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District of Uttar Pradesh

Bhadohi District Population 2026

Formerly Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 18.72 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

18,72,000 1.87 million 1 March 2026

Bhadohi district's population is estimated at ≈18.72 lakh (18,72,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,78,213.

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

Bhadohi district

Census 2011
15,78,213
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 18.72 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,29,302

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
13,48,911

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 18.72 lakh 18,72,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
15.78 lakh 15,78,213 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,555per km² 2011
Sex ratio
955 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
902 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
69.0% Male 81.5% · Female 56.0%
Urban share
14.5% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+16.6% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
1,015km² Census 2011
Households
2.22 lakh 7.1 people per household
Villages
1,217 Census 2011
Towns
11 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Bhadohi: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
20 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,88,471
19614,64,317
19715,57,307
19817,80,014
199110,77,633
200113,53,705
201115,78,213
2016 *16,93,000
2021 *17,95,000
2026 *18,72,000
2031 *19,26,000
2036 *19,63,000

* Estimate

How Bhadohi'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 Bhadohi's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bhadohi5,68,98536.1%97269.4%23.5%
2 Gyanpur5,67,80136.0%95569.3%7.7%
3 Aurai4,41,42728.0%93668.0%11.8%

Largest towns in Bhadohi (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bhadohi (Census 2011)
  1. Bhadohi 94,620
  2. Khamaria 25,929
  3. Ghosia Bazar 20,760
  4. Gopiganj 19,058
  5. Suriyawan 18,843
  6. Nai Bazar 13,408
  7. Gyanpur 12,808
  8. Hariyawan CT 6,769
  9. Jakhaon CT 6,286
  10. Lachhiman Patti CT 5,580

How people in Bhadohi worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

20.1%

Agricultural labourers

22.2%

Household industry

13.3%

Other work

44.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 29.8%.

Age structure of Bhadohi

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 Bhadohi
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
0-488,69081,259
5-91,10,40198,386
10-141,12,2491,00,908
15-1997,37286,299
20-2470,83168,418
25-2956,73060,751
30-3448,35454,813
35-3945,51947,064
40-4436,68837,147
45-4931,18130,977
50-5425,18622,727
55-5919,02822,199
60-6422,59521,444
65-6915,42714,914
70-7411,94110,189
75-795,3175,014
80+7,2816,658
Children (0–14)
37.6%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
54.7%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
7.7%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.4years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
73.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Bhadohi

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Bhadohi
  1. Hindi 97.8%
  2. Urdu 2.2%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Gujarati 0.0%
  5. Malayalam 0.0%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Nepali 0.0%
  8. English 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi66.4%
  2. Bhojpuri18.3%
  3. Awadhi13.0%
  4. Urdu2.2%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Chhattisgarhi0.0%
  7. Gujarati0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Bhadohi

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 37.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 14.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 27.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 18.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 79.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 31.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 11.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 10.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 64.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 33.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 7.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 73.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 9.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 62.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 46.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 4.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 26.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Bhadohi district held 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 64th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.0%, 1.3 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.5% of men but only 56.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 955 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 912.
  • 14.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 16.6% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈18.72 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Bhadohi, had 94.6 thousand people in 2011, 6.0% 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 Bhadohi, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bhadohi (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 Bhadohi (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 13,68,291 86.7% 79.7%
Muslim 2,03,887 12.9% 19.3%
Christian 1,365 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 199 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 1,562 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 161 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 7 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,741 0.2% 0.3%
Total15,78,213100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bhadohi district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,72,000 (18.72 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhadohi's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,78,213.

What was the population of Bhadohi district in Census 2011?
15,78,213: 8,07,099 males and 7,71,114 females, of whom 2,29,302 lived in towns and 13,48,911 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Bhadohi?
Literacy was 69.0% in 2011 (men 81.5%, women 56.0%). The sex ratio was 955 females per 1,000 males, and 902 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bhadohi district?
Bhadohi, with 94,620 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bhadohi district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,217 Census 2011 villages and 11 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

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