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District of Uttar Pradesh

Hardoi District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 49.75 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

49,75,000 4.97 million 1 March 2026

Hardoi district's population is estimated at ≈49.75 lakh (49,75,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 40,92,845.

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

Hardoi district

Census 2011
40,92,845
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 49.75 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,41,806

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
35,51,039

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 49.75 lakh 49,75,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
40.93 lakh 40,92,845 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
684per km² 2011
Sex ratio
868 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
899 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
64.6% Male 74.4% · Female 53.2%
Urban share
13.2% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+20.4% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
5,986km² Census 2011
Households
7.3 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
2,070 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Hardoi: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
53 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195113,61,562
196115,73,171
197118,49,519
198122,74,929
199127,47,082
200133,98,306
201140,92,845
2016 *44,27,000
2021 *47,31,000
2026 *49,75,000
2031 *51,60,000
2036 *53,02,000

* Estimate

How Hardoi'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 Hardoi's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Hardoi 11,99,10329.3%86566.9%17.7%
2 Sandila 9,83,11324.0%87559.9%8.6%
3 Shahabad7,61,20918.6%87062.8%15.3%
4 Bilgram6,65,75216.3%87467.3%16.5%
5 Sawayajpur4,83,66811.8%84667.0%3.9%

Largest towns in Hardoi (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Hardoi (Census 2011)
  1. Hardoi 1,97,029
  2. Shahabad 80,226
  3. Sandila 58,346
  4. Mallawan 36,915
  5. Pihani 36,014
  6. Bilgram 29,768
  7. Sandi 26,007
  8. Pali 18,708
  9. Kachhauna Patseni 15,647
  10. Gopamau 15,526

How people in Hardoi worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

45.2%

Agricultural labourers

30.8%

Household industry

4.5%

Other work

19.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 32.2%.

Age structure of Hardoi

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 Hardoi
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
0-42,26,3862,05,878
5-92,80,0502,50,583
10-142,93,6532,56,818
15-192,59,4461,96,621
20-241,89,8181,47,312
25-291,56,2521,35,547
30-341,36,8161,29,437
35-391,39,4741,22,646
40-441,15,69194,123
45-4989,45377,666
50-5471,62956,557
55-5950,64256,657
60-6465,88062,476
65-6943,25740,670
70-7429,97226,895
75-7910,72911,112
80+16,61116,901
Children (0–14)
37.2%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
54.8%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.0%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.9years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
72.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Hardoi

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Hardoi
  1. Hindi 97.4%
  2. Urdu 2.4%
  3. Punjabi 0.1%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Others 0.0%
  6. English 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi97.4%
  2. Urdu2.4%
  3. Punjabi0.1%
  4. Awadhi0.0%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Bhojpuri0.0%
  7. Haryanvi0.0%
  8. English0.0%

Housing and amenities in Hardoi

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 13.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 19.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 50.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 24.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 48.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 7.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 18.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 4.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 68.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 15.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 98.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 53.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 31.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 2.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 7.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 51.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Hardoi district held 2.0% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 10th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 64.6%, 3.1 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 74.4% of men but only 53.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 868 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 899 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 13.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈49.75 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Hardoi, had 1.97 lakh people in 2011, 4.8% 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 Hardoi, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Hardoi (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 Hardoi (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 35,08,131 85.7% 79.7%
Muslim 5,56,219 13.6% 19.3%
Christian 5,822 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 5,688 0.1% 0.3%
Buddhist 6,671 0.2% 0.1%
Jain 446 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 98 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 9,770 0.2% 0.3%
Total40,92,845100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Hardoi district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈49,75,000 (49.75 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Hardoi's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 40,92,845.

What was the population of Hardoi district in Census 2011?
40,92,845: 21,91,442 males and 19,01,403 females, of whom 5,41,806 lived in towns and 35,51,039 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Hardoi?
Literacy was 64.6% in 2011 (men 74.4%, women 53.2%). The sex ratio was 868 females per 1,000 males, and 899 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Hardoi district?
Hardoi, with 1,97,029 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Hardoi district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 2,070 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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