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District of Uttar Pradesh

Budaun District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 37.9 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

37,90,000 3.79 million 1 March 2026

Budaun district's population is estimated at ≈37.9 lakh (37,90,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 31,27,621 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Budaun district

Census 2011
31,27,621
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 37.9 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,93,254

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
25,34,367

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 37.9 lakh 37,90,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
31.28 lakh 31,27,621 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 725per km² 2011
Sex ratio
872 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
904 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
52.0% Male 61.4% · Female 41.2%
Urban share
19.0% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+20.0% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
≈ 4,312km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
5.25 lakh 6.0 people per household
Villages
1,679 Census 2011
Towns
20 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.

Budaun: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
40 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199120,79,764
200126,07,353
201131,27,621
2016 *33,79,000
2021 *36,08,000
2026 *37,90,000
2031 *39,27,000
2036 *40,31,000

* Estimate

How Budaun'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 Budaun's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Budaun10,02,91132.1%87655.6%25.4%
2 Dataganj6,87,92122.0%85353.1%17.1%
3 Bisauli 6,42,76220.6%88253.6%18.7%
4 Bilsi4,04,19812.9%87851.5%8.5%
5 Sahaswan3,89,82912.5%87438.3%17.0%

Largest towns in Budaun (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Budaun (Census 2011)
  1. Budaun 1,59,285
  2. Sahaswan 66,204
  3. Ujhani 62,039
  4. Kakrala 37,986
  5. Bisauli 32,780
  6. Islamnagar 31,022
  7. Bilsi 26,604
  8. Dataganj 26,244
  9. Allapur 23,985
  10. Wazirganj 21,844

How people in Budaun worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

49.7%

Agricultural labourers

25.0%

Household industry

3.4%

Other work

21.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 29.5%.

Age structure of Budaun

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 Budaun
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
0-41,99,5051,81,840
5-92,33,5042,02,835
10-142,36,6021,99,159
15-191,93,6731,57,530
20-241,41,8611,15,174
25-291,10,44397,199
30-3496,68390,231
35-3996,63786,661
40-4482,59466,465
45-4961,49154,980
50-5451,38940,117
55-5934,81238,977
60-6442,45338,107
65-6923,06223,714
70-7417,15516,526
75-796,0896,796
80+10,17110,969
Children (0–14)
40.9%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
52.7%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
6.4%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
19.0years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
80.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Budaun

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 19 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 Budaun
  1. Hindi 90.0%
  2. Urdu 9.9%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  6. Odia 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi90.0%
  2. Urdu9.9%
  3. Brajbhasha0.0%
  4. Bengali0.0%
  5. Punjabi0.0%
  6. Arabic/Arbi0.0%
  7. Haryanvi0.0%
  8. Odia0.0%

Housing and amenities in Budaun

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 19.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 19.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 69.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 33.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 64.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 44.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 4.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 55.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 22.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 4.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 48.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 23.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 58.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 29.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 10.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 12.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 52.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Budaun district held 1.6% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 26th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 52.0%, 15.7 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 61.4% of men but only 41.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 872 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈37.9 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Budaun, had 1.59 lakh people in 2011, 5.1% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Budaun (2011) 100.0% of this district
    85.0% of the 2011 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 Budaun, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Budaun (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 Budaun (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 23,78,700 76.1% 79.7%
Muslim ≈ 7,27,400 23.3% 19.3%
Christian ≈ 5,700 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh ≈ 1,000 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 1,700 0.1% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 600 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 12,400 0.4% 0.3%
Total31,27,621100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Budaun district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈37,90,000 (37.9 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Budaun's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 31,27,621.

What was the population of Budaun district in Census 2011?
31,27,621: 16,70,355 males and 14,57,266 females, of whom 5,93,254 lived in towns and 25,34,367 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 Budaun?
Literacy was 52.0% in 2011 (men 61.4%, women 41.2%). The sex ratio was 872 females per 1,000 males, and 904 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Budaun district?
Budaun, with 1,59,285 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Budaun district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,679 Census 2011 villages and 20 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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