Madhya Pradesh Population Census 2011 | Madhya Pradesh Religion, Caste Data - Census 2011

As per the Census 2011, the total Population of Madhya Pradesh is 7.26 Cr. Thus the population of Madhya Pradesh forms 6 percent of India in 2011. Madhya Pradesh has total population of 72,626,809 in which males were 37,612,306 while females were 35,014,503.

Total area of Madhya Pradesh is 308,252 square km. Thus the population Density of Madhya Pradesh is 236 per square km which is lower than national average 382 per square km.

Population
7.26 Cr
Literacy
69.32%
Sex Ratio
931

Madhya Pradesh Literacy Rate - Census 2011

The total literacy rate of Madhya Pradesh is 69.32% which is less than average literacy rate 72.98% of India. Also the male literacy rate is 78.73% and the female literacy rate is 59.24% in Madhya Pradesh.

  Madhya Pradesh India
Female 59.24% 64.63%
Male 78.73% 80.88%
Total 69.32% 72.98%

Madhya Pradesh Sex Ratio - Census 2011

The average sex ration is the number of females per 1000 males. As per the Census 2011, the Average Sex Ration of Madhya Pradesh is 931 which is above than national average of 943 females per 1000 males. Also the child sex ration (age less than 6 years) of Madhya Pradesh is at 918 which is higher than 918 of India.


Madhya Pradesh Working Population - Census 2011

In Madhya Pradesh out of total population, 31,574,133 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,574,133 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,214,993 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,630,821 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,702,119 16,362,065 6,340,054
Cultivators 8,214,993 6,038,749 2,176,244
Agriculture Labourer 6,630,821 4,027,711 2,603,110
Household Industries 647,565 396,320 251,245
Other Workers 7,208,740 5,899,285 1,309,455
Marginal Workers 8,872,014 3,784,905 5,087,109
Non Working 41,052,676 17,465,336 23,587,340

Madhya Pradesh Urban/Rural Population - Census 2011

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Madhya Pradesh, 27.63% people lived in urban regions while 72.37% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 20,069,405 out of which 10,462,918 were males while remaining 9,606,487 were females. In rural areas of Madhya Pradesh, male population was 27,149,388 while female population was 25,408,016.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Madhya Pradesh was 918 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Madhya Pradesh was 901 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Madhya Pradesh were 2,483,664 which is 12.38% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh was 936 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Madhya Pradesh was 923 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Madhya Pradesh for urban regions was 82.85 percent in which males were 88.67% literate while female literacy stood at 76.52%. The total literate population of Madhya Pradesh was 42,851,169. Similarly in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh, the average literacy rate was 63.94 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 74.74% and 52.43% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh were 28,281,986.

Rural Urban
Population % 72.37% 27.63%
Total population 52,557,404 20,069,405
Male population 27,149,388 10,462,918
Female population 25,408,016 9,606,487
Sex ratio 936 918
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 923 901
Child population 8,325,731 2,483,664
Literates 28,281,986 14,569,183
Average literacy 63.94% 82.85%
Male literacy 74.74% 88.67%
Female literacy 52.43% 76.52%

List of Districts in Madhya Pradesh

List of districts of Madhya Pradesh with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Madhya Pradesh is divided into 50 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Indore is the largest district of Madhya Pradesh by population, while the least populated district of Madhya Pradesh is Harda.

Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Madhya Pradesh sorted by population.

# District Sub-districts Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Indore Tehsils 3,276,697 80.87% 928
2 Jabalpur Tehsils 2,463,289 81.07% 929
3 Sagar Tehsils 2,378,458 76.46% 893
4 Bhopal Tehsils 2,371,061 80.37% 918
5 Rewa Tehsils 2,365,106 71.62% 931
6 Satna Tehsils 2,228,935 72.26% 926
7 Dhar Tehsils 2,185,793 59% 964
8 Chhindwara Tehsils 2,090,922 71.16% 964
9 Gwalior Tehsils 2,032,036 76.65% 864
10 Ujjain Tehsils 1,986,864 72.34% 955
11 Morena Tehsils 1,965,970 71.03% 840
12 Khargone Tehsils 1,873,046 62.7% 965
13 Chhatarpur Tehsils 1,762,375 63.74% 883
14 Shivpuri Tehsils 1,726,050 62.55% 877
15 Bhind Tehsils 1,703,005 75.26% 837
16 Balaghat Tehsils 1,701,698 77.09% 1,021
17 Betul Tehsils 1,575,362 68.9% 971
18 Dewas Tehsils 1,563,715 69.35% 942
19 Rajgarh Tehsils 1,545,814 61.21% 956
20 Shajapur Tehsils 1,512,681 69.09% 938
21 Vidisha Tehsils 1,458,875 70.53% 896
22 Ratlam Tehsils 1,455,069 66.78% 971
23 Tikamgarh Tehsils 1,445,166 61.43% 901
24 Barwani Tehsils 1,385,881 49.08% 982
25 Seoni Tehsils 1,379,131 72.12% 982
26 Mandsaur Tehsils 1,340,411 71.78% 963
27 Raisen Tehsils 1,331,597 72.98% 901
28 Sehore Tehsils 1,311,332 70.06% 918
29 Khandwa Tehsils 1,310,061 66.39% 943
30 Katni Tehsils 1,292,042 71.98% 952
31 Damoh Tehsils 1,264,219 69.73% 910
32 Guna Tehsils 1,241,519 63.23% 912
33 Hoshangabad Tehsils 1,241,350 75.29% 914
34 Singrauli Tehsils 1,178,273 60.41% 920
35 Sidhi Tehsils 1,127,033 64.43% 957
36 Narsimhapur Tehsils 1,091,854 75.69% 920
37 Shahdol Tehsils 1,066,063 66.67% 974
38 Mandla Tehsils 1,054,905 66.87% 1,008
39 Jhabua Tehsils 1,025,048 43.3% 990
40 Panna Tehsils 1,016,520 64.79% 905
41 Ashoknagar Tehsils 845,071 66.42% 904
42 Neemuch Tehsils 826,067 70.8% 954
43 Datia Tehsils 786,754 72.63% 873
44 Burhanpur Tehsils 757,847 64.36% 951
45 Anuppur Tehsils 749,237 67.88% 976
46 Alirajpur Tehsils 728,999 36.1% 1,011
47 Dindori Tehsils 704,524 63.9% 1,002
48 Sheopur Tehsils 687,861 57.43% 901
49 Umaria Tehsils 644,758 65.89% 950
50 Harda Tehsils 570,465 72.5% 935