Chhindwara District Population, Madhya Pradesh - Census India 2011

Chhindwara is one of district of Madhya Pradesh in India. There are 12 Tehsils, 1,965 villages and 26 towns in Chhindwara district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chhindwara district has 443,361 households, population of 2,090,922 of which 1,064,468 are males and 1,026,454 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 272,289 which is 13.02% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chhindwara district is around 964 compared to 931 which is average of Madhya Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Chhindwara district is 61.9% out of which 68.7% males are literate and 54.84% females are literate. The total area of Chhindwara is 11,815 sq.km with population density of 177 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 75.84% of population lives in Urban area and 24.16% lives in Rural area. There are 11.11% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 36.82% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chhindwara district.

Chhindwara Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,090,922100%
Hindu1,923,92092.01%
Muslim100,6924.82%
Other religions and persuasions25,7711.23%
Buddhist24,4711.17%
Jain7,8300.37%
Christian4,8930.23%
Sikh2,2580.11%
Religion not stated1,0870.05%

Chhindwara Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)22311,592
Number of households110,212333,149
Total Population505,1831,585,739
Population (%)51.12%49.16%
Male Population258,269806,199
Female Population246,914779,540
Sex Ratio956967
Literacy (%)76.48%57.25%

List of Tehsils in Chhindwara

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chhindwara337,144627538956
Jamai240,5471,468164980
Parasia193,536381508963
Pandhurna192,6181,187162953
Chaurai189,4701,021186942
Sausar181,692840216944
Mohkhed168,340993170963
Amarwara159,063995160971
Harrai135,1881,631831005
Tamia114,1761,43480979
Umreth91,457456200973
Bichhua87,691783112972

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Chhindwara Population Facts

Number of Households443,361
Population2,090,922
Male Population1,064,468 (50.91%)
Female Population1,026,454 (49.09%)
Children Population272,289
Area11,815 km2
Population density/km2177
Sex-ratio964
Literacy61.9%
Male Literacy68.7%
Female Literacy54.84%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %36.82%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %11.11%

Map of Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh