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District of Uttar Pradesh

Banda District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.79 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,79,000 2.18 million 1 March 2026

Banda district's population is estimated at ≈21.79 lakh (21,79,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,99,410.

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

Banda district

Census 2011
17,99,410
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.79 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,75,755

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
15,23,655

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 21.79 lakh 21,79,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
17.99 lakh 17,99,410 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
408per km² 2011
Sex ratio
863 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
902 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
66.7% Male 77.8% · Female 53.7%
Urban share
15.3% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+19.8% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
4,408km² Census 2011
Households
3.2 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
694 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Banda: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,19,370
19616,31,666
19717,92,699
198110,23,644
199112,37,962
200115,01,602
201117,99,410
2016 *19,44,000
2021 *20,75,000
2026 *21,79,000
2031 *22,57,000
2036 *23,16,000

* Estimate

How Banda'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 Banda's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Banda6,64,06436.9%86071.6%27.2%
2 Baberu4,79,02526.6%86262.9%3.2%
3 Atarra 3,60,83820.1%86965.0%18.4%
4 Naraini2,95,48316.4%86463.5%4.5%

Largest towns in Banda (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Banda (Census 2011)
  1. Banda 1,60,473
  2. Atarra 47,419
  3. Baberu 15,156
  4. Naraini 13,400
  5. Bisanda Buzurg 11,611
  6. Tindwari 11,113
  7. Mataundh 9,371
  8. Oran 7,212

How people in Banda worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

35.9%

Agricultural labourers

39.0%

Household industry

2.7%

Other work

22.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 39.0%.

Age structure of Banda

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 Banda
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
0-41,01,95393,397
5-91,25,2171,11,194
10-141,26,8111,11,260
15-191,03,99976,055
20-2483,11859,105
25-2968,30960,014
30-3460,60158,792
35-3960,19055,320
40-4451,93144,381
45-4941,20936,103
50-5433,57626,946
55-5923,86625,136
60-6427,25025,616
65-6920,64219,729
70-7417,67414,081
75-797,4936,585
80+9,1627,554
Children (0–14)
37.3%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
54.0%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.7%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.7years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
75.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Banda

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Banda
  1. Hindi 98.5%
  2. Urdu 1.5%
  3. Sindhi 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Gujarati 0.0%
  6. Punjabi 0.0%
  7. Assamese 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi95.8%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi2.0%
  3. Urdu1.5%
  4. Awadhi0.7%
  5. Sindhi0.0%
  6. Rajasthani0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Banda

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 22.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 16.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 20.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 28.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 71.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 41.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 10.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 16.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 5.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 63.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 22.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 28.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 48.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 14.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 14.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 18.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Banda district held 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 55th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 66.7%, 1.0 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.8% of men but only 53.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 863 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • 15.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈21.79 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Banda, had 1.6 lakh people in 2011, 8.9% 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 Banda, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Banda (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 Banda (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 16,37,549 91.0% 79.7%
Muslim 1,57,612 8.8% 19.3%
Christian 1,367 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 231 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 168 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 916 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 50 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,517 0.1% 0.3%
Total17,99,410100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Banda district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,79,000 (21.79 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Banda's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,99,410.

What was the population of Banda district in Census 2011?
17,99,410: 9,65,876 males and 8,33,534 females, of whom 2,75,755 lived in towns and 15,23,655 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Banda?
Literacy was 66.7% in 2011 (men 77.8%, women 53.7%). The sex ratio was 863 females per 1,000 males, and 902 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Banda district?
Banda, with 1,60,473 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Banda district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 694 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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