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District of Uttar Pradesh

Saharanpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 41.93 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

41,93,000 4.19 million 1 March 2026

Saharanpur district's population is estimated at ≈41.93 lakh (41,93,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 34,66,382.

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

Saharanpur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
7,05,478
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.5 lakh

District

Saharanpur district

Census 2011
34,66,382
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 41.93 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 41.93 lakh 41,93,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
34.66 lakh 34,66,382 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
940per km² 2011
Sex ratio
890 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
887 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
70.5% Male 78.3% · Female 61.7%
Urban share
30.8% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+19.7% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
3,689km² Census 2011
Households
5.98 lakh 5.8 people per household
Villages
1,572 Census 2011
Towns
16 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Saharanpur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
45 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19519,42,849
196111,32,537
197114,14,231
198118,21,543
199123,09,029
200128,96,863
201134,66,382
2016 *37,43,000
2021 *39,94,000
2026 *41,93,000
2031 *43,42,000
2036 *44,54,000

* Estimate

How Saharanpur'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 Saharanpur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Saharanpur13,69,81839.5%89773.1%53.4%
2 Nakur6,98,99020.2%88868.0%21.0%
3 Behat5,19,42015.0%89864.6%6.7%
4 Deoband5,14,33814.8%86870.5%20.0%
5 Rampur Maniharan3,63,81610.5%88673.4%13.9%

Largest towns in Saharanpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Saharanpur (Census 2011)
  1. Saharanpur 7,05,478
  2. Deoband 97,037
  3. Gangoh 59,279
  4. Rampur Maniharan 27,979
  5. Nakur 22,712
  6. Nanauta 22,551
  7. Behat 20,474
  8. Chilkana Sultanpur 19,501
  9. Sarsawa 18,956
  10. Ambehta 15,739

How people in Saharanpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

21.4%

Agricultural labourers

26.3%

Household industry

3.3%

Other work

49.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 29.9%.

Age structure of Saharanpur

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 Saharanpur
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-41,86,6501,67,108
5-92,15,6761,85,714
10-142,37,2312,03,344
15-192,30,5031,99,445
20-241,86,7491,59,379
25-291,36,1491,20,741
30-341,09,8751,07,784
35-391,10,3391,05,460
40-4496,43188,112
45-4980,20971,526
50-5460,22051,366
55-5943,62344,942
60-6444,65840,117
65-6928,06327,479
70-7422,79719,977
75-7910,2989,987
80+15,96714,368
Children (0–14)
34.8%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
58.4%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
6.8%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.3years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
64.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Saharanpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 34 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Saharanpur
  1. Hindi 80.8%
  2. Urdu 18.6%
  3. Punjabi 0.4%
  4. Odia 0.1%
  5. Gujarati 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi80.7%
  2. Urdu18.6%
  3. Punjabi0.4%
  4. Haryanvi0.1%
  5. Odia0.1%
  6. Gujrao/Gujrau0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Bhojpuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Saharanpur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 68.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 32.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 69.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 58.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 40.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 79.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 11.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 25.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 73.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 50.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 25.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 63.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 10.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 4.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 75.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 51.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 33.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 30.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Saharanpur district held 1.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 19th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 70.5%, 2.8 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.3% of men but only 61.7% 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 887 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 30.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈41.93 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Saharanpur, had 7.05 lakh people in 2011, 20.4% 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 Saharanpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Saharanpur (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 Saharanpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 19,66,892 56.7% 79.7%
Muslim 14,54,052 41.9% 19.3%
Christian 6,523 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh 18,627 0.5% 0.3%
Buddhist 1,937 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 10,208 0.3% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 135 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 8,008 0.2% 0.3%
Total34,66,382100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Saharanpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈41,93,000 (41.93 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Saharanpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 34,66,382.

What was the population of Saharanpur district in Census 2011?
34,66,382: 18,34,106 males and 16,32,276 females, of whom 10,66,526 lived in towns and 23,99,856 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Saharanpur?
Literacy was 70.5% in 2011 (men 78.3%, women 61.7%). The sex ratio was 890 females per 1,000 males, and 887 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Saharanpur district?
Saharanpur, with 7,05,478 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Saharanpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,572 Census 2011 villages and 16 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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