Shahdol District Population, Madhya Pradesh - Census India 2011

Shahdol is one of district of Madhya Pradesh in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 844 villages and 8 towns in Shahdol district.

As per the Census India 2011, Shahdol district has 251,452 households, population of 1,066,063 of which 540,021 are males and 526,042 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 159,806 which is 14.99% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Shahdol district is around 974 compared to 931 which is average of Madhya Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Shahdol district is 56.68% out of which 64.58% males are literate and 48.56% females are literate. The total area of Shahdol is 6,205 sq.km with population density of 172 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 79.4% of population lives in Urban area and 20.6% lives in Rural area. There are 8.42% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 44.65% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shahdol district.

Shahdol Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,066,063100%
Hindu997,07393.53%
Muslim42,4263.98%
Other religions and persuasions19,4481.82%
Christian2,3720.22%
Religion not stated1,8270.17%
Jain1,7370.16%
Sikh9120.09%
Buddhist2680.03%

Shahdol Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1576,048
Number of households46,184205,268
Total Population219,600846,463
Population (%)51.66%49.6%
Male Population113,438426,583
Female Population106,162419,880
Sex Ratio936984
Literacy (%)73.54%52.3%

List of Tehsils in Shahdol

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Sohagpur486,9301,976246967
Beohari223,3471,221183953
Jaisinghnagar193,2941,673116986
Jaitpur162,4921,3351221011

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Shahdol Population Facts

Number of Households251,452
Population1,066,063
Male Population540,021 (50.66%)
Female Population526,042 (49.34%)
Children Population159,806
Area6,205 km2
Population density/km2172
Sex-ratio974
Literacy56.68%
Male Literacy64.58%
Female Literacy48.56%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %44.65%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.42%

Map of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh