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District of Madhya Pradesh

Maihar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.31 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,31,000 831,000 1 March 2026

Maihar district's population is estimated at ≈8.31 lakh (8,31,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,78,777 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

Maihar district

Census 2011
6,78,777
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.31 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
59,601

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,19,176

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.31 lakh 8,31,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.79 lakh 6,78,777 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 256per km² 2011
Sex ratio
948 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
922 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
69.6% Male 79.9% · Female 58.8%
Urban share
8.8% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+19.2% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
≈ 2,647km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.51 lakh 4.5 people per household
Villages
574 Census 2011
Towns
2 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.

Maihar: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
9 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19914,46,253
20015,69,502
20116,78,777
2016 *7,35,000
2021 *7,86,000
2026 *8,31,000
2031 *8,69,000
2036 *9,01,000

* Estimate

How Maihar'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 Maihar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Maihar3,58,72552.8%94070.4%11.2%
2 Amarpatan(part)1,60,63823.7%94970.9%12.1%
3 Ramnagar1,59,41423.5%96366.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Maihar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Maihar (Census 2011)
  1. Maihar 40,192
  2. Amarpatan 19,409

How people in Maihar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

22.8%

Agricultural labourers

47.9%

Household industry

4.6%

Other work

24.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.8%.

Age structure of Maihar

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 Maihar
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
0-435,90933,089
5-941,80237,842
10-1443,09240,156
15-1938,52933,791
20-2432,60428,287
25-2926,28324,496
30-3423,05423,078
35-3922,88322,289
40-4420,32719,126
45-4916,88315,311
50-5412,91311,029
55-599,1688,707
60-648,9319,438
65-697,4167,741
70-746,1175,662
75-792,9452,787
80+3,2893,148
Children (0–14)
34.2%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
57.3%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.5%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
22.9years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
66.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Maihar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 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 Maihar
  1. Hindi 99.6%
  2. Sindhi 0.2%
  3. Urdu 0.1%
  4. Bengali 0.1%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Kurukh/Oraon 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi68.1%
  2. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi31.3%
  3. Sindhi0.2%
  4. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.1%
  5. Urdu0.1%
  6. Bengali0.1%
  7. Punjabi0.0%
  8. Bhojpuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Maihar

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 58.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 9.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 17.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 37.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 61.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 18.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 4.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 7.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 35.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 19.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 52.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 35.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 2.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 33.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 58.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 13.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 18.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 30.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Maihar district held 0.9% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 49th of 55 districts.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 79.9% of men but only 58.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 948 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 931.
  • 8.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.31 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.

How this district was formed

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

  • Satna (2011) 100.0% of this district
    30.5% 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 Maihar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Maihar (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 Maihar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 6,57,000 96.8% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 18,400 2.7% 6.6%
Christian ≈ 400 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh ≈ 200 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 600 0.1% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 1,500 0.2% 0.8%
Religion not stated ≈ 600 0.1% 0.1%
Total6,78,777100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Maihar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,31,000 (8.31 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Maihar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,78,777.

What was the population of Maihar district in Census 2011?
6,78,777: 3,48,492 males and 3,30,285 females, of whom 59,601 lived in towns and 6,19,176 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 Maihar?
Literacy was 69.6% in 2011 (men 79.9%, women 58.8%). The sex ratio was 948 females per 1,000 males, and 922 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Maihar district?
Maihar, with 40,192 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Maihar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 574 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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