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District of Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,40,000 2.34 million 1 March 2026

Jhansi district's population is estimated at ≈23.4 lakh (23,40,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,98,603.

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

Jhansi (municipal limits)

Census 2011
5,05,693
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5.9 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Jhansi urban agglomeration

Census 2011
5,47,638
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.4 lakh

District

Jhansi district

Census 2011
19,98,603
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 23.4 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 23.4 lakh 23,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
19.99 lakh 19,98,603 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
398per km² 2011
Sex ratio
890 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
866 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
75.1% Male 85.4% · Female 63.5%
Urban share
41.7% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+14.5% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
5,024km² Census 2011
Households
3.68 lakh 5.4 people per household
Villages
816 Census 2011
Towns
19 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Jhansi: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
24 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,65,933
19617,14,484
19718,70,138
198111,37,031
199114,29,698
200117,44,931
201119,98,603
2016 *21,35,000
2021 *22,53,000
2026 *23,40,000
2031 *23,96,000
2036 *24,32,000

* Estimate

How Jhansi'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 Jhansi's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Jhansi8,85,16044.3%88578.7%71.1%
2 Mauranipur3,93,99419.7%90269.1%23.6%
3 Moth3,08,00715.4%89875.8%16.9%
4 Garautha2,33,68811.7%87073.4%20.2%
5 Tahrauli1,77,7548.9%90070.8%6.7%

Largest towns in Jhansi (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jhansi (Census 2011)
  1. Jhansi 5,05,693
  2. Mauranipur 61,449
  3. Jhansi Cantonment 28,343
  4. Babina Cantonment 27,852
  5. Gursarai 26,869
  6. Barua Sagar 25,028
  7. Samthar 22,455
  8. Ranipur 18,132
  9. Chirgaon 16,724
  10. Jhansi Railway Settlement Township 13,602

How people in Jhansi worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

28.1%

Agricultural labourers

30.4%

Household industry

6.0%

Other work

35.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.8%.

Age structure of Jhansi

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 Jhansi
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
0-494,37081,684
5-91,08,33994,282
10-141,18,0601,02,692
15-191,11,92594,299
20-241,03,56290,134
25-2990,99780,957
30-3477,34173,920
35-3974,86967,859
40-4462,34354,796
45-4952,53647,064
50-5442,01834,549
55-5930,90531,149
60-6431,45629,483
65-6920,39120,759
70-7416,65815,413
75-797,5647,968
80+9,67010,348
Children (0–14)
30.1%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
61.4%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.5%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
24.9years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
55.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Jhansi

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 39 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Jhansi
  1. Hindi 98.8%
  2. Urdu 0.5%
  3. Punjabi 0.2%
  4. Marathi 0.2%
  5. Bengali 0.1%
  6. Telugu 0.1%
  7. Tamil 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi95.3%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi3.4%
  3. Urdu0.5%
  4. Punjabi0.2%
  5. Marathi0.2%
  6. Bengali0.1%
  7. Telugu0.1%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Jhansi

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 51.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 26.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 37.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 41.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 56.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 66.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 14.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 26.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 71.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 70.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 45.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 26.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 11.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 5.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 71.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 11.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 7.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 64.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 56.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 31.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 43.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 21.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Jhansi district held 1.0% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 48th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 75.1%, 7.4 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 85.4% of men but only 63.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 890 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 866 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 41.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 14.5% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.4 lakh, implies growth of about 17% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Jhansi, had 5.06 lakh people in 2011, 25.3% 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 Jhansi, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jhansi (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 Jhansi (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 18,23,930 91.3% 79.7%
Muslim 1,47,842 7.4% 19.3%
Christian 7,050 0.4% 0.2%
Sikh 4,951 0.2% 0.3%
Buddhist 1,203 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 7,328 0.4% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 311 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,988 0.3% 0.3%
Total19,98,603100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jhansi district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,40,000 (23.4 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jhansi's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,98,603.

What was the population of Jhansi district in Census 2011?
19,98,603: 10,57,436 males and 9,41,167 females, of whom 8,33,484 lived in towns and 11,65,119 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Jhansi?
Literacy was 75.1% in 2011 (men 85.4%, women 63.5%). The sex ratio was 890 females per 1,000 males, and 866 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jhansi district?
Jhansi, with 5,05,693 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jhansi district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 816 Census 2011 villages and 19 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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