Yamunanagar District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Yamunanagar District Haryana Census 2025/2011 – Population, Growth, Religion, Sex Ratio, Literacy, SC/ST, Rural/Urban, Language, Tehsil/Taluk Data

Quick Overview of Yamunanagar District Census 2021 (Projected)

• Estimated Population (2025): 1,477,520 to 1,430,000 (14.39 - 14.78 Lakhs)
• Male Population (2025): ~781,000
• Female Population (2025): ~696,000
• Area: 1,768 sq.km
• Density: 687 per sq.km (2011), projected growth to ~835 per sq.km by 2036
• Sex Ratio: 877 females/1000 males (2011)
• Literacy Rate: 77.99% (2011)
• Urban Population Share: 38.94%
• Rural Population Share: 61.06%
• Scheduled Caste Population: 306,743 (25.26%)
• No Scheduled Tribe (ST) population found
• Child population (0-6 years): 146,789 (12% of overall pop in 2011)
• Most Spoken Language: Hindi (88.28%), Punjabi (7.24%), Haryanvi (1.75%), Urdu (1.20%)

Population Growth & Historic Trends (1901-2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation (%)	Male	Female
1901	234,603	–	130,000	105,000
1911	198,649	-15.33%	113,000	85,930
1921	214,427	+7.94%	120,000	94,130
1931	213,007	-0.66%	119,000	93,910
1941	243,803	+14.45%	135,000	108,000
1951	262,906	+7.83%	143,000	120,000
1961	370,224	+40.82%	202,000	169,000
1971	478,483	+29.24%	259,000	219,000
1981	632,820	+32.25%	341,000	292,000
1991	806,279	+27.41%	428,000	378,000
2001	1,041,630	+29.19%	559,444	482,186
2011	1,214,205	+16.56%	646,718	567,487
2025 (Est.)	1,477,520	+21.69% since 2011	781,000	696,000

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Proj.)

Religion	2011 Population	%	2025 Est. Pop.
Hindu	984,929	81.12%	1,122,819
Muslim	138,569	11.41%	157,969
Sikh	84,455	6.96%	96,279
Christian	3,646	0.30%	4,156
Jain	1,555	0.13%	1,773
Buddhist	161	0.01%	184
Others/Not Stated	126/764	0.01/0.06%	144/871

Urban & Rural Demographics (2011)

Description	Rural	Urban
Population (%)	61.06 %	38.94 %
Total Population	741,376	472,829
Male Population	393,957	252,761
Female Population	347,419	220,068
Sex Ratio	882	871
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	828	823
Child Population (0-6)	93,904	52,885
Male Child (0-6)	51,380	29,013
Female Child (0-6)	42,524	23,872
Literates	477,813	354,644
Average Literacy	73.80 %	84.45 %
Male Literacy	80.81 %	88.47 %
Female Literacy	65.92 %	79.86 %

Literacy Rate By Religion (2011)

Religion	Avg. Literacy (%)	Male Literacy (%)	Female Literacy (%)
Hindu	79.92	85.69	73.37
Muslim	55.66	64.06	46.26
Sikh	89.01	92.22	85.53
Christian	81.94	84.96	78.62

Major Cities, Towns & Taluks (2011)

City Name	2011 Population	2025 Est. Population
Yamunanagar (Municipal Council)	216,677	247,012
Jagadhri (Municipal Council)	124,894	142,379
Bilaspur	(Data NA)	—
Chhachhrauli	(Data NA)	—
Mandkheri	(Data NA)	—
Munda Majra	(Data NA)	—
Radaur	(Data NA)	—

Subdistricts & Blocks

• Subdivisions: Jagadhri, Radaur, Bilaspur
• Tehsils: Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Radaur, Bilaspur
• Development Blocks: Bilaspur, Sadhaura, Radaur, Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Saraswati Nagar, Partap Nagar
• Vidhan Sabha Constituencies: Sadhaura, Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar, Radaur

Child Population (2011)

Age Group	Total	Male	Female
0-6 Years	146,789	80,393	66,396

Scheduled Castes (SC) & Scheduled Tribes (ST)

Category	Total	% of Population	Male	Female
SC	306,743	25.26%	163,200	143,543
ST	0	0	0	0

Languages Spoken (2011)

• Hindi: 88.28%
• Punjabi: 7.24%
• Haryanvi: 1.75%
• Urdu: 1.20%

Workforce (2011)

• Total Workers: 389,233 (~32.06% of population)
• Male Workers: 342,343
• Female Workers: 46,890

Households, Area & Density

• Number of Villages: 636
• Number of Towns: 12
• Number of Households: 235,423
• Area: 1,768 sq.km
• Density: 687 per sq.km (2011)

Geography & Climate

• Rainfall: Monsoon average is 892 mm (Jan-Dec values shown in Wikipedia)
• Borders: Himachal Pradesh (N), Uttar Pradesh (E), Karnal (S), Kurukshetra (SW), Ambala (W)

FAQ

• What is the projected population of Yamunanagar in 2025?
  About 1.43 to 1.48 million.
• What is the literacy rate in Yamunanagar?
  77.99%, with male literacy at 83.84% and female literacy at 71.38% (2011).
• How many towns and villages in the district?
  12 towns and 636 villages.
• Which religion has the largest population?
  Hindus (81.12%).
• Is there any ST population?
  No, the district has no Scheduled Tribe population.
• Main languages spoken?
  Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Urdu.
• How is the sex ratio?
  Overall 877 (2011), rural is higher than urban.
• Worker percentage?
  32.06% of overall population (2011).
• Which cities are most populous?
  Yamunanagar and Jagadhri.