Avg household size
Total population divided by number of households. Rural districts run 5.5+; metro cores run ~4.0. Proxies for urbanisation, joint-family prevalence, and youth dependency.
595 districts with this metric set.
| Rank | District | State | Metric (people) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #151 | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 5.29 | 26,84,487 |
| #152 | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 5.29 | 20,32,036 |
| #153 | Ramgarh | Jharkhand | 5.29 | 9,49,443 |
| #154 | West Siang | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.29 | 1,12,274 |
| #155 | Dhemaji | Assam | 5.28 | 6,86,133 |
| #156 | Hanumangarh | Rajasthan | 5.28 | 17,74,692 |
| #157 | Jhabua | Madhya Pradesh | 5.28 | 10,25,048 |
| #158 | Unnao | Uttar Pradesh | 5.28 | 31,08,367 |
| #159 | Kaithal | Haryana | 5.26 | 10,74,304 |
| #160 | Upper Subansiri | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.26 | 83,448 |
| #161 | Bhiwani | Haryana | 5.25 | 16,34,445 |
| #162 | Koppal | Karnataka | 5.25 | 13,89,920 |
| #163 | Sirsa | Haryana | 5.25 | 12,95,189 |
| #164 | Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan | 5.24 | 13,35,551 |
| #165 | Bagalkot | Karnataka | 5.23 | 18,89,752 |
| #166 | Ajmer | Rajasthan | 5.22 | 25,83,052 |
| #167 | Bokaro | Jharkhand | 5.22 | 20,62,330 |
| #168 | Sonipat | Haryana | 5.22 | 14,50,001 |
| #169 | West Garo Hills | Meghalaya | 5.22 | 6,43,291 |
| #170 | Wokha | Nagaland | 5.22 | 1,66,343 |
| #171 | Fatehabad | Haryana | 5.21 | 9,42,011 |
| #172 | Lohardaga | Jharkhand | 5.21 | 4,61,790 |
| #173 | East Champaran (Motihari) | Bihar | 5.2 | 50,99,371 |
| #174 | Hisar | Haryana | 5.2 | 17,43,931 |
| #175 | Junagadh | Gujarat | 5.2 | 27,43,082 |
| #176 | Munger (Monghyr) | Bihar | 5.2 | 13,67,765 |
| #177 | East Siang | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.19 | 99,214 |
| #178 | Garhwa | Jharkhand | 5.19 | 13,22,784 |
| #179 | Morigaon | Assam | 5.19 | 9,57,423 |
| #180 | Sangrur | Punjab | 5.19 | 16,55,169 |
| #181 | Burhanpur | Madhya Pradesh | 5.18 | 7,57,847 |
| #182 | Godda | Jharkhand | 5.18 | 13,13,551 |
| #183 | Malappuram | Kerala | 5.18 | 41,12,920 |
| #184 | Jhajjar | Haryana | 5.17 | 9,58,405 |
| #185 | Muktsar | Punjab | 5.17 | 9,01,896 |
| #186 | Purulia | West Bengal | 5.16 | 29,30,115 |
| #187 | Yamunanagar | Haryana | 5.16 | 12,14,205 |
| #188 | Karnal | Haryana | 5.15 | 15,05,324 |
| #189 | Moga | Punjab | 5.15 | 9,95,746 |
| #190 | Peren | Nagaland | 5.15 | 95,219 |
| #191 | Saharsa | Bihar | 5.15 | 19,00,661 |
| #192 | Ukhrul | Manipur | 5.15 | 1,83,998 |
| #193 | Amreli | Gujarat | 5.14 | 15,14,190 |
| #194 | Barnala | Punjab | 5.14 | 5,95,527 |
| #195 | Hingoli | Maharashtra | 5.14 | 11,77,345 |
| #196 | Mansa | Punjab | 5.14 | 7,69,751 |
| #197 | Serchhip | Mizoram | 5.14 | 64,937 |
| #198 | Sirohi | Rajasthan | 5.14 | 10,36,346 |
| #199 | Dhar | Madhya Pradesh | 5.13 | 21,85,793 |
| #200 | Khunti | Jharkhand | 5.13 | 5,31,885 |