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District of Uttar Pradesh

Jalaun District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 20 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

20,00,000 2 million 1 March 2026

Jalaun district's population is estimated at ≈20 lakh (20,00,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,89,974.

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

Jalaun district

Census 2011
16,89,974
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,18,900

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,71,074

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 20 lakh 20,00,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.9 lakh 16,89,974 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
370per km² 2011
Sex ratio
865 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
881 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
73.8% Male 83.5% · Female 62.5%
Urban share
24.8% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+16.2% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
4,565km² Census 2011
Households
2.88 lakh 5.9 people per household
Villages
1,151 Census 2011
Towns
10 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Jalaun: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
21 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,53,572
19616,63,168
19718,13,490
19819,86,238
199112,19,377
200114,54,452
201116,89,974
2016 *18,12,000
2021 *19,19,000
2026 *20,00,000
2031 *20,56,000
2036 *20,93,000

* Estimate

How Jalaun'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 Jalaun's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Orai3,96,78223.5%87076.9%50.1%
2 Kalpi 3,69,86021.9%85668.2%18.0%
3 Madhogarh3,38,32020.0%85673.1%10.4%
4 Konch3,01,22517.8%87673.8%20.4%
5 Jalaun2,83,78716.8%86977.2%20.1%

Largest towns in Jalaun (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jalaun (Census 2011)
  1. Orai 1,90,575
  2. Jalaun 56,909
  3. Konch 53,412
  4. Kalpi 51,670
  5. Kadaura 14,903
  6. Rampura 12,944
  7. Madhogarh 12,858
  8. Umri 9,248
  9. Kotra 8,390
  10. Nadigaon 7,991

How people in Jalaun worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

31.7%

Agricultural labourers

39.2%

Household industry

4.2%

Other work

25.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.7%.

Age structure of Jalaun

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 Jalaun
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
0-481,91873,198
5-997,66184,877
10-141,05,01590,557
15-191,04,19081,949
20-2485,14566,440
25-2970,59361,274
30-3459,20256,344
35-3960,24255,515
40-4452,50745,126
45-4943,47137,683
50-5434,97028,942
55-5926,91126,457
60-6427,92225,214
65-6919,91819,331
70-7417,24413,996
75-797,8987,141
80+10,1348,876
Children (0–14)
31.6%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
59.1%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
9.3%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
24.1years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
60.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Jalaun

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Jalaun
  1. Hindi 98.7%
  2. Urdu 1.3%
  3. Sindhi 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Gujarati 0.0%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Punjabi 0.0%
  8. English 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi96.6%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi2.0%
  3. Urdu1.3%
  4. Sindhi0.0%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Gujarati0.0%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Rajasthani0.0%

Housing and amenities in Jalaun

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 36.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 18.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 37.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 39.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 59.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 72.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 13.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 66.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 31.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 20.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 74.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 14.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 3.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 59.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 43.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 36.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 25.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 17.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Jalaun district held 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 59th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 73.8%, 6.1 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 83.5% of men but only 62.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 865 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 881 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 16.2% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈20 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Orai, had 1.91 lakh people in 2011, 11.3% 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 Jalaun, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jalaun (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 Jalaun (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 15,09,708 89.3% 79.7%
Muslim 1,71,581 10.2% 19.3%
Christian 1,148 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 463 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 2,875 0.2% 0.1%
Jain 256 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 145 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 3,798 0.2% 0.3%
Total16,89,974100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jalaun district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈20,00,000 (20 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jalaun's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,89,974.

What was the population of Jalaun district in Census 2011?
16,89,974: 9,06,092 males and 7,83,882 females, of whom 4,18,900 lived in towns and 12,71,074 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Jalaun?
Literacy was 73.8% in 2011 (men 83.5%, women 62.5%). The sex ratio was 865 females per 1,000 males, and 881 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jalaun district?
Orai, with 1,90,575 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jalaun district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,151 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

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