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 501805 households, population of 2371061 of which 1236130 are males and 1134931 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 304713 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 2772 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
Total2371061100%
Hindu175586174.05%
Muslim52543422.16%
Jain259501.09%
Christian234320.99%
Buddhist216880.91%
Sikh107890.46%
Religion not stated75720.32%
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)350.052421.95
Number of households40874793058
Total Population1917051454010
Population (%)52.06%47.57%
Male Population998105238025
Female Population918946215985
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
Huzur21075231361.771548920
Berasia2635381410.23187900

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Bhopal Population Facts

Number of Households501805
Population2371061
Male Population1236130 (52.13%)
Female Population1134931 (47.87%)
Children Population304713
Area2772 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