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District of Madhya Pradesh

Harda District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.03 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,03,000 703,000 1 March 2026

Harda district's population is estimated at ≈7.03 lakh (7,03,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,70,465.

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

Harda district

Census 2011
5,70,465
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.03 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,19,364

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,51,101

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.03 lakh 7,03,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
5.7 lakh 5,70,465 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
171per km² 2011
Sex ratio
935 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
928 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
72.5% Male 81.1% · Female 63.3%
Urban share
20.9% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+20.3% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
3,334km² Census 2011
Households
1.13 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
567 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Harda: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
7.7 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,46,513
19611,87,140
19712,40,435
19812,94,835
19913,80,762
20014,74,416
20115,70,465
2016 *6,19,000
2021 *6,63,000
2026 *7,03,000
2031 *7,37,000
2036 *7,66,000

* Estimate

How Harda'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 Harda's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Harda1,53,93327.0%93580.3%48.2%
2 Rehatgaon96,03216.8%95566.0%0.0%
3 Khirkiya90,04615.8%93273.8%25.3%
4 Sirali82,16714.4%94262.5%0.0%
5 Timarni76,78613.5%92380.6%29.1%
6 Handiya71,50112.5%91664.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Harda (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Harda (Census 2011)
  1. Harda 74,268
  2. Khirkiya 22,737
  3. Timarni 22,359

How people in Harda worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.4%

Agricultural labourers

43.8%

Household industry

2.8%

Other work

23.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.5%.

Age structure of Harda

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 Harda
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
0-430,21928,148
5-933,03230,635
10-1434,85132,441
15-1931,86728,522
20-2428,27125,091
25-2922,92421,773
30-3420,41319,798
35-3919,06618,453
40-4417,05115,957
45-4914,97513,169
50-5411,41010,024
55-598,5877,863
60-647,3867,271
65-695,0055,568
70-744,2904,667
75-792,2482,505
80+3,0383,555
Children (0–14)
33.2%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
58.8%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.0%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.3years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
62.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Harda

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Harda
  1. Hindi 90.3%
  2. Korku 6.5%
  3. Gondi 1.8%
  4. Urdu 0.4%
  5. Marathi 0.2%
  6. Gujarati 0.2%
  7. Korwa 0.2%
  8. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi89.8%
  2. Korku6.5%
  3. Gondi1.8%
  4. Urdu0.4%
  5. Marwari0.3%
  6. Marathi0.2%
  7. Koraku0.2%
  8. Gujarati0.1%

Housing and amenities in Harda

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 85.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 19.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 34.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 46.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 52.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 64.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 6.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 20.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 76.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 55.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 41.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 27.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 45.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 30.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 89.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 6.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 50.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 54.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 16.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 26.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 39.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Harda district held 0.8% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 53rd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.5%, 3.2 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.1% of men but only 63.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 20.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.03 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Harda, had 74.3 thousand people in 2011, 13.0% 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 Harda, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Harda (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 Harda (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 5,27,462 92.5% 90.9%
Muslim 38,640 6.8% 6.6%
Christian 683 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 676 0.1% 0.2%
Buddhist 93 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 1,573 0.3% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 55 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 1,283 0.2% 0.1%
Total5,70,465100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Harda district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,03,000 (7.03 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Harda's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,70,465.

What was the population of Harda district in Census 2011?
5,70,465: 2,94,838 males and 2,75,627 females, of whom 1,19,364 lived in towns and 4,51,101 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Harda?
Literacy was 72.5% in 2011 (men 81.1%, women 63.3%). The sex ratio was 935 females per 1,000 males, and 928 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Harda district?
Harda, with 74,268 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Harda district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 567 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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