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District of Uttar Pradesh

Farrukhabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.86 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,86,000 2.29 million 1 March 2026

Farrukhabad district's population is estimated at ≈22.86 lakh (22,86,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 18,85,204.

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

Farrukhabad district

Census 2011
18,85,204
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.86 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,16,185

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
14,69,019

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.86 lakh 22,86,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
18.85 lakh 18,85,204 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
864per km² 2011
Sex ratio
874 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
889 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
69.0% Male 77.4% · Female 59.4%
Urban share
22.1% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+20.1% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,181km² Census 2011
Households
3.14 lakh 6.0 people per household
Villages
1,005 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Farrukhabad: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
24 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,93,888
19617,04,476
19718,29,697
198110,31,970
199112,84,419
200115,70,408
201118,85,204
2016 *20,37,000
2021 *21,75,000
2026 *22,86,000
2031 *23,69,000
2036 *24,32,000

* Estimate

How Farrukhabad'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 Farrukhabad's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Farrukhabad 10,32,97054.8%88072.5%33.2%
2 Kaimganj6,66,05135.3%86964.0%11.0%
3 Amritpur1,86,1839.9%85567.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Farrukhabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Farrukhabad (Census 2011)
  1. Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh 2,76,581
  2. Kaimganj 34,384
  3. Shamsabad 28,454
  4. Mohammadabad 24,687
  5. Kamalganj 15,477
  6. Fatehgarh Cantonment 14,793
  7. Kampil 10,281
  8. Baroun CT 5,886
  9. Amethi Jadid CT 5,642

How people in Farrukhabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

41.4%

Agricultural labourers

22.9%

Household industry

7.3%

Other work

28.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.4%.

Age structure of Farrukhabad

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 Farrukhabad
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
0-41,06,87896,281
5-91,26,6591,09,806
10-141,33,2431,14,542
15-191,24,1321,01,684
20-2495,59577,653
25-2973,55864,553
30-3462,66659,000
35-3961,25555,513
40-4451,42543,687
45-4941,10236,505
50-5433,42327,520
55-5924,52426,391
60-6428,88126,116
65-6917,21616,241
70-7412,85410,884
75-794,9244,717
80+6,5086,596
Children (0–14)
36.5%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
56.3%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
7.2%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.8years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
68.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Farrukhabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Farrukhabad
  1. Hindi 95.1%
  2. Urdu 4.7%
  3. Punjabi 0.1%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Tamil 0.0%
  6. Mishmi 0.0%
  7. Maithili 0.0%
  8. Sindhi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi95.0%
  2. Urdu4.7%
  3. Punjabi0.1%
  4. Bhojpuri0.0%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Tamil0.0%
  7. Maithili0.0%
  8. Sindhi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Farrukhabad

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 28.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 15.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 35.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 36.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 62.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 59.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 12.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 19.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 79.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 61.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 28.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 63.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 14.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 3.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 72.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 35.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 35.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 17.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 45.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Farrukhabad district held 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 50th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.0%, 1.4 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.4% of men but only 59.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 874 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 889 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.86 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh, had 2.77 lakh people in 2011, 14.7% 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 Farrukhabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Farrukhabad (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 Farrukhabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 15,96,278 84.7% 79.7%
Muslim 2,76,846 14.7% 19.3%
Christian 3,137 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh 3,160 0.2% 0.3%
Buddhist 3,161 0.2% 0.1%
Jain 487 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,035 0.1% 0.3%
Total18,85,204100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Farrukhabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,86,000 (22.86 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Farrukhabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 18,85,204.

What was the population of Farrukhabad district in Census 2011?
18,85,204: 10,06,240 males and 8,78,964 females, of whom 4,16,185 lived in towns and 14,69,019 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Farrukhabad?
Literacy was 69.0% in 2011 (men 77.4%, women 59.4%). The sex ratio was 874 females per 1,000 males, and 889 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Farrukhabad district?
Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh, with 2,76,581 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Farrukhabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,005 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

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