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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #201 | Kurukshetra | Haryana | 5.13 | 9,64,655 |
| #202 | Lawngtlai | Mizoram | 5.13 | 1,17,894 |
| #203 | Rohtak | Haryana | 5.13 | 10,61,204 |
| #204 | Panipat | Haryana | 5.12 | 12,05,437 |
| #205 | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 5.12 | 29,14,253 |
| #206 | Surendranagar | Gujarat | 5.12 | 17,56,268 |
| #207 | Dangs (Ahwa) | Gujarat | 5.11 | 2,28,291 |
| #208 | Faridkot | Punjab | 5.11 | 6,17,508 |
| #209 | Bishnupur | Manipur | 5.1 | 2,37,399 |
| #210 | Lakhimpur | Assam | 5.1 | 10,42,137 |
| #211 | Latur | Maharashtra | 5.1 | 24,54,196 |
| #212 | Samastipur | Bihar | 5.1 | 42,61,566 |
| #213 | Sehore | Madhya Pradesh | 5.1 | 13,11,332 |
| #214 | Amritsar | Punjab | 5.09 | 24,90,656 |
| #215 | Jamtara | Jharkhand | 5.09 | 7,91,042 |
| #216 | Khargone | Madhya Pradesh | 5.09 | 18,73,046 |
| #217 | Nandurbar | Maharashtra | 5.09 | 16,48,295 |
| #218 | Patiala | Punjab | 5.09 | 18,95,686 |
| #219 | Fatehgarh Sahib | Punjab | 5.08 | 6,00,163 |
| #220 | Goalpara | Assam | 5.08 | 10,08,183 |
| #221 | Guna | Madhya Pradesh | 5.08 | 12,41,519 |
| #222 | Muzaffarpur | Bihar | 5.08 | 48,01,062 |
| #223 | Parbhani | Maharashtra | 5.08 | 18,36,086 |
| #224 | Saiha | Mizoram | 5.08 | 56,574 |
| #225 | Sri Ganganagar | Rajasthan | 5.08 | 19,69,168 |
| #226 | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | 5.08 | 19,86,864 |
| #227 | Bathinda | Punjab | 5.07 | 13,88,525 |
| #228 | Chamba | Himachal Pradesh | 5.07 | 5,19,080 |
| #229 | Dima Hasao | Assam | 5.07 | 2,14,102 |
| #230 | Khagaria | Bihar | 5.07 | 16,66,886 |
| #231 | Sahibganj | Jharkhand | 5.07 | 11,50,567 |
| #232 | Simdega | Jharkhand | 5.07 | 5,99,578 |
| #233 | Baran | Rajasthan | 5.06 | 12,22,755 |
| #234 | Dewas | Madhya Pradesh | 5.06 | 15,63,715 |
| #235 | Rewari | Haryana | 5.06 | 9,00,332 |
| #236 | Zunheboto | Nagaland | 5.06 | 1,40,757 |
| #237 | Nanded | Maharashtra | 5.05 | 33,61,292 |
| #238 | Rupnagar | Punjab | 5.05 | 6,84,627 |
| #239 | Begusarai | Bihar | 5.04 | 29,70,541 |
| #240 | Faridabad | Haryana | 5.04 | 18,09,733 |
| #241 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | 5.04 | 16,48,115 |
| #242 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 5.04 | 32,76,697 |
| #243 | Purnia (Purnea) | Bihar | 5.04 | 32,64,619 |
| #244 | Sabarkantha (Himmatnagar) | Gujarat | 5.04 | 24,28,589 |
| #245 | Shajapur | Madhya Pradesh | 5.04 | 15,12,681 |
| #246 | Ambala | Haryana | 5.03 | 11,28,350 |
| #247 | Bundi | Rajasthan | 5.03 | 11,10,906 |
| #248 | East Khasi Hills | Meghalaya | 5.03 | 8,25,922 |
| #249 | Harda | Madhya Pradesh | 5.03 | 5,70,465 |
| #250 | Supaul | Bihar | 5.03 | 22,29,076 |