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District of Uttar Pradesh

Ambedkar Nagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 28.76 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

28,76,000 2.88 million 1 March 2026

Ambedkar Nagar district's population is estimated at ≈28.76 lakh (28,76,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 23,97,888.

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

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Ambedkar Nagar district

Census 2011
23,97,888
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 28.76 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,80,730

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
21,17,158

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 28.76 lakh 28,76,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
23.98 lakh 23,97,888 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,020per km² 2011
Sex ratio
978 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
932 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
72.2% Male 81.7% · Female 62.7%
Urban share
11.7% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+18.3% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,350km² Census 2011
Households
3.69 lakh 6.5 people per household
Villages
1,750 Census 2011
Towns
7 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Ambedkar Nagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
30 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19517,77,416
19618,66,321
197110,46,122
198112,91,125
199116,29,353
200120,26,876
201123,97,888
2016 *25,82,000
2021 *27,47,000
2026 *28,76,000
2031 *29,70,000
2036 *30,38,000

* Estimate

How Ambedkar Nagar'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 Ambedkar Nagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Tanda6,04,09625.2%95273.2%21.7%
2 Akbarpur5,57,63223.3%97971.4%20.0%
3 Jalalpur 5,46,99522.8%97772.7%7.0%
4 Allapur4,40,49618.4%100472.6%0.0%
5 Bhiti2,48,66910.4%99270.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Ambedkar Nagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ambedkar Nagar (Census 2011)
  1. Akbarpur 1,11,447
  2. Tanda 95,516
  3. Jalalpur 31,972
  4. Ashrafpur Kichhauchha 15,838
  5. Iltifatganj Bazar 13,136
  6. Bhulepur CT 6,445
  7. Jalalpur Dehat CT 6,376

How people in Ambedkar Nagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

27.2%

Agricultural labourers

38.2%

Household industry

7.4%

Other work

27.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 32.8%.

Age structure of Ambedkar Nagar

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 Ambedkar Nagar
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
0-41,12,3651,06,101
5-91,54,6501,43,174
10-141,61,2991,53,212
15-191,46,6371,48,995
20-241,03,4381,05,550
25-2980,77283,301
30-3469,85978,436
35-3973,21474,285
40-4460,61759,306
45-4951,37748,135
50-5440,73436,765
55-5933,07035,109
60-6438,61138,093
65-6930,50227,819
70-7423,14018,511
75-799,8158,835
80+13,67812,552
Children (0–14)
34.9%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
55.8%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
9.3%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.5years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
69.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Ambedkar Nagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Ambedkar Nagar
  1. Hindi 91.8%
  2. Urdu 8.1%
  3. Odia 0.0%
  4. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Mundari 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi79.4%
  2. Awadhi10.7%
  3. Urdu8.1%
  4. Bhojpuri1.6%
  5. Odia0.0%
  6. Chhattisgarhi0.0%
  7. Arabic/Arbi0.0%
  8. Punjabi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Ambedkar Nagar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 27.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 26.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 48.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 18.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 79.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 40.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 67.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 16.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 7.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 75.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 98.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 57.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 44.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 18.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 8.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Ambedkar Nagar district held 1.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 42nd of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.2%, 4.5 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.7% of men but only 62.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 978 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 912.
  • 11.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈28.76 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Akbarpur, had 1.11 lakh people in 2011, 4.6% 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 Ambedkar Nagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ambedkar Nagar (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 Ambedkar Nagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 19,85,654 82.8% 79.7%
Muslim 4,01,678 16.8% 19.3%
Christian 2,536 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 869 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 1,817 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 235 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 33 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,066 0.2% 0.3%
Total23,97,888100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ambedkar Nagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈28,76,000 (28.76 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ambedkar Nagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,97,888.

What was the population of Ambedkar Nagar district in Census 2011?
23,97,888: 12,12,410 males and 11,85,478 females, of whom 2,80,730 lived in towns and 21,17,158 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ambedkar Nagar?
Literacy was 72.2% in 2011 (men 81.7%, women 62.7%). The sex ratio was 978 females per 1,000 males, and 932 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ambedkar Nagar district?
Akbarpur, with 1,11,447 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ambedkar Nagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,750 Census 2011 villages and 7 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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