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District of Madhya Pradesh

Dindori District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.74 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,74,000 874,000 1 March 2026

Dindori district's population is estimated at ≈8.74 lakh (8,74,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,04,524.

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

Dindori district

Census 2011
7,04,524
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.74 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
32,318

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,72,206

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.74 lakh 8,74,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.05 lakh 7,04,524 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
94per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1002 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
970 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
63.9% Male 75.5% · Female 52.4%
Urban share
4.6% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+21.3% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
7,470km² Census 2011
Households
1.7 lakh 4.2 people per household
Villages
924 Census 2011
Towns
2 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Dindori: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
9.6 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,91,316
19612,63,940
19713,33,704
19814,09,677
19915,11,849
20015,80,730
20117,04,524
2016 *7,66,000
2021 *8,23,000
2026 *8,74,000
2031 *9,18,000
2036 *9,56,000

* Estimate

How Dindori'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 Dindori's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Dindori 4,87,47969.2%100265.5%4.4%
2 Shahpura2,17,04530.8%100360.4%5.1%

Largest towns in Dindori (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Dindori (Census 2011)
  1. Dindori 21,323
  2. Shahpura 10,995

How people in Dindori worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

38.5%

Agricultural labourers

49.0%

Household industry

2.0%

Other work

10.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 55.4%.

Age structure of Dindori

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 Dindori
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
0-439,89538,792
5-939,71939,133
10-1438,28638,624
15-1933,54132,365
20-2430,42831,845
25-2928,71128,192
30-3424,34925,660
35-3925,98225,236
40-4421,53721,428
45-4919,44618,203
50-5414,08113,194
55-5910,40810,770
60-649,50310,678
65-696,8227,439
70-744,3205,250
75-792,0482,512
80+2,5052,992
Children (0–14)
33.3%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
59.0%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.7%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
24.1years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
61.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Dindori

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 27 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Dindori
  1. Hindi 85.4%
  2. Gondi 14.1%
  3. Gujarati 0.3%
  4. Others 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Sindhi 0.0%
  7. Urdu 0.0%
  8. Punjabi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi82.8%
  2. Gondi14.1%
  3. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi0.8%
  4. Khari Boli0.6%
  5. Chhattisgarhi0.1%
  6. Rajasthani0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Sindhi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Dindori

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 36.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 6.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 5.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 5.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 93.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 7.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 1.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 2.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 96.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 14.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 8.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 4.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 69.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 64.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 2.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 17.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 46.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 4.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 6.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 52.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Dindori district held 1.0% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 47th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.9%, 5.4 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 75.5% of men but only 52.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1002 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 931.
  • 4.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.74 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.

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 Dindori, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Dindori (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 Dindori (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 6,05,435 85.9% 90.9%
Muslim 6,736 1.0% 6.6%
Christian 4,238 0.6% 0.3%
Sikh 260 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 61 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 687 0.1% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 84,006 11.9% 0.8%
Religion not stated 3,101 0.4% 0.1%
Total7,04,524100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dindori district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,74,000 (8.74 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dindori's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,04,524.

What was the population of Dindori district in Census 2011?
7,04,524: 3,51,913 males and 3,52,611 females, of whom 32,318 lived in towns and 6,72,206 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Dindori?
Literacy was 63.9% in 2011 (men 75.5%, women 52.4%). The sex ratio was 1002 females per 1,000 males, and 970 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Dindori district?
Dindori, with 21,323 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Dindori district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 924 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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