Madhya Pradesh Population - Census India 2011

Madhya Pradesh is one of state in India with population of 72626809. There are 50 districts, 342 Tehsils, 54903 villages and 509 towns in Madhya Pradesh.

As per the Census India 2011, Madhya Pradesh has 15093256 households, population of 72626809 of which 37612306 are males and 35014503 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 10809395 which is 14.88% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Madhya Pradesh state is around 931 compared to 943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Madhya Pradesh state is 59% out of which 66.93% males are literate and 50.48% females are literate. The total area of Madhya Pradesh is 308252 sq.km with population density of 236 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 72.37% of population lives in Urban area and 27.63% lives in Rural area. There are 15.62% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 21.09% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total72626809100%
Hindu6600712190.89%
Muslim47746956.57%
Other religions and persuasions5995940.83%
Jain5670280.78%
Buddhist2160520.3%
Christian2132820.29%
Sikh1514120.21%
Religion not stated976250.13%

Madhya Pradesh Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)7746.41300505.59
Number of households401297811080278
Total Population2006940552557404
Population (%)52.13%48.34%
Male Population1046291827149388
Female Population960648725408016
Sex Ratio918936
Literacy (%)72.59%53.81%

List of Districts in Madhya Pradesh

Check out complete list of all districts in Madhya Pradesh
DistrictPopulationArea (km2)Po. DensitySex-ratio
Indore32766973898841928
Jabalpur24632895211473929
Sagar237845810252232893
Bhopal23710612772855918
Rewa23651066314375931
Satna22289357502297926
Dhar21857938153268964
Chhindwara209092211815177964
Gwalior20320364560446864
Ujjain19868646091326955
Morena19659704989394840
Khargone (West Nimar)18730468025233965
Chhatarpur17623758687203883
Shivpuri172605010066171877
Bhind17030054459382837
Balaghat170169892291841021
Betul157536210043157971
Dewas15637157020223942
Rajgarh15458146153251956
Shajapur15126816195244938
Vidisha14588757371198896
Ratlam14550694861299971
Tikamgarh14451665048286901
Barwani 13858815427255982
Seoni13791318758157982
Mandsaur13404115535242963
Raisen13315978466157901
Sehore13113326578199918
Khandwa (East Nimar)13100617352178943
Katni 12920424950261952
Damoh12642197306173910
Guna12415196390194912
Hoshangabad12413506703185914
Singrauli11782735675208920
Sidhi11270334851232957
Narsimhapur10918545133213920
Shahdol10660636205172974
Mandla105490558001821008
Jhabua10250483600285990
Panna10165207135142905
Ashoknagar8450714674181904
Neemuch 8260674256194954
Datia7867542902271873
Burhanpur7578473427221951
Anuppur7492373747200976
Alirajpur72899931822291011
Dindori 7045247470941002
Sheopur 6878616606104901
Umaria6447584076158950
Harda 5704653334171935

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Madhya Pradesh Population Facts

Number of Households15093256
Population72626809
Male Population37612306 (51.79%)
Female Population35014503 (48.21%)
Children Population10809395
Area308252 km2
Population density/km2236
Sex-ratio931
Literacy59%
Male Literacy66.93%
Female Literacy50.48%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %21.09%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.62%

Map of Madhya Pradesh

Big Cities

Indore1992422
Indore1992422
Indore1964086
Indore1964086
Bhopal1798218
Jabalpur1069292
Jabalpur1069292
Jabalpur1055525
Jabalpur1055525
Gwalior1054420