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District of Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 45.8 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

45,80,000 4.58 million 1 March 2026

Ghaziabad district's population is estimated at ≈45.8 lakh (45,80,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 33,43,334 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Ghaziabad (municipal limits)

Census 2011
16,48,643
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.6 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Ghaziabad urban agglomeration

Census 2011
23,75,820
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 32.5 lakh

District

Ghaziabad district

Census 2011
33,43,334
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 45.8 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 45.8 lakh 45,80,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
33.43 lakh 33,43,334 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 7,300per km² 2011
Sex ratio
878 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
846 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
80.4% Male 86.8% · Female 73.1%
Urban share
82.3% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+41.3% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
≈ 458km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
6.28 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
196 Census 2011
Towns
21 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.

Ghaziabad: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
53 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199116,11,156
200123,66,699
201133,43,334
2016 *37,63,000
2021 *41,85,000
2026 *45,80,000
2031 *49,44,000
2036 *52,87,000

* Estimate

How Ghaziabad'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 Ghaziabad's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Ghaziabad27,05,84980.9%87980.9%89.1%
2 Modinagar6,37,48519.1%87677.8%53.5%

Largest towns in Ghaziabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ghaziabad (Census 2011)
  1. Ghaziabad 16,48,643
  2. Loni 5,16,082
  3. Khora CT 1,90,005
  4. Modinagar 1,30,325
  5. Muradnagar 95,208
  6. Dasna 34,914
  7. Begumabad Budhana CT 19,898
  8. Haqiqatpur Urf Khudawas CT 15,324
  9. Bisokhar CT 14,332
  10. Faridnagar 12,785

How people in Ghaziabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

6.0%

Agricultural labourers

5.0%

Household industry

5.5%

Other work

83.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.1%.

Age structure of Ghaziabad

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 Ghaziabad
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
0-41,80,0021,54,013
5-91,98,5391,67,236
10-142,07,5311,73,914
15-192,00,4951,67,660
20-241,75,8531,56,499
25-291,44,4601,38,415
30-341,23,7181,20,237
35-391,19,9811,12,182
40-4499,79986,874
45-4981,17970,053
50-5461,15051,017
55-5944,14541,668
60-6440,28335,875
65-6924,76923,037
70-7418,24515,976
75-798,4847,786
80+13,89813,558
Children (0–14)
33.0%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
60.9%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
6.2%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
22.9years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
58.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Ghaziabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 46 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 Ghaziabad
  1. Hindi 94.2%
  2. Urdu 3.9%
  3. Punjabi 0.6%
  4. Bengali 0.4%
  5. Malayalam 0.2%
  6. Maithili 0.2%
  7. Kashmiri 0.1%
  8. Odia 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi93.2%
  2. Urdu3.9%
  3. Punjabi0.6%
  4. Bengali0.4%
  5. Bhojpuri0.4%
  6. Garhwali0.3%
  7. Malayalam0.2%
  8. Maithili0.2%

Housing and amenities in Ghaziabad

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 90.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 48.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 81.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 91.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 8.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 93.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 35.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 72.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 25.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 79.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 77.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 38.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 25.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 17.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 70.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 76.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 20.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 89.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 62.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 49.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 65.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Ghaziabad district held 1.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 22nd of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 80.4%, 12.7 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The sex ratio of 878 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 846 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 82.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 41.3% in 2001–11, faster than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈45.8 lakh, implies growth of about 37% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Ghaziabad, had 16.49 lakh people in 2011, 49.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Ghaziabad (2011) 100.0% of this district
    71.4% 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 Ghaziabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ghaziabad (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 Ghaziabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 25,20,200 75.4% 79.7%
Muslim ≈ 7,53,300 22.5% 19.3%
Christian ≈ 16,500 0.5% 0.2%
Sikh ≈ 18,700 0.6% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 3,100 0.1% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 15,300 0.5% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 300 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 15,900 0.5% 0.3%
Total33,43,334100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ghaziabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈45,80,000 (45.8 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ghaziabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 33,43,334.

What was the population of Ghaziabad district in Census 2011?
33,43,334: 17,79,924 males and 15,63,410 females, of whom 27,52,800 lived in towns and 5,90,534 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 Ghaziabad?
Literacy was 80.4% in 2011 (men 86.8%, women 73.1%). The sex ratio was 878 females per 1,000 males, and 846 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ghaziabad district?
Ghaziabad, with 16,48,643 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ghaziabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 196 Census 2011 villages and 21 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

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