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District of Uttarakhand

Haridwar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.91 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,91,000 2.39 million 1 March 2026

Haridwar district's population is estimated at ≈23.91 lakh (23,91,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttarakhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 18,90,422.

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

Haridwar district

Census 2011
18,90,422
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 23.91 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
6,93,094

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
11,97,328

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 23.91 lakh 23,91,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
18.9 lakh 18,90,422 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
801per km² 2011
Sex ratio
880 Uttarakhand: 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)
877 Uttarakhand: 890
Literacy rate
73.4% Male 81.0% · Female 64.8%
Urban share
36.7% Uttarakhand: 30.2%
Growth 2001–11
+30.6% Uttarakhand: +18.8%
Area
2,360km² Census 2011
Households
3.38 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
612 Census 2011
Towns
24 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Haridwar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
27 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,27,574
19615,04,582
19716,70,764
19818,90,260
199111,24,488
200114,47,187
201118,90,422
2016 *20,59,000
2021 *22,28,000
2026 *23,91,000
2031 *25,45,000
2036 *26,84,000

* Estimate

How Haridwar'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 Haridwar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Roorkee9,96,34452.7%87572.0%35.2%
2 Hardwar6,57,82934.8%88676.6%48.8%
3 Laksar 2,36,24912.5%88970.7%9.2%

Largest towns in Haridwar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Haridwar (Census 2011)
  1. Hardwar 2,31,338
  2. Roorkee 1,18,200
  3. Manglaur 52,971
  4. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Ranipur Township 46,948
  5. Dhandera CT 23,276
  6. Laksar 21,760
  7. Landhaura 18,370
  8. Rawali Mahdood CT 17,467
  9. Jagjeetpur CT 15,043
  10. Roorkee Cantonment 14,689

How people in Haridwar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

16.2%

Agricultural labourers

17.8%

Household industry

3.5%

Other work

62.5%

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

Age structure of Haridwar

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 Haridwar
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
0-41,03,95591,554
5-91,16,5681,00,240
10-141,21,0981,02,686
15-191,19,8641,04,481
20-241,03,87889,687
25-2980,86172,248
30-3465,73662,390
35-3964,67558,663
40-4453,79847,259
45-4944,61538,249
50-5433,09727,593
55-5924,31025,459
60-6426,90624,017
65-6917,66115,918
70-7413,07310,898
75-795,9035,277
80+8,3337,784
Children (0–14)
33.7%
Uttarakhand 31.1%
Working age (15–59)
59.1%
Uttarakhand 60.0%
Older people (60+)
7.2%
Uttarakhand 8.9%
Median age
22.2years
Uttarakhand 24.0
Dependency ratio
61.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttarakhand 58.1

Languages spoken in Haridwar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 50 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Haridwar
  1. Hindi 88.5%
  2. Urdu 9.7%
  3. Punjabi 0.8%
  4. Khandeshi 0.3%
  5. Bengali 0.2%
  6. Gujarati 0.1%
  7. Sindhi 0.1%
  8. Nepali 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi87.3%
  2. Urdu9.7%
  3. Punjabi0.8%
  4. Garhwali0.8%
  5. Gujari0.3%
  6. Bengali0.2%
  7. Bhojpuri0.2%
  8. Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar0.1%

Housing and amenities in Haridwar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 85.8%

    Uttarakhand 87.1%

  • Tap water 40.5%

    Uttarakhand 68.2%

  • Water source within premises 75.8%

    Uttarakhand 58.6%

  • Toilet within premises 66.6%

    Uttarakhand 66.0%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 32.3%

    Uttarakhand 32.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 81.6%

    Uttarakhand 69.6%

  • Closed drainage 18.4%

    Uttarakhand 19.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 38.6%

    Uttarakhand 44.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 59.8%

    Uttarakhand 52.8%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 73.1%

    Uttarakhand 71.5%

  • Television 63.9%

    Uttarakhand 62.2%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 35.2%

    Uttarakhand 23.2%

  • Computer or laptop 10.8%

    Uttarakhand 11.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 6.7%

    Uttarakhand 6.3%

  • Use banking services 72.9%

    Uttarakhand 80.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.8%

    Uttarakhand 13.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.5%

    Uttarakhand 82.8%

  • Rent their home 11.1%

    Uttarakhand 12.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 89.7%

    Uttarakhand 90.7%

  • House in good condition 56.5%

    Uttarakhand 66.8%

  • Concrete roof 35.8%

    Uttarakhand 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 49.5%

    Uttarakhand 51.7%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 37.8%

    Uttarakhand 27.3%

Uttarakhand

What the numbers say

  • Haridwar district held 18.7% of Uttarakhand's population in 2011, 1st of 13 districts.
  • Literacy is 73.4%, 5.4 points below the Uttarakhand average of 78.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.0% of men but only 64.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 880 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 963.
  • The child sex ratio was just 877 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 36.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttarakhand as a whole (30.2%).
  • The population grew 30.6% in 2001–11, faster than Uttarakhand's 18.8%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.91 lakh, implies growth of about 26% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttarakhand projection.
  • Its largest town, Hardwar, had 2.31 lakh people in 2011, 12.2% of the district.

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 Haridwar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Haridwar (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 Haridwar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttarakhand
Hindu 12,14,935 64.3% 83.0%
Muslim 6,48,119 34.3% 13.9%
Christian 4,878 0.3% 0.4%
Sikh 17,364 0.9% 2.3%
Buddhist 709 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 2,501 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 46 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,870 0.1% 0.1%
Total18,90,422100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Haridwar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,91,000 (23.91 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Haridwar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttarakhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 18,90,422.

What was the population of Haridwar district in Census 2011?
18,90,422: 10,05,295 males and 8,85,127 females, of whom 6,93,094 lived in towns and 11,97,328 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Haridwar?
Literacy was 73.4% in 2011 (men 81.0%, women 64.8%). The sex ratio was 880 females per 1,000 males, and 877 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Haridwar district?
Hardwar, with 2,31,338 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Haridwar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 612 Census 2011 villages and 24 towns.

⤓ Download Uttarakhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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