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District of Uttar Pradesh

Agra District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 54.24 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

54,24,000 5.42 million 1 March 2026

Agra district's population is estimated at ≈54.24 lakh (54,24,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 44,18,797.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Agra (municipal limits)

Census 2011
15,85,704
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Agra urban agglomeration

Census 2011
17,60,285
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.9 lakh

District

Agra district

Census 2011
44,18,797
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 54.24 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 54.24 lakh 54,24,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
44.19 lakh 44,18,797 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,093per km² 2011
Sex ratio
868 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
861 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
71.6% Male 80.6% · Female 61.2%
Urban share
45.8% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+22.0% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
4,041km² Census 2011
Households
7.11 lakh 6.2 people per household
Villages
929 Census 2011
Towns
27 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Agra: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
58 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195112,28,534
196115,06,110
197118,52,458
198122,58,070
199127,52,150
200136,21,702
201144,18,797
2016 *47,95,000
2021 *51,41,000
2026 *54,24,000
2031 *56,44,000
2036 *58,18,000

* Estimate

How Agra'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 Agra's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Agra21,86,65549.5%87273.1%81.1%
2 Kiraoli5,06,77711.5%87371.2%18.8%
3 Kheragarh4,66,80910.6%85270.5%7.1%
4 Fatehabad4,60,59210.4%86264.2%12.2%
5 Bah4,30,5239.7%87170.9%8.1%
6 Etmadpur3,67,4418.3%86674.2%8.3%

Largest towns in Agra (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Agra (Census 2011)
  1. Agra 15,85,704
  2. Agra Cantonment 53,053
  3. Shamsabad 33,144
  4. Fatehpur Sikri 32,905
  5. Dhanauli CT 28,990
  6. Kiraoali 23,788
  7. Fatehabad 23,278
  8. Achhnera 22,781
  9. Etmadpur 21,897
  10. Kheragarh 21,470

How people in Agra worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

20.5%

Agricultural labourers

16.9%

Household industry

6.8%

Other work

55.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.5%.

Age structure of Agra

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Agra
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
0-42,41,6982,09,788
5-92,89,4662,44,183
10-143,12,7292,61,391
15-192,99,2092,42,523
20-242,35,3061,95,298
25-291,77,9361,62,376
30-341,46,7071,38,898
35-391,42,7021,37,217
40-441,24,6671,08,221
45-491,00,91491,929
50-5482,47166,791
55-5957,80056,718
60-6455,06348,735
65-6933,96632,931
70-7427,78524,194
75-7912,10611,447
80+19,62918,237
Children (0–14)
35.3%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
58.2%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
6.4%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.2years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
65.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Agra

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 43 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Agra
  1. Hindi 98.7%
  2. Urdu 0.8%
  3. Punjabi 0.2%
  4. Sindhi 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Telugu 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi97.4%
  2. Brajbhasha1.3%
  3. Urdu0.8%
  4. Punjabi0.2%
  5. Sindhi0.1%
  6. Bengali0.1%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Telugu0.0%

Housing and amenities in Agra

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 79.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 33.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 45.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 46.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 51.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 68.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 16.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 37.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 61.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 72.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 64.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 36.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 12.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 6.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 65.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 93.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 5.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 91.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 50.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 11.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 47.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Agra district held 2.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 9th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.6%, 3.9 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.6% of men but only 61.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 868 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 861 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 45.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈54.24 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Agra, had 15.86 lakh people in 2011, 35.9% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Uttar Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 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 Agra, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Agra (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Agra (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 39,22,718 88.8% 79.7%
Muslim 4,11,313 9.3% 19.3%
Christian 10,076 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh 12,057 0.3% 0.3%
Buddhist 4,049 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 21,508 0.5% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 384 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 36,692 0.8% 0.3%
Total44,18,797100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Agra district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈54,24,000 (54.24 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Agra's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 44,18,797.

What was the population of Agra district in Census 2011?
44,18,797: 23,64,953 males and 20,53,844 females, of whom 20,24,195 lived in towns and 23,94,602 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Agra?
Literacy was 71.6% in 2011 (men 80.6%, women 61.2%). The sex ratio was 868 females per 1,000 males, and 861 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Agra district?
Agra, with 15,85,704 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Agra district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 929 Census 2011 villages and 27 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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