District of Madhya Pradesh

Ashoknagar District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Ashoknagar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,57,000 (10.57 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ashoknagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,45,071.

Q: What was the population of Ashoknagar district in Census 2011?

8,45,071: 4,43,837 males and 4,01,234 females, of whom 1,53,684 lived in towns and 6,91,387 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 10.57 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

10,57,000 1.06 million 1 March 2026

Ashoknagar district's population is estimated at ≈10.57 lakh (10,57,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,45,071.

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

Ashoknagar district

Census 2011: 8,45,071
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 10.57 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 1,53,684

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 6,91,387

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 10.57 lakh 10,57,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 8.45 lakh 8,45,071 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 181per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 904 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6): 921 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate: 66.4% Male 78.1% · Female 53.4%
Urban share: 18.2% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11: +22.7% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area: 4,674km² Census 2011
Households: 1.73 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages: 899 Census 2011
Towns: 4 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Census
Estimate

12 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	2,18,282
1961	2,77,795
1971	3,57,456
1981	4,44,551
1991	5,59,257
2001	6,88,940
2011	8,45,071
2016 *	9,21,000
2021 *	9,92,000
2026 *	10,57,000
2031 *	11,14,000
2036 *	11,63,000

* Estimate

How Ashoknagar'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 Ashoknagar's 2011 population was spread
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1	Mungaoli	2,21,572	26.2%	892	67.8%	11.8%
2	Ashoknagar	2,15,267	25.5%	907	68.2%	38.0%
3	Isagarh	1,76,249	20.9%	909	65.6%	7.1%
4	Chanderi	1,58,330	18.7%	906	63.0%	20.9%
5	Shadhora	73,653	8.7%	915	66.3%	0.0%

Largest towns in Ashoknagar (Census 2011)

Ashoknagar 81,828
Chanderi 33,081
Mungaoli 26,192
Isagarh 12,583

How people in Ashoknagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

37.1%

Agricultural labourers

38.8%

Household industry

3.3%

Other work

20.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.3%.

Age structure of Ashoknagar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	49,632	46,099
5-9	56,146	51,934
10-14	55,486	50,463
15-19	44,978	36,901
20-24	39,969	35,850
25-29	35,575	32,377
30-34	31,065	29,155
35-39	28,330	25,045
40-44	23,924	20,732
45-49	19,428	17,093
50-54	15,427	12,127
55-59	10,075	10,751
60-64	11,987	11,191
65-69	8,314	8,385
70-74	6,695	6,201
75-79	2,765	2,854
80+	3,655	3,704

Children (0–14): 36.7%; Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59): 55.5%; Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+): 7.8%; Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age: 22.0years; Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio: 71.6; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Ashoknagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 98.6%
Punjabi 0.7%
Urdu 0.6%
Marathi 0.1%
Bengali 0.0%
Kannada 0.0%
Gujarati 0.0%
Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi98.6%
Punjabi0.7%
Urdu0.6%
Marathi0.1%
Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.0%
Bengali0.0%
Prakritha/Prakritha Bhasha0.0%
Gujarati0.0%

Housing and amenities in Ashoknagar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 49.6%

Madhya Pradesh 67.3%
Tap water 10.2%

Madhya Pradesh 23.6%
Water source within premises 17.8%

Madhya Pradesh 24.1%
Toilet within premises 15.4%

Madhya Pradesh 29.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.1%

Madhya Pradesh 69.7%
Bathing area within premises 51.6%

Madhya Pradesh 47.5%
Closed drainage 3.5%

Madhya Pradesh 10.0%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.3%

Madhya Pradesh 18.4%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.9%

Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

Mobile phone 46.0%

Madhya Pradesh 43.8%
Television 25.1%

Madhya Pradesh 32.4%
Scooter or motorcycle 13.8%

Madhya Pradesh 19.0%
Computer or laptop 3.6%

Madhya Pradesh 6.0%
Car, jeep or van 1.4%

Madhya Pradesh 2.7%
Use banking services 30.4%

Madhya Pradesh 46.7%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 37.6%

Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

Own their home 95.3%

Madhya Pradesh 90.8%
Rent their home 3.2%

Madhya Pradesh 6.8%
Permanent (pucca) house 33.8%

Madhya Pradesh 44.4%
House in good condition 54.6%

Madhya Pradesh 52.4%
Concrete roof 8.8%

Madhya Pradesh 17.0%
Cement or tiled floor 14.1%

Madhya Pradesh 24.9%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.8%

Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

Ashoknagar district held 1.2% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 41st of 55 districts.
Literacy is 66.4%, 2.9 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.1% of men but only 53.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 904 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
18.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
The population grew 22.7% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈10.57 lakh, implies growth of about 25% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
Its largest town, Ashoknagar, had 81.8 thousand people in 2011, 9.7% of the district.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

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

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

Population by religion in Ashoknagar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ashoknagar (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Madhya Pradesh
Hindu	7,78,214	92.1%	90.9%
Muslim	40,707	4.8%	6.6%
Christian	635	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	8,009	0.9%	0.2%
Buddhist	1,352	0.2%	0.3%
Jain	15,094	1.8%	0.8%
Other religions and persuasions	27	0.0%	0.8%
Religion not stated	1,033	0.1%	0.1%
Total	8,45,071	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ashoknagar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,57,000 (10.57 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ashoknagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,45,071.

What was the population of Ashoknagar district in Census 2011?

8,45,071: 4,43,837 males and 4,01,234 females, of whom 1,53,684 lived in towns and 6,91,387 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ashoknagar?

Literacy was 66.4% in 2011 (men 78.1%, women 53.4%). The sex ratio was 904 females per 1,000 males, and 921 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ashoknagar district?

Ashoknagar, with 81,828 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ashoknagar district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 899 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction