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District of Uttar Pradesh

Shamli District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 15.62 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

15,62,000 1.56 million 1 March 2026

Shamli district's population is estimated at ≈15.62 lakh (15,62,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,13,647 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Shamli district

Census 2011
13,13,647
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15.62 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,86,102

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,27,545

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 15.62 lakh 15,62,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.14 lakh 13,13,647 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 1,043per km² 2011
Sex ratio
878 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
857 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
66.4% Male 76.3% · Female 55.3%
Urban share
29.4% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+16.9% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
≈ 1,259km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.14 lakh 6.1 people per household
Villages
321 Census 2011
Towns
10 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.

Shamli: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
16 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19919,01,192
200111,23,377
201113,13,647
2016 *14,10,000
2021 *14,96,000
2026 *15,62,000
2031 *16,08,000
2036 *16,40,000

* Estimate

How Shamli'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 Shamli's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Shamli6,87,32452.3%87671.4%31.5%
2 Kairana5,86,25444.6%88459.8%28.9%
3 Budhana(part)40,0693.1%84075.4%0.0%

Largest towns in Shamli (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Shamli (Census 2011)
  1. Shamli 1,07,266
  2. Kairana 89,000
  3. Kandhla 46,796
  4. Thana Bhawan 36,669
  5. Jalalabad 27,921
  6. Banat 20,728
  7. Jhinjhana 18,740
  8. Un 15,124
  9. Ailam 12,110
  10. Garhi Pukhta 11,748

How people in Shamli worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

28.1%

Agricultural labourers

30.5%

Household industry

3.8%

Other work

37.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 30.6%.

Age structure of Shamli

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 Shamli
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
0-474,11164,239
5-986,61173,718
10-1492,94578,625
15-1984,77374,506
20-2466,08757,545
25-2949,76344,122
30-3440,90840,723
35-3941,75539,590
40-4435,88933,051
45-4930,12626,975
50-5423,01719,962
55-5917,25417,657
60-6417,35815,897
65-6911,36811,416
70-749,5618,108
75-794,5364,180
80+6,6295,615
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 Shamli

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 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 Shamli
  1. Hindi 88.7%
  2. Urdu 10.8%
  3. Punjabi 0.4%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Odia 0.0%
  6. Nepali 0.0%
  7. Assamese 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi88.6%
  2. Urdu10.8%
  3. Punjabi0.4%
  4. Haryanvi0.1%
  5. Bhojpuri0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Awadhi0.0%
  8. Odia0.0%

Housing and amenities in Shamli

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 51.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 31.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 56.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 62.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 36.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 78.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 18.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 80.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 69.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 43.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 19.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 7.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 62.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 12.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 56.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 47.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 21.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 22.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 34.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Shamli district held 0.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 69th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 66.4%, 1.3 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 76.3% of men but only 55.3% 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 857 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 29.4% 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, ≈15.62 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Shamli, had 1.07 lakh people in 2011, 8.2% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Muzaffarnagar (2011) 100.0% of this district
    31.7% 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 Shamli, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Shamli (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 Shamli (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 7,50,000 57.1% 79.7%
Muslim ≈ 5,48,400 41.7% 19.3%
Christian ≈ 2,200 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh ≈ 7,300 0.6% 0.3%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 4,200 0.3% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,400 0.1% 0.3%
Total13,13,647100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Shamli district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈15,62,000 (15.62 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Shamli's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,13,647.

What was the population of Shamli district in Census 2011?
13,13,647: 6,99,388 males and 6,14,259 females, of whom 3,86,102 lived in towns and 9,27,545 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 Shamli?
Literacy was 66.4% in 2011 (men 76.3%, women 55.3%). The sex ratio was 878 females per 1,000 males, and 857 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Shamli district?
Shamli, with 1,07,266 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Shamli district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 321 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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