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District of Uttar Pradesh

Mainpuri District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.23 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,23,000 2.22 million 1 March 2026

Mainpuri district's population is estimated at ≈22.23 lakh (22,23,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 18,68,529.

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

Mainpuri district

Census 2011
18,68,529
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.23 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,88,442

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
15,80,087

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.23 lakh 22,23,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
18.69 lakh 18,68,529 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
677per km² 2011
Sex ratio
881 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
884 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
76.0% Male 84.5% · Female 66.3%
Urban share
15.4% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+17.0% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,760km² Census 2011
Households
3.14 lakh 6.0 people per household
Villages
851 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Mainpuri: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19516,10,041
19617,26,012
19718,80,629
198110,57,344
199113,11,026
200115,96,718
201118,68,529
2016 *20,07,000
2021 *21,29,000
2026 *22,23,000
2031 *22,89,000
2036 *23,35,000

* Estimate

How Mainpuri'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 Mainpuri's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bhogaon 8,12,32443.5%87876.0%9.6%
2 Mainpuri7,24,48738.8%88876.9%25.3%
3 Karhal3,31,71817.8%87574.0%8.4%

Largest towns in Mainpuri (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Mainpuri (Census 2011)
  1. Mainpuri 1,36,557
  2. Bhogaon 30,874
  3. Karhal 27,701
  4. Kuraoali 24,969
  5. Bewar 23,729
  6. Ghiraur 15,911
  7. Kusmara 11,938
  8. Kishni 11,098
  9. Jyoti Khuriya 5,665

How people in Mainpuri worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

48.3%

Agricultural labourers

24.5%

Household industry

4.4%

Other work

22.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 30.0%.

Age structure of Mainpuri

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 Mainpuri
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
0-499,35188,957
5-91,24,5141,07,586
10-141,34,0251,14,614
15-191,25,1371,00,775
20-2492,79675,778
25-2968,37461,753
30-3458,22157,328
35-3958,97056,061
40-4451,37444,162
45-4939,71436,491
50-5433,30028,344
55-5924,31227,762
60-6430,41427,138
65-6917,63617,395
70-7415,32312,803
75-796,0945,869
80+10,1109,138
Children (0–14)
35.9%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
55.9%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.2%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.1years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
69.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Mainpuri

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 Mainpuri
  1. Hindi 99.6%
  2. Urdu 0.3%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Malayalam 0.0%
  6. English 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Others 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi99.6%
  2. Urdu0.3%
  3. Khari Boli0.0%
  4. Bengali0.0%
  5. Punjabi0.0%
  6. Bhojpuri0.0%
  7. Rajasthani0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Mainpuri

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 25.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 20.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 41.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 23.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 75.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 50.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 7.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 13.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 64.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 24.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 7.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 66.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 12.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 71.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 41.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 55.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 14.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 43.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Mainpuri district held 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 51st of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.0%, 8.3 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 84.5% of men but only 66.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 881 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 884 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 15.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 17.0% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.23 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Mainpuri, had 1.37 lakh people in 2011, 7.3% 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 Mainpuri, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Mainpuri (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 Mainpuri (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 17,46,649 93.5% 79.7%
Muslim 1,00,723 5.4% 19.3%
Christian 1,729 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 475 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 8,814 0.5% 0.1%
Jain 4,161 0.2% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 38 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,940 0.3% 0.3%
Total18,68,529100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mainpuri district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,23,000 (22.23 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Mainpuri's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 18,68,529.

What was the population of Mainpuri district in Census 2011?
18,68,529: 9,93,377 males and 8,75,152 females, of whom 2,88,442 lived in towns and 15,80,087 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Mainpuri?
Literacy was 76.0% in 2011 (men 84.5%, women 66.3%). The sex ratio was 881 females per 1,000 males, and 884 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Mainpuri district?
Mainpuri, with 1,36,557 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Mainpuri district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 851 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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