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District of Madhya Pradesh

Bhind District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 20.85 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

20,85,000 2.08 million 1 March 2026

Bhind district's population is estimated at ≈20.85 lakh (20,85,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,03,005.

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

Bhind district

Census 2011
17,03,005
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20.85 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,32,922

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,70,083

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 20.85 lakh 20,85,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
17.03 lakh 17,03,005 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
382per km² 2011
Sex ratio
837 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
843 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
75.3% Male 85.4% · Female 63.1%
Urban share
25.4% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+19.2% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
4,459km² Census 2011
Households
2.99 lakh 5.7 people per household
Villages
937 Census 2011
Towns
12 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Bhind: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,27,978
19616,41,169
19717,93,955
19819,73,816
199112,19,000
200114,28,559
201117,03,005
2016 *18,43,000
2021 *19,71,000
2026 *20,85,000
2031 *21,81,000
2036 *22,61,000

* Estimate

How Bhind'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 Bhind's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bhind5,38,18931.6%85078.8%41.4%
2 Gohad3,16,82618.6%81971.7%27.3%
3 Lahar2,14,04812.6%84573.2%30.1%
4 Mehgaon1,98,34311.6%82073.9%10.8%
5 Ater1,39,3788.2%84977.1%0.0%
6 Gormi1,28,7747.6%83275.9%16.2%
7 Mihona89,4425.3%83473.2%18.9%
8 Ron78,0054.6%84072.4%0.0%

Largest towns in Bhind (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bhind (Census 2011)
  1. Bhind 1,97,585
  2. Gohad 58,939
  3. Lahar 35,674
  4. Mehgaon 21,335
  5. Gormi 20,841
  6. Mau 20,147
  7. Daboh 18,097
  8. Mihona 16,935
  9. Phuphkalan 12,657
  10. Akoda 12,534

How people in Bhind worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

44.4%

Agricultural labourers

30.4%

Household industry

1.9%

Other work

23.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 30.6%.

Age structure of Bhind

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 →

Age structure of Bhind
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-491,78579,091
5-91,02,54583,709
10-141,11,67992,540
15-191,11,22578,352
20-2490,20868,066
25-2970,65160,885
30-3460,43656,771
35-3958,10853,533
40-4450,95743,097
45-4940,52136,253
50-5434,71028,351
55-5925,17124,504
60-6426,55723,324
65-6917,54817,418
70-7416,20513,645
75-797,0426,645
80+9,3478,121
Children (0–14)
33.0%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
58.4%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.6%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.1years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
63.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Bhind

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 →

Languages spoken in Bhind
  1. Hindi 99.7%
  2. Punjabi 0.2%
  3. Urdu 0.1%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Tamil 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. English 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi99.6%
  2. Punjabi0.2%
  3. Urdu0.1%
  4. Brajbhasha0.0%
  5. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Bhind

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 36.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 13.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 17.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 23.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 61.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 10.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 57.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 25.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 15.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 34.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 2.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 72.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 46.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 2.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 19.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Bhind district held 2.3% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 14th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 75.3%, 5.9 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 85.4% of men but only 63.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 837 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The child sex ratio was just 843 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈20.85 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Bhind, had 1.98 lakh people in 2011, 11.6% of the 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 Bhind, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bhind (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 Bhind (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 15,95,400 93.7% 90.9%
Muslim 66,776 3.9% 6.6%
Christian 973 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 4,047 0.2% 0.2%
Buddhist 12,215 0.7% 0.3%
Jain 19,950 1.2% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 73 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 3,571 0.2% 0.1%
Total17,03,005100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bhind district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈20,85,000 (20.85 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhind's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,03,005.

What was the population of Bhind district in Census 2011?
17,03,005: 9,26,843 males and 7,76,162 females, of whom 4,32,922 lived in towns and 12,70,083 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Bhind?
Literacy was 75.3% in 2011 (men 85.4%, women 63.1%). The sex ratio was 837 females per 1,000 males, and 843 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bhind district?
Bhind, with 1,97,585 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bhind district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 937 Census 2011 villages and 12 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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