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District of Uttar Pradesh

Mahoba District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 10.32 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

10,32,000 1.03 million 1 March 2026

Mahoba district's population is estimated at ≈10.32 lakh (10,32,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,75,958.

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

Mahoba district

Census 2011
8,75,958
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 10.32 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,85,381

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,90,577

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 10.32 lakh 10,32,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
8.76 lakh 8,75,958 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
279per km² 2011
Sex ratio
878 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
892 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
65.3% Male 75.8% · Female 53.2%
Urban share
21.2% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+15.5% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
3,144km² Census 2011
Households
1.58 lakh 5.5 people per household
Villages
521 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Mahoba: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,78,070
19613,30,681
19714,11,748
19815,04,866
19916,25,053
20017,58,379
20118,75,958
2016 *9,38,000
2021 *9,91,000
2026 *10,32,000
2031 *10,59,000
2036 *10,77,000

* Estimate

How Mahoba'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 Mahoba's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Mahoba 3,83,58343.8%87766.0%32.3%
2 Kulpahar3,36,96838.5%88264.1%6.0%
3 Charkhari1,55,40717.7%87466.1%26.7%

Largest towns in Mahoba (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Mahoba (Census 2011)
  1. Mahoba 95,216
  2. Kabrai 28,564
  3. Charkhari 27,760
  4. Kul Pahar 20,096
  5. Kharela 13,745

How people in Mahoba worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

32.7%

Agricultural labourers

37.3%

Household industry

3.9%

Other work

26.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 39.9%.

Age structure of Mahoba

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 Mahoba
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
0-444,60039,618
5-955,86650,575
10-1459,53452,122
15-1949,79740,555
20-2439,44531,573
25-2933,57129,811
30-3429,45428,700
35-3929,73726,953
40-4425,50421,860
45-4920,99318,193
50-5417,01213,716
55-5912,54012,866
60-6414,17612,701
65-6910,1559,882
70-748,9107,183
75-794,2173,828
80+5,3824,825
Children (0–14)
34.9%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
55.7%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
9.4%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
22.8years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
70.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Mahoba

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 Mahoba
  1. Hindi 99.2%
  2. Urdu 0.4%
  3. Gujarati 0.2%
  4. Kannada 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.1%
  6. Punjabi 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Others 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi65.5%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi33.6%
  3. Urdu0.4%
  4. Bengali0.1%
  5. Bhansari0.0%
  6. Lamani/Lambadi0.0%
  7. Punjabi0.0%
  8. Rajasthani0.0%

Housing and amenities in Mahoba

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 26.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 11.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 12.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 25.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 43.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 7.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 7.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 21.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 71.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 16.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 45.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 48.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 35.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 23.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 18.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Mahoba district held 0.4% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 75th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 65.3%, 2.4 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 75.8% of men but only 53.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 878 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 892 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 15.5% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈10.32 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Mahoba, had 95.2 thousand people in 2011, 10.9% 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 Mahoba, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Mahoba (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 Mahoba (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 8,15,142 93.1% 79.7%
Muslim 57,454 6.6% 19.3%
Christian 965 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 389 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 94 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 234 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 157 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,523 0.2% 0.3%
Total8,75,958100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mahoba district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,32,000 (10.32 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Mahoba's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,75,958.

What was the population of Mahoba district in Census 2011?
8,75,958: 4,66,358 males and 4,09,600 females, of whom 1,85,381 lived in towns and 6,90,577 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Mahoba?
Literacy was 65.3% in 2011 (men 75.8%, women 53.2%). The sex ratio was 878 females per 1,000 males, and 892 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Mahoba district?
Mahoba, with 95,216 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Mahoba district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 521 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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