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District of Madhya Pradesh

Sagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 28.84 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

28,84,000 2.88 million 1 March 2026

Sagar district's population is estimated at ≈28.84 lakh (28,84,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 23,78,458.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Madhya Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Sagar (municipal limits)

Census 2011
2,73,296
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 3.1 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Sagar urban agglomeration

Census 2011
3,70,208
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.5 lakh

District

Sagar district

Census 2011
23,78,458
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 28.84 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 28.84 lakh 28,84,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
23.78 lakh 23,78,458 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
232per km² 2011
Sex ratio
893 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
925 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
76.5% Male 84.9% · Female 67.0%
Urban share
29.8% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+17.6% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
10,252km² Census 2011
Households
5.18 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
2,075 Census 2011
Towns
20 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
31 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19516,36,191
19617,96,547
197110,62,291
198113,23,132
199116,47,736
200120,21,987
201123,78,458
2016 *25,65,000
2021 *27,35,000
2026 *28,84,000
2031 *30,05,000
2036 *31,05,000

* Estimate

How Sagar'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 Sagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sagar8,23,01534.6%89182.6%50.1%
2 Banda2,02,5948.5%89170.8%15.3%
3 Bina1,96,6808.3%89679.5%39.7%
4 Khurai1,89,1998.0%89776.5%27.0%
5 Deori1,77,2067.5%90072.6%14.5%
6 Malthon1,52,6316.4%89271.9%0.0%
7 Rehli1,39,6195.9%89772.4%21.7%
8 Shahgarh1,38,0545.8%87866.9%11.8%
9 Rahatgarh1,24,0995.2%89273.8%25.4%
10 Garhakota1,18,4105.0%90574.8%27.6%
11 Kesli1,16,9514.9%90069.4%0.0%

Largest towns in Sagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sagar (Census 2011)
  1. Sagar 2,74,556
  2. Bina- Etawa 64,529
  3. Khurai 51,108
  4. Sagar Cantonment 40,513
  5. Garhakota 32,726
  6. Rahatgarh 31,537
  7. Banda 30,923
  8. Rehli 30,329
  9. Deori 25,632
  10. Rajakhedi CT 24,232

How people in Sagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

20.2%

Agricultural labourers

37.6%

Household industry

14.0%

Other work

28.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.3%.

Age structure of Sagar

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 Sagar
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
0-41,28,7371,20,837
5-91,39,5811,27,977
10-141,47,2121,36,502
15-191,36,7761,08,291
20-241,25,7481,01,141
25-291,06,27291,614
30-3490,99281,829
35-3981,52872,572
40-4470,39461,942
45-4958,80051,109
50-5446,59238,787
55-5932,77631,945
60-6432,39632,909
65-6923,04424,645
70-7416,83818,559
75-797,8068,893
80+9,07811,164
Children (0–14)
33.7%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
58.5%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.8%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.1years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
63.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Sagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 67 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sagar
  1. Hindi 98.5%
  2. Urdu 0.6%
  3. Sindhi 0.4%
  4. Punjabi 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.1%
  6. Gujarati 0.1%
  7. Bengali 0.1%
  8. Odia 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi55.4%
  2. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi42.9%
  3. Urdu0.6%
  4. Sindhi0.3%
  5. Punjabi0.1%
  6. Marathi0.1%
  7. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi0.1%
  8. Gujarati0.1%

Housing and amenities in Sagar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 72.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 21.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 21.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 25.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 49.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 7.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 13.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 39.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 31.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 38.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 36.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 5.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 46.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 49.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 14.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 22.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 50.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Sagar district held 3.3% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 3rd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.5%, 7.1 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 84.9% of men but only 67.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 893 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The population grew 17.6% in 2001–11, slower than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈28.84 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Sagar, had 2.75 lakh people in 2011, 11.5% 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 Sagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sagar (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 Sagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 21,98,297 92.4% 90.9%
Muslim 1,03,480 4.4% 6.6%
Christian 5,580 0.2% 0.3%
Sikh 4,146 0.2% 0.2%
Buddhist 991 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 62,992 2.6% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 168 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 2,804 0.1% 0.1%
Total23,78,458100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈28,84,000 (28.84 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,78,458.

What was the population of Sagar district in Census 2011?
23,78,458: 12,56,257 males and 11,22,201 females, of whom 7,08,796 lived in towns and 16,69,662 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sagar?
Literacy was 76.5% in 2011 (men 84.9%, women 67.0%). The sex ratio was 893 females per 1,000 males, and 925 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sagar district?
Sagar, with 2,74,556 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 2,075 Census 2011 villages and 20 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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