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District of Uttar Pradesh

Bulandshahr District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 41.42 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

41,42,000 4.14 million 1 March 2026

Bulandshahr district's population is estimated at ≈41.42 lakh (41,42,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 34,99,171.

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

Bulandshahr district

Census 2011
34,99,171
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 41.42 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
8,67,429

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
26,31,742

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 41.42 lakh 41,42,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
34.99 lakh 34,99,171 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
776per km² 2011
Sex ratio
896 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
854 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
68.9% Male 80.9% · Female 55.6%
Urban share
24.8% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+16.3% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
4,512km² Census 2011
Households
5.88 lakh 6.0 people per household
Villages
1,242 Census 2011
Towns
21 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Bulandshahr: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
43 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195112,41,139
196114,27,433
197116,90,092
198121,10,285
199125,47,750
200130,09,860
201134,99,171
2016 *37,51,000
2021 *39,74,000
2026 *41,42,000
2031 *42,59,000
2036 *43,37,000

* Estimate

How Bulandshahr'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 Bulandshahr's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bulandshahr8,67,94124.8%90070.1%36.0%
2 Khurja 5,19,06314.8%88969.0%30.1%
3 Siana5,10,19014.6%90769.7%17.0%
4 Shikarpur4,35,15812.4%89168.0%16.1%
5 Debai4,33,39512.4%89765.0%14.4%
6 Sikandrabad3,85,09911.0%88571.4%23.4%
7 Anupshahr3,48,32510.0%90267.7%25.5%

Largest towns in Bulandshahr (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bulandshahr (Census 2011)
  1. Bulandshahr 2,30,024
  2. Khurja 1,21,207
  3. Sikandrabad 81,028
  4. Jahangirabad 59,858
  5. Gulaothi 50,823
  6. Siana 44,415
  7. Dibai 39,818
  8. Shikarpur 37,969
  9. Anupshahr 29,087
  10. Aurangabad 26,544

How people in Bulandshahr worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

28.3%

Agricultural labourers

20.6%

Household industry

5.6%

Other work

45.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.5%.

Age structure of Bulandshahr

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 Bulandshahr
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
0-42,01,2381,71,388
5-92,25,4751,92,465
10-142,39,7222,05,928
15-192,25,5251,90,304
20-241,83,6431,54,353
25-291,34,5351,21,678
30-341,10,7141,09,121
35-391,07,0991,02,601
40-4493,23484,587
45-4975,15371,440
50-5462,32155,380
55-5945,49450,006
60-6447,02346,414
65-6929,23832,619
70-7424,69024,649
75-7910,56111,741
80+15,52617,146
Children (0–14)
35.6%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
56.9%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
7.5%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.2years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
67.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Bulandshahr

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Bulandshahr
  1. Hindi 93.3%
  2. Urdu 6.6%
  3. Bengali 0.1%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Assamese 0.0%
  6. Nepali 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Marathi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi93.2%
  2. Urdu6.6%
  3. Bengali0.1%
  4. Punjabi0.0%
  5. Bhojpuri0.0%
  6. Khari Boli0.0%
  7. Assamese0.0%
  8. Rajasthani0.0%

Housing and amenities in Bulandshahr

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 38.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 26.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 77.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 44.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 54.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 67.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 6.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 21.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 77.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 67.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 43.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 23.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 63.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 13.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 4.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 84.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 43.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 15.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 30.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 35.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Bulandshahr district held 1.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 17th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.9%, 1.2 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.9% of men but only 55.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 896 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 854 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 16.3% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈41.42 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Bulandshahr, had 2.3 lakh people in 2011, 6.6% 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 Bulandshahr, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bulandshahr (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 Bulandshahr (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 27,07,195 77.4% 79.7%
Muslim 7,77,407 22.2% 19.3%
Christian 4,088 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 2,765 0.1% 0.3%
Buddhist 669 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 1,572 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 86 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,389 0.2% 0.3%
Total34,99,171100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bulandshahr district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈41,42,000 (41.42 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bulandshahr's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 34,99,171.

What was the population of Bulandshahr district in Census 2011?
34,99,171: 18,45,260 males and 16,53,911 females, of whom 8,67,429 lived in towns and 26,31,742 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Bulandshahr?
Literacy was 68.9% in 2011 (men 80.9%, women 55.6%). The sex ratio was 896 females per 1,000 males, and 854 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bulandshahr district?
Bulandshahr, with 2,30,024 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bulandshahr district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,242 Census 2011 villages and 21 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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