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District of Madhya Pradesh

Datia District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 9.81 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,81,000 981,000 1 March 2026

Datia district's population is estimated at ≈9.81 lakh (9,81,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,04,546 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

Datia district

Census 2011
8,04,546
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 9.81 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,81,982

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,22,564

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 9.81 lakh 9,81,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
8.05 lakh 8,04,546 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 266per km² 2011
Sex ratio
871 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
855 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
72.4% Male 83.9% · Female 59.1%
Urban share
22.6% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+18.6% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
≈ 3,027km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.64 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
659 Census 2011
Towns
5 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.

Datia: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19915,55,925
20016,78,652
20118,04,546
2016 *8,69,000
2021 *9,29,000
2026 *9,81,000
2031 *10,25,000
2036 *10,61,000

* Estimate

How Datia'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 Datia's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Datia3,73,77246.5%88372.5%29.6%
2 Bhander1,59,82919.9%87276.8%15.8%
3 Indergarh1,36,92117.0%86871.0%16.8%
4 Seondha1,16,23214.4%84469.1%19.9%
5 Narwar(part)17,7922.2%82059.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Datia (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Datia (Census 2011)
  1. Datia 1,00,284
  2. Bhander 25,204
  3. Seondha 23,140
  4. Indergarh 23,045
  5. Badoni 10,309

How people in Datia worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

48.1%

Agricultural labourers

29.0%

Household industry

2.2%

Other work

20.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 41.0%.

Age structure of Datia

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 Datia
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
0-441,69736,139
5-947,01740,768
10-1451,12844,125
15-1947,92336,116
20-2441,24633,757
25-2934,49430,086
30-3430,51428,830
35-3929,17326,046
40-4425,41921,444
45-4920,13317,588
50-5416,54813,424
55-5911,76211,486
60-6411,89711,365
65-697,7458,865
70-746,6667,176
75-792,8323,297
80+3,2294,242
Children (0–14)
32.4%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
59.2%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.4%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.8years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
61.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Datia

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 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 Datia
  1. Hindi 99.3%
  2. Sindhi 0.3%
  3. Urdu 0.3%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Gondi 0.0%
  7. Others 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi91.2%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi8.0%
  3. Sindhi0.3%
  4. Urdu0.3%
  5. Punjabi0.0%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Rajasthani0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Datia

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 60.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 13.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 21.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 22.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 77.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 56.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 4.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 54.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 34.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 41.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 25.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 2.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 61.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 52.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 2.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 29.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 25.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Datia district held 1.1% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 43rd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.4%, 3.0 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 83.9% of men but only 59.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 871 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The child sex ratio was just 855 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 22.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈9.81 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Datia, Shivpuri); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 659 village and 5 town records.
  • Its largest town, Datia, had 1 lakh people in 2011, 12.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

Datia covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Datia (2011) 97.8% of this district
    100.0% of the 2011 district
  • Shivpuri (2011) 2.2% of this district
    1.0% 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 Datia, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Datia (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Datia (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 7,64,800 95.1% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 28,900 3.6% 6.6%
Christian ≈ 700 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh ≈ 500 0.1% 0.2%
Buddhist ≈ 8,000 1.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 600 0.1% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,000 0.1% 0.1%
Total8,04,546100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Datia district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,81,000 (9.81 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Datia's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,04,546.

What was the population of Datia district in Census 2011?
8,04,546: 4,29,933 males and 3,74,613 females, of whom 1,81,982 lived in towns and 6,22,564 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 Datia?
Literacy was 72.4% in 2011 (men 83.9%, women 59.1%). The sex ratio was 871 females per 1,000 males, and 855 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Datia district?
Datia, with 1,00,284 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Datia district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 659 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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