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District of Madhya Pradesh

Guna District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 15.94 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

15,94,000 1.59 million 1 March 2026

Guna district's population is estimated at ≈15.94 lakh (15,94,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,41,519.

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

Guna district

Census 2011
12,41,519
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15.94 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,12,675

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,28,844

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 15.94 lakh 15,94,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12.42 lakh 12,41,519 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
194per km² 2011
Sex ratio
912 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
910 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
63.2% Male 74.1% · Female 51.4%
Urban share
25.2% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+27.0% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
6,390km² Census 2011
Households
2.44 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
1,338 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Guna: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
18 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,63,614
19613,18,030
19714,26,292
19815,57,434
19917,51,060
20019,77,827
201112,41,519
2016 *13,65,000
2021 *14,83,000
2026 *15,94,000
2031 *16,93,000
2036 *17,83,000

* Estimate

How Guna'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 Guna's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Guna4,05,39332.7%91168.4%44.6%
2 Bamori1,72,13113.9%93157.7%0.0%
3 Raghogarh1,60,39712.9%91263.9%38.8%
4 Aron1,39,42811.2%89764.6%20.1%
5 Chachaura1,27,38810.3%91060.0%17.2%
6 Kumbhraj1,18,8049.6%90862.2%16.6%
7 Maksoodangarh1,17,9789.5%91155.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Guna (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Guna (Census 2011)
  1. Guna 1,80,935
  2. Raghogarh -Vijaypur 62,163
  3. Aron 28,010
  4. Chachaura-Binaganj 21,860
  5. Kumbhraj 19,707

How people in Guna worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

41.6%

Agricultural labourers

34.1%

Household industry

2.3%

Other work

22.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 41.5%.

Age structure of Guna

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 Guna
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
0-474,16967,848
5-983,60677,203
10-1482,50675,016
15-1966,46657,942
20-2458,63253,553
25-2949,66946,540
30-3444,54842,645
35-3941,16037,899
40-4435,32430,060
45-4928,12925,411
50-5422,69817,094
55-5914,89615,740
60-6416,91015,530
65-6911,20711,561
70-749,6848,242
75-793,9204,175
80+5,2395,208
Children (0–14)
37.1%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
55.5%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.4%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
21.6years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
72.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Guna

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Guna
  1. Hindi 99.4%
  2. Urdu 0.2%
  3. Punjabi 0.2%
  4. Marathi 0.1%
  5. Odia 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi99.4%
  2. Urdu0.2%
  3. Punjabi0.2%
  4. Marathi0.1%
  5. Odia0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Gujarati0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Guna

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 59.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 19.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 21.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 19.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 79.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 49.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 5.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 48.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 33.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 18.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 34.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 32.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 5.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 33.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 51.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 14.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 20.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 46.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Guna district held 1.7% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 30th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.2%, 6.1 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 74.1% of men but only 51.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 912 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The population grew 27.0% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈15.94 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Guna, had 1.81 lakh people in 2011, 14.6% 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 Guna, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Guna (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 Guna (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 11,72,248 94.4% 90.9%
Muslim 49,203 4.0% 6.6%
Christian 1,208 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 3,271 0.3% 0.2%
Buddhist 529 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 13,474 1.1% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 52 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 1,534 0.1% 0.1%
Total12,41,519100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Guna district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈15,94,000 (15.94 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Guna's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 12,41,519.

What was the population of Guna district in Census 2011?
12,41,519: 6,49,362 males and 5,92,157 females, of whom 3,12,675 lived in towns and 9,28,844 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Guna?
Literacy was 63.2% in 2011 (men 74.1%, women 51.4%). The sex ratio was 912 females per 1,000 males, and 910 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Guna district?
Guna, with 1,80,935 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Guna district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,338 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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