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District of Madhya Pradesh

Rajgarh District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 19.41 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

19,41,000 1.94 million 1 March 2026

Rajgarh district's population is estimated at ≈19.41 lakh (19,41,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,45,814.

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

Rajgarh district

Census 2011
15,45,814
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 19.41 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,76,457

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,69,357

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 19.41 lakh 19,41,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
15.46 lakh 15,45,814 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
251per km² 2011
Sex ratio
956 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
920 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
61.2% Male 73.0% · Female 49.0%
Urban share
17.9% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+23.3% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
6,153km² Census 2011
Households
3.45 lakh 4.5 people per household
Villages
1,728 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Rajgarh: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
21 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,27,523
19615,16,871
19716,44,346
19818,01,384
19919,92,764
200112,54,085
201115,45,814
2016 *16,87,000
2021 *18,19,000
2026 *19,41,000
2031 *20,47,000
2036 *21,40,000

* Estimate

How Rajgarh'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 Rajgarh's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Biaora2,80,57618.2%94461.8%21.3%
2 Narsinghgarh2,78,16618.0%94966.1%15.2%
3 Rajgarh2,39,78715.5%95955.7%16.9%
4 Jirapur1,99,67512.9%97558.0%15.6%
5 Khilchipur1,91,06512.4%97453.8%14.4%
6 Sarangpur1,86,08212.0%95066.3%20.1%
7 Pachore1,70,46311.0%95166.6%22.3%

Largest towns in Rajgarh (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Rajgarh (Census 2011)
  1. Biaora 49,093
  2. Sarangpur 37,435
  3. Narsinghgarh 32,329
  4. Rajgarh 29,726
  5. Pachore 27,396
  6. Jirapur 21,724
  7. Khilchipur 18,928
  8. Khujner 10,785
  9. Suthaliya 10,596
  10. Talen 10,582

How people in Rajgarh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

38.2%

Agricultural labourers

44.4%

Household industry

1.6%

Other work

15.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 48.2%.

Age structure of Rajgarh

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 Rajgarh
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
0-481,61576,042
5-995,66488,833
10-1494,98290,731
15-1977,84174,302
20-2470,81467,630
25-2959,32557,451
30-3453,98753,848
35-3950,62348,503
40-4445,29341,124
45-4936,22933,611
50-5428,98923,757
55-5919,59122,172
60-6424,16224,333
65-6918,34019,923
70-7415,49614,225
75-796,7697,833
80+10,01210,845
Children (0–14)
34.2%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
56.0%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
9.8%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.3years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
69.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Rajgarh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Rajgarh
  1. Hindi 98.9%
  2. Urdu 0.9%
  3. Gujarati 0.0%
  4. Marathi 0.0%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi74.6%
  2. Malvi24.2%
  3. Urdu0.9%
  4. Brajbhasha0.1%
  5. Gujarati0.0%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Rajasthani0.0%
  8. Punjabi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Rajgarh

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 67.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 13.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 10.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 15.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 83.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 42.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 3.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 41.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 22.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 36.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 40.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 3.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 41.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 37.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 12.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 16.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 63.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Rajgarh district held 2.1% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 19th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 61.2%, 8.1 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.0% of men but only 49.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 956 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 931.
  • 17.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 23.3% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈19.41 lakh, implies growth of about 26% 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 Rajgarh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Rajgarh (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 Rajgarh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 14,33,879 92.8% 90.9%
Muslim 1,06,928 6.9% 6.6%
Christian 1,243 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 460 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 121 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 1,599 0.1% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 50 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 1,534 0.1% 0.1%
Total15,45,814100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Rajgarh district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈19,41,000 (19.41 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Rajgarh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,45,814.

What was the population of Rajgarh district in Census 2011?
15,45,814: 7,90,212 males and 7,55,602 females, of whom 2,76,457 lived in towns and 12,69,357 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Rajgarh?
Literacy was 61.2% in 2011 (men 73.0%, women 49.0%). The sex ratio was 956 females per 1,000 males, and 920 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Rajgarh district?
Biaora, with 49,093 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Rajgarh district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,728 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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