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District of Uttarakhand

Champawat District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 3 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

3,00,000 300,000 1 March 2026

Champawat district's population is estimated at ≈3 lakh (3,00,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttarakhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 2,59,648.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttarakhand. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Champawat district

Census 2011
2,59,648
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 3 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
38,343

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
2,21,305

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 3 lakh 3,00,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
2.6 lakh 2,59,648 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
147per km² 2011
Sex ratio
980 Uttarakhand: 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)
873 Uttarakhand: 890
Literacy rate
79.8% Male 91.6% · Female 68.1%
Urban share
14.8% Uttarakhand: 30.2%
Growth 2001–11
+15.6% Uttarakhand: +18.8%
Area
1,766km² Census 2011
Households
54 thousand 4.8 people per household
Villages
717 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Champawat: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
3.2 L 2026
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YearPopulation
195163,640
196183,080
19711,20,525
19811,51,072
19911,90,929
20012,24,542
20112,59,648
2016 *2,74,000
2021 *2,88,000
2026 *3,00,000
2031 *3,09,000
2036 *3,17,000

* Estimate

How Champawat'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 Champawat's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Lohaghat86,47733.3%103579.2%9.2%
2 Poornagiri73,14328.2%93480.7%35.0%
3 Champawat54,52421.0%96478.8%8.8%
4 Pati45,50417.5%97580.8%0.0%

Largest towns in Champawat (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Champawat (Census 2011)
  1. Tanakpur 17,626
  2. Banbasa CT 7,990
  3. Lohaghat 7,926
  4. Champawat 4,801

How people in Champawat worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

60.3%

Agricultural labourers

4.0%

Household industry

1.6%

Other work

34.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 38.4%.

Age structure of Champawat

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 Champawat
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
0-413,38311,621
5-915,73014,165
10-1416,33115,517
15-1914,38313,220
20-2411,23511,238
25-299,67610,417
30-348,4968,670
35-397,9428,725
40-447,2407,124
45-496,3516,174
50-545,0425,046
55-593,8874,474
60-644,5974,593
65-692,6832,888
70-741,9672,224
75-799901,088
80+1,1361,298
Children (0–14)
33.4%
Uttarakhand 31.1%
Working age (15–59)
57.5%
Uttarakhand 60.0%
Older people (60+)
9.0%
Uttarakhand 8.9%
Median age
23.4years
Uttarakhand 24.0
Dependency ratio
63.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttarakhand 58.1

Languages spoken in Champawat

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 41 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Champawat
  1. Hindi 98.2%
  2. Urdu 0.6%
  3. Nepali 0.5%
  4. Bengali 0.2%
  5. Punjabi 0.1%
  6. Odia 0.0%
  7. Maithili 0.0%
  8. Santali 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kumauni78.2%
  2. Hindi19.4%
  3. Urdu0.6%
  4. Nepali0.5%
  5. Garhwali0.2%
  6. Bengali0.2%
  7. Bhojpuri0.2%
  8. Punjabi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Champawat

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 72.1%

    Uttarakhand 87.1%

  • Tap water 65.3%

    Uttarakhand 68.2%

  • Water source within premises 36.6%

    Uttarakhand 58.6%

  • Toilet within premises 46.4%

    Uttarakhand 66.0%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 52.6%

    Uttarakhand 32.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 45.9%

    Uttarakhand 69.6%

  • Closed drainage 6.8%

    Uttarakhand 19.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 35.9%

    Uttarakhand 44.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 62.9%

    Uttarakhand 52.8%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 57.8%

    Uttarakhand 71.5%

  • Television 43.1%

    Uttarakhand 62.2%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.8%

    Uttarakhand 23.2%

  • Computer or laptop 6.0%

    Uttarakhand 11.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.6%

    Uttarakhand 6.3%

  • Use banking services 78.0%

    Uttarakhand 80.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 29.3%

    Uttarakhand 13.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.8%

    Uttarakhand 82.8%

  • Rent their home 9.7%

    Uttarakhand 12.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 89.6%

    Uttarakhand 90.7%

  • House in good condition 55.6%

    Uttarakhand 66.8%

  • Concrete roof 40.8%

    Uttarakhand 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 38.1%

    Uttarakhand 51.7%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.6%

    Uttarakhand 27.3%

Uttarakhand

What the numbers say

  • Champawat district held 2.6% of Uttarakhand's population in 2011, 12th of 13 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.8%, 1.0 points above the Uttarakhand average of 78.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 91.6% of men but only 68.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 980 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 963.
  • The child sex ratio was just 873 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 14.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttarakhand as a whole (30.2%).
  • The population grew 15.6% in 2001–11, slower than Uttarakhand's 18.8%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈3 lakh, implies growth of about 16% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttarakhand projection.

Compare with

All districts of Uttarakhand →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (25 April 2026 – 24 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    Snow-bound areas: September 2026. Rest: February 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 Champawat, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Champawat (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 Champawat (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttarakhand
Hindu 2,49,563 96.1% 83.0%
Muslim 8,693 3.3% 13.9%
Christian 870 0.3% 0.4%
Sikh 336 0.1% 2.3%
Buddhist 24 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 28 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 6 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 128 0.0% 0.1%
Total2,59,648100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Champawat district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈3,00,000 (3 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Champawat's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttarakhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 2,59,648.

What was the population of Champawat district in Census 2011?
2,59,648: 1,31,125 males and 1,28,523 females, of whom 38,343 lived in towns and 2,21,305 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Champawat?
Literacy was 79.8% in 2011 (men 91.6%, women 68.1%). The sex ratio was 980 females per 1,000 males, and 873 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Champawat district?
Tanakpur, with 17,626 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Champawat district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 717 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Uttarakhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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