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District of Madhya Pradesh

Agar-Malwa District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.91 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,91,000 691,000 1 March 2026

Agar-Malwa district's population is estimated at ≈6.91 lakh (6,91,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,71,278 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Madhya Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Agar-Malwa district

Census 2011
5,71,278
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.91 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,17,329

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,53,949

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.91 lakh 6,91,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
5.71 lakh 5,71,278 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 248per km² 2011
Sex ratio
949 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
935 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
63.7% Male 76.5% · Female 50.3%
Urban share
20.5% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+17.2% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
≈ 2,307km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.16 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
490 Census 2011
Towns
7 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Agar-Malwa: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
7.4 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19913,90,216
20014,87,439
20115,71,278
2016 *6,16,000
2021 *6,56,000
2026 *6,91,000
2031 *7,19,000
2036 *7,42,000

* Estimate

How Agar-Malwa's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Agar-Malwa's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Agar1,73,33530.3%94566.3%27.9%
2 Susner1,43,82825.2%95663.3%21.7%
3 Badod1,35,52323.7%95259.5%10.2%
4 Nalkheda1,18,59220.8%94665.2%20.2%

Largest towns in Agar-Malwa (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Agar-Malwa (Census 2011)
  1. Agar 37,917
  2. Nalkheda 16,690
  3. Susner 16,432
  4. Soyatkalan 14,781
  5. Badod 13,834
  6. Kanad 10,458
  7. Badagaon 7,217

How people in Agar-Malwa worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

41.0%

Agricultural labourers

43.2%

Household industry

1.2%

Other work

14.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.9%.

Age structure of Agar-Malwa

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Agar-Malwa
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-428,83526,883
5-934,46731,857
10-1435,00432,683
15-1930,48426,341
20-2426,69123,663
25-2922,20821,215
30-3420,64720,376
35-3919,36418,565
40-4417,53615,960
45-4914,21412,973
50-5411,3249,469
55-597,7008,467
60-648,4678,430
65-696,0596,778
70-745,4305,420
75-792,4943,010
80+3,6464,232
Children (0–14)
33.2%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
57.3%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
9.5%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.9years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
65.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Agar-Malwa

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Agar-Malwa
  1. Hindi 99.7%
  2. Urdu 0.1%
  3. Gujarati 0.1%
  4. Marathi 0.0%
  5. Others 0.0%
  6. Sanskrit 0.0%
  7. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Malvi53.2%
  2. Hindi41.3%
  3. Sondwari4.8%
  4. Rajasthani0.3%
  5. Urdu0.1%
  6. Gujarati0.0%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Sanskrit0.0%

Housing and amenities in Agar-Malwa

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 64.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 17.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 10.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 15.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 82.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 47.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 3.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 45.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 22.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 2.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 34.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 34.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 3.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 29.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 41.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 6.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 10.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 57.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Agar-Malwa district held 0.8% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 52nd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.7%, 5.6 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 76.5% of men but only 50.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 949 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 931.
  • 20.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 17.2% in 2001–11, slower than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.91 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.

How this district was formed

Agar-Malwa covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Shajapur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    37.8% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Madhya Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Agar-Malwa, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Agar-Malwa (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Agar-Malwa (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 5,18,900 90.8% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 43,300 7.6% 6.6%
Christian ≈ 200 0.0% 0.3%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist ≈ 0 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 8,400 1.5% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Total5,71,278100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Agar-Malwa district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,91,000 (6.91 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Agar-Malwa's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,71,278.

What was the population of Agar-Malwa district in Census 2011?
5,71,278: 2,93,052 males and 2,78,226 females, of whom 1,17,329 lived in towns and 4,53,949 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Agar-Malwa?
Literacy was 63.7% in 2011 (men 76.5%, women 50.3%). The sex ratio was 949 females per 1,000 males, and 935 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Agar-Malwa district?
Agar, with 37,917 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Agar-Malwa district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 490 Census 2011 villages and 7 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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