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District of Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 33.65 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

33,65,000 3.37 million 1 March 2026

Muzaffarnagar district's population is estimated at ≈33.65 lakh (33,65,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 28,29,865 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Muzaffarnagar (municipal limits)

Census 2011
3,92,768
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.7 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Muzaffarnagar urban agglomeration

Census 2011
4,95,543
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5.9 lakh

District

Muzaffarnagar district

Census 2011
28,29,865
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 33.65 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 33.65 lakh 33,65,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
28.3 lakh 28,29,865 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 1,029per km² 2011
Sex ratio
894 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
866 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
70.4% Male 79.5% · Female 60.3%
Urban share
28.5% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+16.9% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
≈ 2,749km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
4.63 lakh 6.1 people per household
Villages
698 Census 2011
Towns
17 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Muzaffarnagar: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
35 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199119,41,351
200124,19,985
201128,29,865
2016 *30,38,000
2021 *32,23,000
2026 *33,65,000
2031 *34,64,000
2036 *35,33,000

* Estimate

How Muzaffarnagar'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 Muzaffarnagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Muzaffarnagar14,06,84349.7%89471.6%38.8%
2 Jansath4,96,68517.6%90267.9%13.5%
3 Budhana(part)4,92,42717.4%88366.4%18.1%
4 Khatauli4,33,91015.3%89873.5%24.0%

Largest towns in Muzaffarnagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Muzaffarnagar (Census 2011)
  1. Muzaffarnagar 3,92,768
  2. Khatauli 72,949
  3. Budhana 53,722
  4. Sarwat CT 34,846
  5. Kukra CT 29,454
  6. Miranpur 29,283
  7. Purquazi 29,041
  8. Shahbudinpur CT 25,157
  9. Charthawal 20,653
  10. Shahpur 20,154

How people in Muzaffarnagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.1%

Agricultural labourers

22.6%

Household industry

3.4%

Other work

48.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.4%.

Age structure of Muzaffarnagar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Muzaffarnagar
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
0-41,59,6501,38,383
5-91,86,5771,58,805
10-142,00,2231,69,375
15-191,82,6191,60,502
20-241,42,3661,23,965
25-291,07,20095,047
30-3488,12587,727
35-3989,94985,285
40-4477,31371,198
45-4964,89758,110
50-5449,58343,002
55-5937,16838,037
60-6437,39434,246
65-6924,48824,591
70-7420,59517,467
75-799,7739,006
80+14,28012,095
Children (0–14)
35.9%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
56.8%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
7.2%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.0years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
68.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Muzaffarnagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 30 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Muzaffarnagar
  1. Hindi 86.2%
  2. Urdu 13.4%
  3. Punjabi 0.3%
  4. Sindhi 0.0%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Gujarati 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. Tibetan 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi86.2%
  2. Urdu13.4%
  3. Punjabi0.3%
  4. Sindhi0.0%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Khari Boli0.0%
  7. Bhojpuri0.0%
  8. Haryanvi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Muzaffarnagar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 55.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 29.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 76.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 67.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 31.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 82.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 9.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 23.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 75.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 72.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 51.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 22.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 8.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 5.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 66.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 10.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 4.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 71.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 49.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 21.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 27.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 35.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Muzaffarnagar district held 1.4% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 32nd of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 70.4%, 2.7 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 79.5% of men but only 60.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 894 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).
  • 28.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 16.9% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈33.65 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Muzaffarnagar, had 3.93 lakh people in 2011, 13.9% of the district.

How this district was formed

Muzaffarnagar covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Muzaffarnagar (2011) 100.0% of this district
    68.3% of the 2011 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 Muzaffarnagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Muzaffarnagar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Muzaffarnagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 16,32,900 57.7% 79.7%
Muslim ≈ 11,63,100 41.1% 19.3%
Christian ≈ 4,300 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh ≈ 11,300 0.4% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 1,400 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 12,200 0.4% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,700 0.2% 0.3%
Total28,29,865100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Muzaffarnagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈33,65,000 (33.65 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Muzaffarnagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 28,29,865.

What was the population of Muzaffarnagar district in Census 2011?
28,29,865: 14,94,046 males and 13,35,819 females, of whom 8,05,210 lived in towns and 20,24,655 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Muzaffarnagar?
Literacy was 70.4% in 2011 (men 79.5%, women 60.3%). The sex ratio was 894 females per 1,000 males, and 866 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Muzaffarnagar district?
Muzaffarnagar, with 3,92,768 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Muzaffarnagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 698 Census 2011 villages and 17 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

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