census 2011)
  1. Tandur 65,115
  2. Vicarabad 53,143
  3. Navandgi CT 6,711

How people in Vikarabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

35.3%

Agricultural labourers

40.7%

Household industry

2.3%

Other work

21.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 50.8%.

Age structure of Vikarabad

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 Vikarabad
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
0-441,46038,663
5-944,21641,572
10-1446,00443,649
15-1944,71541,640
20-2445,85048,171
25-2947,21050,415
30-3441,73438,507
35-3937,78435,540
40-4430,26325,903
45-4924,57322,305
50-5418,56517,352
55-5913,90314,436
60-6414,05514,073
65-698,7598,663
70-746,0105,881
75-792,6442,806
80+3,3454,227
Children (0–14)
27.6%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
64.7%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
7.6%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
26.4years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
47.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Vikarabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 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 Vikarabad
  1. Telugu 75.1%
  2. Urdu 12.7%
  3. Hindi 11.2%
  4. Marathi 0.4%
  5. Kannada 0.4%
  6. Gujarati 0.1%
  7. Tamil 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu75.1%
  2. Urdu12.7%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi10.2%
  4. Hindi0.8%
  5. Marathi0.4%
  6. Kannada0.4%
  7. Banjari0.1%
  8. Marwari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Vikarabad

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 87.3%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 69.0%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 30.8%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 24.4%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.0%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 44.3%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 10.0%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.9%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.0%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 63.7%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 42.3%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.6%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 7.2%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 65.0%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 23.9%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.1%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 8.0%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 86.9%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 73.9%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 17.6%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 7.3%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 38.0%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Vikarabad district held 2.7% of Telangana's population in 2011, 15th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 57.8%, 8.7 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 67.5% of men but only 48.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1000 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 13.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 41.3% in 2001–11, faster than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.12 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Rangareddy, Mahbubnagar); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 498 village and 3 town records.
  • Its largest town, Tandur, had 65.1 thousand people in 2011, 6.9% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Rangareddy (2011) 83.0% of this district
    14.8% of the 2011 district
  • Mahbubnagar (2011) 17.0% of this district
    4.0% 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 Vikarabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Vikarabad (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 Vikarabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 8,12,000 85.8% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 1,22,400 12.9% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 5,400 0.6% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 200 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 ≈ 5,800 0.6% 0.7%
Total9,46,109100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vikarabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,12,000 (12.12 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vikarabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,46,109.

What was the population of Vikarabad district in Census 2011?
9,46,109: 4,73,021 males and 4,73,088 females, of whom 1,24,969 lived in towns and 8,21,140 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 Vikarabad?
Literacy was 57.8% in 2011 (men 67.5%, women 48.2%). The sex ratio was 1000 females per 1,000 males, and 945 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Vikarabad district?
Tandur, with 65,115 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Vikarabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 498 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

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