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

Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh has a total population of 2,378,458 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,256,257 are males while 1,122,201 are females. In 2011 there were a total 517,850 families residing in Sagar district. The Average Sex Ratio of Sagar district is 893.

Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29.8% people live in Urban areas while 70.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.4% while that in rural areas is 72.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sagar district is 905 while that of Rural areas is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sagar district is 356903 which is 15% of the total population. There are 185400 male children and 171503 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sagar is 925 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Sagar district.

The total literacy rate of Sagar district is 76.46%. The male literacy rate is 72.33% and the female literacy rate is 56.77% in Sagar district.

Population
2,378,458
Literacy
76.46%
Sex Ratio
893

To facilitate the administration, Sagar district is further divided into 11 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Sagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 356,903 185,400 171,503
Literacy 76.46% 72.33% 56.77%
Scheduled Caste 501,630 266,306 235,324
Scheduled Tribe 221,936 114,771 107,165
Illiterate 832,739 347,650 485,089

Caste-wise Population - Sagar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.3% of total population in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 501,630 266,306 235,324
Schedule Tribe 221,936 114,771 107,165

Religion-wise Population - Sagar district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,198,297 (92.43%) 1,162,318 1,035,979
Muslim 103,480 (4.35%) 53,623 49,857
Christian 5,580 (0.23%) 2,851 2,729
Sikh 4,146 (0.17%) 2,681 1,465
Buddhist 991 (0.04%) 568 423
Jain 62,992 (2.65%) 32,691 30,301
Other Religion 168 (0.01%) 85 83
No Religion Specified 2,804 (0.12%) 1,440 1,364

Literacy Rate - Sagar district

The total literacy rate of Sagar district was 76.46% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 1,545,719 literates, males were 908,607 while females were 637,112. Also the male literacy rate was 84.85% and the female literacy rate was 67.02% in Sagar district.

  Sagar district Madhya Pradesh
Female 67.02% 59.24%
Male 84.85% 78.73%
Total 76.46% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Sagar district

The Sex Ratio of Sagar district is 893 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 893 females in Sagar district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Sagar district.


Population Density - Sagar district

The total area of Sagar district is 10,252 km2. Thus the density of Sagar district is 232 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 198 sq. km. area is under urban region while 10,054 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Sagar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Sagar, 29.8% people lived in urban regions while 70.2% in rural areas. The total urban population was 708,796 out of which 372,124 were males while the remaining 336,672 were females. In rural areas of Sagar, male population was 884,133 while the female population was 785,529.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Sagar was 905 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Sagar was 931 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Sagar were 91,242 which is 12.87% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Sagar was 888 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Sagar was 923 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Sagar for urban regions was 86.43 percent in which males were 91.81% literate while female literacy stood at 80.45%. The total literate population of Sagar was 1,545,719. Similarly in rural areas of Sagar, the average literacy rate was 72.08 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 81.82% and 61.04% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Sagar were 1,011,982.

Rural Urban
Population % 70.2% 29.8%
Total population 1,669,662 708,796
Male population 884,133 372,124
Female population 785,529 336,672
Sex ratio 888 905
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 923 931
Child population 265,661 91,242
Literates 1,011,982 533,737
Average literacy 72.08% 86.43%
Male literacy 81.82% 91.81%
Female literacy 61.04% 80.45%

Child Population - Sagar district

According to Census 2011, there were 356,903 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sagar district. Out of which 185,400 were male while 171,503 were female.


Working Population - Sagar district

In Sagar district out of total population, 1,006,035 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,006,035 workers engaged in Main Work, 180,735 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 249,084 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 779,093 585,116 193,977
Cultivators 180,735 157,814 22,921
Agriculture Labourer 249,084 182,529 66,555
Household Industries 102,061 40,914 61,147
Other Workers 247,213 203,859 43,354
Marginal Workers 226,942 96,961 129,981
Non Working 1,372,423 574,180 798,243

Nearby Districts from Sagar

Below are the list of Districts near Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.


Sagar district Map


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