District of Uttarakhand

Pauri Garhwal District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Pauri Garhwal district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,04,000 (7.04 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Pauri Garhwal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttarakhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,87,271.

Q: What was the population of Pauri Garhwal district in Census 2011?

6,87,271: 3,26,829 males and 3,60,442 females, of whom 1,12,703 lived in towns and 5,74,568 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.04 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,04,000 704,000 1 March 2026

Pauri Garhwal district's population is estimated at ≈7.04 lakh (7,04,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttarakhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,87,271 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Pauri Garhwal district

Census 2011: 6,87,271
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 7.04 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 1,12,703

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 5,74,568

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 7.04 lakh 7,04,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 6.87 lakh 6,87,271 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 129per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 1103 Uttarakhand: 963
Child sex ratio (0–6): 904 Uttarakhand: 890
Literacy rate: 82.0% Male 92.7% · Female 72.6%
Urban share: 16.4% Uttarakhand: 30.2%
Growth 2001–11: −1.4% Uttarakhand: +18.8%
Area: ≈ 5,329km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 1.62 lakh 4.3 people per household
Villages: 3,474 Census 2011
Towns: 9 Census 2011

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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.

Reconstructed
Estimate

6.9 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	6,70,859
2001	6,97,078
2011	6,87,271
2016 *	6,98,000
2021 *	7,04,000
2026 *	7,04,000
2031 *	6,98,000
2036 *	6,87,000

* Estimate

How Pauri Garhwal'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 Pauri Garhwal's 2011 population was spread
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1	Kotdwara	1,75,232	25.5%	1025	87.1%	32.0%
2	Pauri	1,35,718	19.7%	1135	81.5%	19.3%
3	THALISAIN	92,286	13.4%	1209	74.0%	0.0%
4	Lansdowne	77,621	11.3%	1117	80.2%	7.3%
5	Srinagar	53,689	7.8%	975	88.6%	37.5%
6	Yamkeshwar	43,565	6.3%	1041	82.1%	10.7%
7	Dhoomakot	39,230	5.7%	1221	76.9%	0.0%
8	Chaubattakhal	38,436	5.6%	1236	79.1%	0.0%
9	Satpuli	31,494	4.6%	1115	81.6%	0.0%
10	Tehri (part)	0	0.0%	–	–	–

Largest towns in Pauri Garhwal (Census 2011)

Kotdwara 33,035
Pauri 25,440
Srinagar 20,115
Kashirampur CT 10,837
Padampur Sukhran CT 9,802
Lansdowne Cantonment 5,667
Jonk CT 4,669
Dogadda 2,422
Devaprayag 716

How people in Pauri Garhwal worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

54.9%

Agricultural labourers

5.0%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

38.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 39.9%.

Age structure of Pauri Garhwal

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	30,026	26,958
5-9	35,178	32,459
10-14	39,320	37,255
15-19	37,469	36,797
20-24	25,524	32,509
25-29	20,116	27,154
30-34	19,830	24,169
35-39	19,548	23,101
40-44	17,698	20,877
45-49	16,207	18,753
50-54	14,827	17,511
55-59	12,047	14,841
60-64	12,765	14,838
65-69	9,414	11,212
70-74	7,481	9,633
75-79	4,250	5,578
80+	4,658	6,390

Children (0–14): 29.3%; Uttarakhand 31.1%
Working age (15–59): 58.1%; Uttarakhand 60.0%
Older people (60+): 12.6%; Uttarakhand 8.9%
Median age: 26.0years; Uttarakhand 24.0
Dependency ratio: 60.9; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Uttarakhand 58.1

Languages spoken in Pauri Garhwal

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 38 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 →

Hindi 97.7%
Nepali 1.2%
Urdu 0.4%
Punjabi 0.2%
Dogri 0.1%
Khandeshi 0.1%
Bengali 0.1%
Maithili 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Garhwali83.3%
Hindi13.3%
Nepali1.2%
Kumauni0.7%
Urdu0.4%
Punjabi0.2%
Bhojpuri0.1%
Dogri0.1%

Housing and amenities in Pauri Garhwal

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 89.2%

Uttarakhand 87.1%
Tap water 86.1%

Uttarakhand 68.2%
Water source within premises 37.0%

Uttarakhand 58.6%
Toilet within premises 55.9%

Uttarakhand 66.0%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 43.1%

Uttarakhand 32.8%
Bathing area within premises 64.9%

Uttarakhand 69.6%
Closed drainage 12.5%

Uttarakhand 19.2%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 44.3%

Uttarakhand 44.5%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 54.0%

Uttarakhand 52.8%

What households own

Mobile phone 68.0%

Uttarakhand 71.5%
Television 62.0%

Uttarakhand 62.2%
Scooter or motorcycle 9.8%

Uttarakhand 23.2%
Computer or laptop 8.0%

Uttarakhand 11.0%
Car, jeep or van 3.1%

Uttarakhand 6.3%
Use banking services 86.7%

Uttarakhand 80.7%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.7%

Uttarakhand 13.7%

The home itself

Own their home 83.8%

Uttarakhand 82.8%
Rent their home 12.0%

Uttarakhand 12.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 95.9%

Uttarakhand 90.7%
House in good condition 75.0%

Uttarakhand 66.8%
Concrete roof 36.3%

Uttarakhand 43.8%
Cement or tiled floor 46.6%

Uttarakhand 51.7%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 18.6%

Uttarakhand 27.3%

Uttarakhand

What the numbers say

Pauri Garhwal district held 6.8% of Uttarakhand's population in 2011, 5th of 13 districts.
Literacy is 82.0%, 3.2 points above the Uttarakhand average of 78.8%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 92.7% of men but only 72.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 1103 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 963.
16.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttarakhand as a whole (30.2%).
The population grew -1.4% in 2001–11, slower than Uttarakhand's 18.8% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.04 lakh, implies growth of about 2% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttarakhand projection.

How this district was formed

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

Garhwal (2011) 100.0% of this district
100.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Uttarakhand →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (25 April 2026 – 24 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

Snow-bound areas: September 2026. Rest: February 2027
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Pauri Garhwal, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Pauri Garhwal (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 Pauri Garhwal (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Uttarakhand
Hindu	≈ 6,60,500	96.1%	83.0%
Muslim	≈ 22,900	3.3%	13.9%
Christian	≈ 2,200	0.3%	0.4%
Sikh	≈ 600	0.1%	2.3%
Buddhist	≈ 100	0.0%	0.1%
Jain	≈ 200	0.0%	0.1%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 700	0.1%	0.1%
Total	6,87,271	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Pauri Garhwal district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,04,000 (7.04 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Pauri Garhwal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttarakhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,87,271.

What was the population of Pauri Garhwal district in Census 2011?

6,87,271: 3,26,829 males and 3,60,442 females, of whom 1,12,703 lived in towns and 5,74,568 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 Pauri Garhwal?

Literacy was 82.0% in 2011 (men 92.7%, women 72.6%). The sex ratio was 1103 females per 1,000 males, and 904 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Pauri Garhwal district?

Kotdwara, with 33,035 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Pauri Garhwal district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 3,474 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Uttarakhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction