Bhopal District Population, Madhya Pradesh - Census India 2011

Bhopal is one of district of Madhya Pradesh in India. There are 2 Tehsils, 519 villages and 3 towns in Bhopal district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bhopal district has 501,805 households, population of 2,371,061 of which 1,236,130 are males and 1,134,931 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 304,713 which is 12.85% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bhopal district is around 918 compared to 931 which is average of Madhya Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Bhopal district is 70.04% out of which 74.45% males are literate and 65.24% females are literate. The total area of Bhopal is 2,772 sq.km with population density of 855 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 19.15% of population lives in Urban area and 80.85% lives in Rural area. There are 15.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2.93% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bhopal district.

Bhopal Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,371,061100%
Hindu1,755,86174.05%
Muslim525,43422.16%
Jain25,9501.09%
Christian23,4320.99%
Buddhist21,6880.91%
Sikh10,7890.46%
Religion not stated7,5720.32%
Other religions and persuasions3350.01%

Bhopal Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)3502,422
Number of households408,74793,058
Total Population1,917,051454,010
Population (%)52.06%47.57%
Male Population998,105238,025
Female Population918,946215,985
Sex Ratio921907
Literacy (%)73.34%56.12%

List of Tehsils in Bhopal

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Huzur2,107,5231,3621548920
Berasia263,5381,410187900

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Bhopal Population Facts

Number of Households501,805
Population2,371,061
Male Population1,236,130 (52.13%)
Female Population1,134,931 (47.87%)
Children Population304,713
Area2,772 km2
Population density/km2855
Sex-ratio918
Literacy70.04%
Male Literacy74.45%
Female Literacy65.24%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.93%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.08%

Map of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh