Sheopur District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Madhya Pradesh) - Census 2011

Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh has total population of 687,861 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 361,784 are males while 326,077 are females. In 2011 there were total 146,043 families residing in Sheopur district. The Average Sex Ratio of Sheopur district is 901.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15.6% people lives in Urban areas while 84.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 72.9% while that in the rural areas is 54.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sheopur district is 903 while that of Rural areas is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheopur district is 116639 which is 17% of the total population. There are 61490 male children and 55149 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheopur is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Sheopur district.

The total literacy rate of Sheopur district is 57.43%. The male literacy rate is 57.55% and the female literacy rate is 36.75% in Sheopur district.

Population
687,861
Families
146,043
Literacy
57.43%
Sex Ratio
901

To facilitate the administration, Sheopur district is further divided into 5 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Sheopur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sheopur district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 116,639 61,490 55,149
Literacy 57.43% 57.55% 36.75%
Scheduled Caste 108,391 57,838 50,553
Scheduled Tribe 161,448 82,637 78,811
Illiterate 359,836 153,583 206,253

Caste-wise Population - Sheopur district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.5% of total population in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 108,391 57,838 50,553
Schedule Tribe 161,448 82,637 78,811

Religion-wise Population - Sheopur district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 638,702 (92.85%) 336,105 302,597
Muslim 41,396 (6.02%) 21,533 19,863
Christian 230 (0.03%) 119 111
Sikh 6,387 (0.93%) 3,377 3,010
Buddhist 201 (0.03%) 120 81
Jain 379 (0.06%) 202 177
Other Religion 40 (0.01%) 28 12
No Religion Specified 526 (0.08%) 300 226

Literacy Rate - Sheopur district

The total literacy rate of Sheopur district was 57.43% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 328,025 literates, males were 208,201 while females were 119,824. Also the male literacy rate was 69.33% and the female literacy rate was 44.23% in Sheopur district.

  Sheopur district Madhya Pradesh
Female 44.23% 59.24%
Male 69.33% 78.73%
Total 57.43% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Sheopur district

The Sex Ratio of Sheopur district is 901 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 901 females in Sheopur district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Sheopur district.

Population Density - Sheopur district

The total area of Sheopur district is 6,606 km2. Thus the density of Sheopur district is 104 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 40 sq. km. area is under urban region while 6,566 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Sheopur district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Sheopur, 15.61% people lived in urban regions while 84.39% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 107,352 out of which 56,424 were males while remaining 50,928 were females. In rural areas of Sheopur, male population was 305,360 while female population was 275,149.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Sheopur was 903 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Sheopur was 898 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Sheopur were 15,426 which is 14.37% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Sheopur was 901 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Sheopur was 897 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Sheopur for urban regions was 72.85 percent in which males were 82.43% literate while female literacy stood at 62.26%. The total literate population of Sheopur was 328,025. Similarly in rural areas of Sheopur, the average literacy rate was 54.47 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 66.82% and 40.77% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Sheopur were 261,053.

Rural Urban
Population % 84.39% 15.61%
Total population 580,509 107,352
Male population 305,360 56,424
Female population 275,149 50,928
Sex ratio 901 903
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 897 898
Child population 101,213 15,426
Literates 261,053 66,972
Average literacy 54.47% 72.85%
Male literacy 66.82% 82.43%
Female literacy 40.77% 62.26%

Child Population - Sheopur district

According to Census 2011, there were 116,639 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheopur district. Out of which 61,490 were male while 55,149 were female.

Working Population - Sheopur district

In Sheopur district out of total population, 277,455 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 277,455 workers engaged in Main Work, 93,775 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57,548 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 196,189 153,183 43,006
Cultivators 93,775 76,613 17,162
Agriculture Labourer 57,548 39,846 17,702
Household Industries 2,882 1,706 1,176
Other Workers 41,984 35,018 6,966
Marginal Workers 81,266 30,605 50,661
Non Working 410,406 177,996 232,410

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