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District of Madhya Pradesh

Morena District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.71 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,71,000 2.47 million 1 March 2026

Morena district's population is estimated at ≈24.71 lakh (24,71,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,65,970.

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

Morena district

Census 2011
19,65,970
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 24.71 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,70,462

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
14,95,508

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 24.71 lakh 24,71,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
19.66 lakh 19,65,970 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
394per km² 2011
Sex ratio
840 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
829 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
71.0% Male 82.9% · Female 56.9%
Urban share
23.9% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+23.4% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
4,989km² Census 2011
Households
3.63 lakh 5.4 people per household
Villages
815 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Morena: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
27 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,82,474
19615,90,404
19717,42,350
19819,79,564
199112,79,094
200115,92,714
201119,65,970
2016 *21,46,000
2021 *23,15,000
2026 *24,71,000
2031 *26,07,000
2036 *27,26,000

* Estimate

How Morena'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 Morena's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Morena6,25,00431.8%82471.6%42.5%
2 Joura4,40,26422.4%83167.2%9.6%
3 Ambah2,58,68913.2%85675.2%18.2%
4 Porsa2,31,15411.8%86277.5%17.2%
5 Sabalgarh2,19,19411.1%85668.4%22.9%
6 Kailaras1,91,6659.7%84967.6%13.5%

Largest towns in Morena (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Morena (Census 2011)
  1. Morena 2,00,482
  2. Ambah 47,177
  3. Joura 42,153
  4. Sabalgarh 40,333
  5. Porsa 39,669
  6. Bamor 32,838
  7. Jaura Khurd CT 32,087
  8. Kailaras 25,920
  9. Jhundpura 9,803

How people in Morena worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

45.1%

Agricultural labourers

21.9%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

30.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.4%.

Age structure of Morena

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 Morena
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
0-41,13,21095,853
5-91,26,8441,02,684
10-141,37,4171,13,464
15-191,29,33892,591
20-241,04,09581,302
25-2984,38373,121
30-3470,18366,779
35-3967,01861,667
40-4455,81547,986
45-4943,56439,472
50-5436,27229,202
55-5925,69025,513
60-6426,66223,335
65-6917,14717,055
70-7415,22312,977
75-796,2756,224
80+8,4647,665
Children (0–14)
35.1%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
57.7%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.2%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
21.9years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
65.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Morena

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Morena
  1. Hindi 99.9%
  2. Urdu 0.1%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Tamil 0.0%
  7. Sindhi 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi99.8%
  2. Urdu0.1%
  3. Brajbhasha0.0%
  4. Bengali0.0%
  5. Punjabi0.0%
  6. Chhattisgarhi0.0%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Morena

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 36.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 13.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 20.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 20.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 78.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 50.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 3.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 86.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 24.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 5.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 35.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 26.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 3.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 80.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 45.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 7.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 23.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 48.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Morena district held 2.7% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 8th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.0%, 1.7 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.9% of men but only 56.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 840 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The child sex ratio was just 829 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 23.4% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.71 lakh, implies growth of about 26% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Morena, had 2 lakh people in 2011, 10.2% 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 Morena, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Morena (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 Morena (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 18,75,495 95.4% 90.9%
Muslim 76,159 3.9% 6.6%
Christian 1,092 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 557 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 3,234 0.2% 0.3%
Jain 6,681 0.3% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 92 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 2,660 0.1% 0.1%
Total19,65,970100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Morena district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,71,000 (24.71 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Morena's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,65,970.

What was the population of Morena district in Census 2011?
19,65,970: 10,68,417 males and 8,97,553 females, of whom 4,70,462 lived in towns and 14,95,508 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Morena?
Literacy was 71.0% in 2011 (men 82.9%, women 56.9%). The sex ratio was 840 females per 1,000 males, and 829 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Morena district?
Morena, with 2,00,482 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Morena district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 815 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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