Adilabad city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Adilabad Metropolitan Region. The Adilabad city is located in Andhra Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Adilabad city in 2025 is
168,000
, while Adilabad metro population is estimated at
201,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Adilabad city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Adilabad city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Adilabad city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Adilabad in 2011 is 117,167. Although Adilabad city has population of 117,167; its urban / metropolitan population is 139,383.
Adilabad Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Adilabad city are 82,027 of which 45,259 are males while 36,768 are females. Average literacy rate of Adilabad city is 78.74 percent of which male and female literacy was 85.84 and 71.46 percent.
The sex ratio of Adilabad city is 971 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 932 per 1000 boys.
Adilabad Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Adilabad city numbers 17,331 in which population of 79,298 resides. This is around 67.68% of total population of Adilabad city.
Adilabad Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Adilabad city with 59.37 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Adilabad with approximately 35.59 % following it.
In Adilabad city, Christinity is followed by 0.83 %, Jainism by 0.13 %, Sikhism by 0.15 % and Buddhism by 2.60 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 1.31 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
59.37 %
69,560
Muslims
35.59 %
41,705
Christian
0.83 %
975
Sikh
0.15 %
172
Buddhist
2.60 %
3,043
Jain
0.13 %
155
Others
0.02 %
20
Not Stated
1.31 %
1,537
Adilabad Future Population 2021-2031
Adilabad
City
Metropolitan
2011
117,167
139,383
2021
152,000
181,000
2022
156,000
186,000
2023
160,000
191,000
2024
164,000
196,000
2025
168,000
201,000
2026
173,000
207,000
2027
178,000
213,000
2028
183,000
219,000
2029
188,000
225,000
2030
193,000
231,000
2031
198,000
237,000
Adilabad City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
117,167
59,448
57,719
Literates
82,027
45,259
36,768
Children (0-6)
12,993
6,725
6,268
Average Literacy (%)
78.74 %
85.84 %
71.46 %
Sexratio
971
Child Sexratio
932
Adilabad Metropolitan Region
Adilabad city comes under Adilabad Metropolitan area.