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District of Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.62 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,62,000 2.16 million 1 March 2026

Chhatarpur district's population is estimated at ≈21.62 lakh (21,62,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,62,375.

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

Chhatarpur district

Census 2011
17,62,375
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.62 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,99,016

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
13,63,359

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 21.62 lakh 21,62,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
17.62 lakh 17,62,375 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
203per km² 2011
Sex ratio
883 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
900 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
63.7% Male 72.7% · Female 53.6%
Urban share
22.6% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+19.5% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
8,687km² Census 2011
Households
3.56 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
1,187 Census 2011
Towns
16 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Chhatarpur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,81,140
19615,87,373
19717,12,385
19818,86,660
199111,58,076
200114,74,723
201117,62,375
2016 *19,08,000
2021 *20,42,000
2026 *21,62,000
2031 *22,62,000
2036 *23,47,000

* Estimate

How Chhatarpur'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 Chhatarpur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Chhatarpur3,59,33820.4%89068.0%41.0%
2 Rajnagar2,55,00414.5%89159.6%15.2%
3 Gaurihar1,87,09310.6%86065.1%4.8%
4 Nowgong1,82,23310.3%90069.7%32.4%
5 Bijawar1,73,3809.8%88757.9%17.9%
6 Bada Malhera1,10,9356.3%88258.9%16.5%
7 Maharajpur1,05,0516.0%88563.6%35.2%
8 Chandla1,00,6015.7%86662.4%12.8%
9 Laundi99,9465.7%86865.8%22.0%
10 Ghuwara98,5175.6%88158.9%13.5%
11 Buxwaha90,2775.1%87064.9%11.3%

Largest towns in Chhatarpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Chhatarpur (Census 2011)
  1. Chhatarpur 1,42,128
  2. Nowgong 40,580
  3. Khajuraho 24,481
  4. Maharajpur 23,328
  5. Laundi 22,002
  6. Bijawar 20,513
  7. Harpalpur 18,529
  8. Bada Malhera 18,335
  9. Rajnagar 14,253
  10. Garhi - Malhera 13,625

How people in Chhatarpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

40.2%

Agricultural labourers

31.7%

Household industry

3.5%

Other work

24.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.7%.

Age structure of Chhatarpur

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 Chhatarpur
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
0-41,00,98391,708
5-91,15,7921,04,749
10-141,20,5221,08,284
15-191,02,31482,796
20-2485,72369,903
25-2969,17460,688
30-3460,14556,892
35-3957,13851,170
40-4449,03843,318
45-4940,83335,526
50-5432,46027,151
55-5924,54023,339
60-6425,52822,847
65-6918,36718,367
70-7415,97213,357
75-797,0236,722
80+8,8467,898
Children (0–14)
36.5%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
55.3%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.2%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
21.7years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
72.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Chhatarpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 29 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Chhatarpur
  1. Hindi 99.3%
  2. Urdu 0.4%
  3. Punjabi 0.0%
  4. Odia 0.0%
  5. Gujarati 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Sindhi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi74.5%
  2. Hindi24.7%
  3. Urdu0.4%
  4. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi0.1%
  5. Punjabi0.0%
  6. Odia0.0%
  7. Gujarati0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Chhatarpur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 47.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 7.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 12.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 15.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 32.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 5.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 47.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 22.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 42.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 27.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 3.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 44.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 55.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 26.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 22.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Chhatarpur district held 2.4% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 10th 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: 72.7% of men but only 53.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 883 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈21.62 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Chhatarpur, had 1.42 lakh people in 2011, 8.1% 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 Chhatarpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Chhatarpur (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 Chhatarpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 16,76,918 95.2% 90.9%
Muslim 70,351 4.0% 6.6%
Christian 1,980 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 968 0.1% 0.2%
Buddhist 250 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 10,409 0.6% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 102 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 1,397 0.1% 0.1%
Total17,62,375100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Chhatarpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,62,000 (21.62 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Chhatarpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,62,375.

What was the population of Chhatarpur district in Census 2011?
17,62,375: 9,36,121 males and 8,26,254 females, of whom 3,99,016 lived in towns and 13,63,359 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Chhatarpur?
Literacy was 63.7% in 2011 (men 72.7%, women 53.6%). The sex ratio was 883 females per 1,000 males, and 900 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Chhatarpur district?
Chhatarpur, with 1,42,128 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Chhatarpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,187 Census 2011 villages and 16 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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