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District of Uttarakhand

Udham Singh Nagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.19 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,19,000 2.12 million 1 March 2026

Udham Singh Nagar district's population is estimated at ≈21.19 lakh (21,19,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttarakhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,48,902.

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

Udham Singh Nagar district

Census 2011
16,48,902
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.19 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,86,760

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,62,142

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 21.19 lakh 21,19,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.49 lakh 16,48,902 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
649per km² 2011
Sex ratio
920 Uttarakhand: 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)
899 Uttarakhand: 890
Literacy rate
73.1% Male 81.1% · Female 64.5%
Urban share
35.6% Uttarakhand: 30.2%
Growth 2001–11
+33.5% Uttarakhand: +18.8%
Area
2,542km² Census 2011
Households
3.09 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
688 Census 2011
Towns
19 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Udham Singh Nagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
24 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,36,446
19613,01,681
19714,51,717
19816,68,751
19919,24,856
200112,35,614
201116,48,902
2016 *18,06,000
2021 *19,64,000
2026 *21,19,000
2031 *22,68,000
2036 *24,05,000

* Estimate

How Udham Singh Nagar'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 Udham Singh Nagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kichha3,90,86623.7%90072.2%58.9%
2 Kashipur2,83,13617.2%90377.7%49.0%
3 Khatima 2,27,22613.8%97076.4%20.5%
4 Sitarganj2,14,42813.0%93672.0%16.9%
5 Bajpur1,88,08311.4%91566.4%24.6%
6 Gadarpur1,74,84810.6%92571.3%17.5%
7 Jaspur1,70,31510.3%91173.6%34.0%

Largest towns in Udham Singh Nagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Udham Singh Nagar (Census 2011)
  1. Rudrapur 1,54,554
  2. Kashipur 1,21,623
  3. Jaspur 50,523
  4. Kichha 41,965
  5. Sitarganj 29,965
  6. Bajpur 25,524
  7. Nagla CT 22,258
  8. Umru Khurd CT 20,593
  9. Gadarpur 19,301
  10. Khatima 15,093

How people in Udham Singh Nagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

20.7%

Agricultural labourers

27.9%

Household industry

4.5%

Other work

46.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 35.9%.

Age structure of Udham Singh Nagar

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 Udham Singh Nagar
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
0-481,83674,027
5-996,16185,350
10-141,06,58695,063
15-191,06,68694,344
20-2487,56680,468
25-2968,18866,339
30-3457,96157,649
35-3956,99654,423
40-4447,46043,178
45-4939,77934,924
50-5429,32725,323
55-5921,17422,542
60-6423,43521,688
65-6914,05613,529
70-7410,0239,066
75-794,1544,398
80+6,4247,084
Children (0–14)
32.7%
Uttarakhand 31.1%
Working age (15–59)
60.4%
Uttarakhand 60.0%
Older people (60+)
6.9%
Uttarakhand 8.9%
Median age
22.5years
Uttarakhand 24.0
Dependency ratio
58.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttarakhand 58.1

Languages spoken in Udham Singh Nagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 44 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Udham Singh Nagar
  1. Hindi 72.2%
  2. Punjabi 10.1%
  3. Bengali 7.9%
  4. Urdu 6.4%
  5. Maithili 3.0%
  6. Nepali 0.1%
  7. Sindhi 0.1%
  8. Khandeshi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi62.4%
  2. Punjabi10.1%
  3. Bengali7.9%
  4. Urdu6.4%
  5. Kumauni5.2%
  6. Bhojpuri3.6%
  7. Tharu2.9%
  8. Garhwali0.4%

Housing and amenities in Udham Singh Nagar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 84.9%

    Uttarakhand 87.1%

  • Tap water 36.8%

    Uttarakhand 68.2%

  • Water source within premises 81.0%

    Uttarakhand 58.6%

  • Toilet within premises 69.3%

    Uttarakhand 66.0%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 29.7%

    Uttarakhand 32.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 69.2%

    Uttarakhand 69.6%

  • Closed drainage 9.3%

    Uttarakhand 19.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 38.9%

    Uttarakhand 44.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 58.8%

    Uttarakhand 52.8%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 72.9%

    Uttarakhand 71.5%

  • Television 64.1%

    Uttarakhand 62.2%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 29.5%

    Uttarakhand 23.2%

  • Computer or laptop 9.3%

    Uttarakhand 11.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 5.6%

    Uttarakhand 6.3%

  • Use banking services 72.5%

    Uttarakhand 80.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.6%

    Uttarakhand 13.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.3%

    Uttarakhand 82.8%

  • Rent their home 10.0%

    Uttarakhand 12.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 80.0%

    Uttarakhand 90.7%

  • House in good condition 51.6%

    Uttarakhand 66.8%

  • Concrete roof 18.9%

    Uttarakhand 43.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 49.9%

    Uttarakhand 51.7%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 40.1%

    Uttarakhand 27.3%

Uttarakhand

What the numbers say

  • Udham Singh Nagar district held 16.3% of Uttarakhand's population in 2011, 3rd of 13 districts.
  • Literacy is 73.1%, 5.7 points below the Uttarakhand average of 78.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.1% of men but only 64.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 920 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 963.
  • The child sex ratio was just 899 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 35.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Uttarakhand as a whole (30.2%).
  • The population grew 33.5% in 2001–11, faster than Uttarakhand's 18.8%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈21.19 lakh, implies growth of about 29% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttarakhand projection.
  • Its largest town, Rudrapur, had 1.55 lakh people in 2011, 9.4% 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 Udham Singh Nagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Udham Singh Nagar (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 Udham Singh Nagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttarakhand
Hindu 11,04,452 67.0% 83.0%
Muslim 3,72,267 22.6% 13.9%
Christian 6,064 0.4% 0.4%
Sikh 1,62,768 9.9% 2.3%
Buddhist 505 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 738 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 159 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,949 0.1% 0.1%
Total16,48,902100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Udham Singh Nagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,19,000 (21.19 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Udham Singh Nagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttarakhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,48,902.

What was the population of Udham Singh Nagar district in Census 2011?
16,48,902: 8,58,783 males and 7,90,119 females, of whom 5,86,760 lived in towns and 10,62,142 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Udham Singh Nagar?
Literacy was 73.1% in 2011 (men 81.1%, women 64.5%). The sex ratio was 920 females per 1,000 males, and 899 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Udham Singh Nagar district?
Rudrapur, with 1,54,554 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Udham Singh Nagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 688 Census 2011 villages and 19 towns.

⤓ Download Uttarakhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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