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District of Uttar Pradesh

Hathras District Population 2026

Formerly Mahamaya Nagar district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 18.62 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

18,62,000 1.86 million 1 March 2026

Hathras district's population is estimated at ≈18.62 lakh (18,62,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,64,708.

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

Hathras district

Census 2011
15,64,708
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 18.62 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,32,693

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,32,015

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 18.62 lakh 18,62,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
15.65 lakh 15,64,708 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
850per km² 2011
Sex ratio
871 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
865 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
71.6% Male 82.4% · Female 59.2%
Urban share
21.3% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+17.1% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
1,840km² Census 2011
Households
2.61 lakh 6.0 people per household
Villages
669 Census 2011
Towns
12 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Hathras: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
20 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,63,186
19616,45,924
19717,61,244
19819,19,454
199111,26,918
200113,36,031
201115,64,708
2016 *16,81,000
2021 *17,83,000
2026 *18,62,000
2031 *19,18,000
2036 *19,57,000

* Estimate

How Hathras'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 Hathras's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Hathras5,51,54035.2%87073.7%35.4%
2 Sikandra Rao 4,04,56725.9%87667.1%18.4%
3 Sadabad3,84,31924.6%86672.6%13.0%
4 Sasni2,24,28214.3%87572.7%5.9%

Largest towns in Hathras (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Hathras (Census 2011)
  1. Hathras 1,43,020
  2. Sikandrarao 46,038
  3. Sadabad 40,926
  4. Purdilnagar 21,885
  5. Mendu 14,484
  6. Mursan 13,637
  7. Sasni 13,291
  8. Hathras Dehat CT 11,620
  9. Sahpau 8,920
  10. Hasayan 6,621

How people in Hathras worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.7%

Agricultural labourers

32.0%

Household industry

6.7%

Other work

35.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 30.9%.

Age structure of Hathras

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 Hathras
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
0-488,66077,493
5-91,04,66189,039
10-141,11,68794,827
15-191,03,84582,384
20-2480,48364,970
25-2960,18852,920
30-3450,15148,042
35-3949,46346,271
40-4443,34936,605
45-4934,02431,232
50-5428,84923,700
55-5920,22521,588
60-6421,65820,219
65-6913,16113,967
70-7411,55111,050
75-794,9175,180
80+6,9097,109
Children (0–14)
36.3%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
56.3%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
7.4%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.9years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
69.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Hathras

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 Hathras
  1. Hindi 98.7%
  2. Urdu 1.2%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. English 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi98.2%
  2. Urdu1.2%
  3. Brajbhasha0.5%
  4. Bengali0.0%
  5. Bhojpuri0.0%
  6. Punjabi0.0%
  7. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.0%
  8. Marathi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Hathras

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 51.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 20.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 46.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 28.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 70.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 56.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 6.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 18.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 80.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 46.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 23.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 7.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 64.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 10.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 90.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 42.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 3.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 31.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Hathras district held 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 65th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.6%, 3.9 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.4% of men but only 59.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 871 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 865 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 17.1% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈18.62 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Hathras, had 1.43 lakh people in 2011, 9.1% 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 Hathras, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Hathras (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 Hathras (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 13,97,225 89.3% 79.7%
Muslim 1,59,448 10.2% 19.3%
Christian 1,350 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 524 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 424 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 1,289 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 63 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 4,385 0.3% 0.3%
Total15,64,708100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Hathras district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,62,000 (18.62 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Hathras's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,64,708.

What was the population of Hathras district in Census 2011?
15,64,708: 8,36,127 males and 7,28,581 females, of whom 3,32,693 lived in towns and 12,32,015 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Hathras?
Literacy was 71.6% in 2011 (men 82.4%, women 59.2%). The sex ratio was 871 females per 1,000 males, and 865 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Hathras district?
Hathras, with 1,43,020 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Hathras district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 669 Census 2011 villages and 12 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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