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District of Uttar Pradesh

Gautam Buddha Nagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.24 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,24,000 2.32 million 1 March 2026

Gautam Buddha Nagar district's population is estimated at ≈23.24 lakh (23,24,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,48,115.

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

Gautam Buddha Nagar district

Census 2011
16,48,115
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 23.24 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
9,74,309

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,73,806

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 23.24 lakh 23,24,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.48 lakh 16,48,115 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,286per km² 2011
Sex ratio
851 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
843 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
80.1% Male 88.1% · Female 70.8%
Urban share
59.1% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+49.1% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
1,282km² Census 2011
Households
3.27 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
320 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Gautam Buddha Nagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
27 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,81,621
19613,31,688
19714,06,847
19815,14,037
19917,70,367
200111,05,292
201116,48,115
2016 *18,73,000
2021 *21,03,000
2026 *23,24,000
2031 *25,33,000
2036 *27,35,000

* Estimate

How Gautam Buddha Nagar'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 Gautam Buddha Nagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Dadri11,10,09367.4%84682.9%70.5%
2 Gautam Buddha Nagar3,16,79019.2%86477.5%41.8%
3 Jewar2,21,23213.4%86269.5%26.5%

Largest towns in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Census 2011)
  1. Noida CT 6,37,272
  2. Greater Noida CT 1,02,054
  3. Dadri 91,189
  4. Jewar 32,269
  5. Chipyana Buzurg CT 17,400
  6. Rabupura 15,454
  7. Chhapraula CT 15,154
  8. Salarpur Khadar CT 13,600
  9. Dankaur 13,520
  10. Jahangirpur 11,006

How people in Gautam Buddha Nagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.8%

Agricultural labourers

8.6%

Household industry

6.2%

Other work

72.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.5%.

Age structure of Gautam Buddha Nagar

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar
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
0-492,31878,040
5-999,13783,046
10-1497,98381,997
15-1993,91075,640
20-2490,61574,555
25-2977,96670,441
30-3466,70760,627
35-3961,73253,854
40-4449,27340,726
45-4938,49731,551
50-5428,00522,446
55-5919,45818,720
60-6417,87216,819
65-6911,98711,744
70-749,4208,600
75-794,8294,620
80+7,2067,136
Children (0–14)
33.1%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
60.6%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
6.2%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
23.1years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
59.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Gautam Buddha Nagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 60 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Gautam Buddha Nagar
  1. Hindi 94.7%
  2. Bengali 1.3%
  3. Urdu 1.1%
  4. Punjabi 1.0%
  5. Maithili 0.5%
  6. Malayalam 0.3%
  7. Odia 0.2%
  8. Tamil 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.8%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi93.0%
  2. Bengali1.3%
  3. Urdu1.1%
  4. Punjabi1.0%
  5. Bhojpuri0.9%
  6. Maithili0.5%
  7. Malayalam0.3%
  8. Garhwali0.3%

Housing and amenities in Gautam Buddha Nagar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 81.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 54.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 84.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 77.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 20.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 87.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 37.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 61.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 36.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 80.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 73.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 39.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 27.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 24.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 74.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 69.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 27.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 89.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 65.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 47.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 61.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 35.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Gautam Buddha Nagar district held 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 61st of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 80.1%, 12.4 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 88.1% of men but only 70.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 851 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 843 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 59.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 49.1% in 2001–11, faster than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.24 lakh, implies growth of about 41% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Noida, had 6.37 lakh people in 2011, 38.7% 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 Gautam Buddha Nagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Gautam Buddha Nagar (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 Gautam Buddha Nagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 13,94,025 84.6% 79.7%
Muslim 2,15,500 13.1% 19.3%
Christian 7,366 0.4% 0.2%
Sikh 9,261 0.6% 0.3%
Buddhist 895 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 4,518 0.3% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 91 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 16,459 1.0% 0.3%
Total16,48,115100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,24,000 (23.24 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Gautam Buddha Nagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,48,115.

What was the population of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Census 2011?
16,48,115: 8,90,214 males and 7,57,901 females, of whom 9,74,309 lived in towns and 6,73,806 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Gautam Buddha Nagar?
Literacy was 80.1% in 2011 (men 88.1%, women 70.8%). The sex ratio was 851 females per 1,000 males, and 843 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Gautam Buddha Nagar district?
Noida, with 6,37,272 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Gautam Buddha Nagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 320 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

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Sources and method

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