District of Madhya Pradesh

Satna District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Satna district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,98,000 (18.98 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Satna's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,50,158.

Q: What was the population of Satna district in Census 2011?

15,50,158: 8,09,003 males and 7,41,155 females, of whom 4,14,817 lived in towns and 11,35,341 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 18.98 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

18,98,000 1.9 million 1 March 2026

Satna district's population is estimated at ≈18.98 lakh (18,98,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,50,158 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

Satna district

Census 2011: 15,50,158
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 18.98 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 4,14,817

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 11,35,341

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 18.98 lakh 18,98,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 15.5 lakh 15,50,158 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 319per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 916 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6): 905 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate: 73.4% Male 82.0% · Female 64.1%
Urban share: 26.8% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11: +19.2% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area: ≈ 4,855km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 3.28 lakh 4.7 people per household
Villages: 1,410 Census 2011
Towns: 11 Census 2011

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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.

Reconstructed
Estimate

21 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	10,19,131
2001	13,00,602
2011	15,50,158
2016 *	16,78,000
2021 *	17,94,000
2026 *	18,98,000
2031 *	19,85,000
2036 *	20,57,000

* Estimate

How Satna'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 Satna's 2011 population was spread
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1	Raghurajnagar	5,04,183	32.5%	903	79.2%	58.9%
2	Nagod	2,32,391	15.0%	920	71.7%	9.7%
3	Unchahara	1,90,961	12.3%	934	71.0%	9.7%
4	Rampur Baghelan	1,68,127	10.8%	932	71.8%	8.1%
5	Majhgawan	1,50,362	9.7%	900	62.3%	21.0%
6	Birsinghpur	1,32,460	8.5%	918	70.8%	18.1%
7	Kotar	1,07,550	6.9%	928	75.1%	7.0%
8	Amarpatan(part)	64,124	4.1%	928	72.1%	0.0%

Largest towns in Satna (Census 2011)

Satna 2,82,977
Chitrakoot 23,316
Nagod 22,568
Unchahara 18,442
Birsinghpur 14,339
Rampur Baghelan 13,638
Jaitwara 9,685
Kothi 8,793
Majhgawan CT 8,290
Kotar 7,520

How people in Satna worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

26.1%

Agricultural labourers

37.4%

Household industry

5.2%

Other work

31.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.1%.

Age structure of Satna

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	82,007	75,568
5-9	95,466	86,421
10-14	98,413	91,705
15-19	87,991	77,170
20-24	74,461	64,599
25-29	60,024	55,942
30-34	52,649	52,704
35-39	52,260	50,901
40-44	46,421	43,678
45-49	38,555	34,967
50-54	29,490	25,188
55-59	20,939	19,885
60-64	20,396	21,555
65-69	16,937	17,679
70-74	13,970	12,929
75-79	6,725	6,366
80+	7,510	7,189

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 Satna

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 34 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 →

Hindi 98.3%
Sindhi 0.7%
Urdu 0.6%
Bengali 0.3%
Punjabi 0.1%
Malayalam 0.0%
Gujarati 0.0%
Gondi 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi79.6%
Bagheli/Baghel Khandi17.0%
Bundeli/Bundel Khandi1.5%
Sindhi0.7%
Urdu0.6%
Bengali0.3%
Punjabi0.1%
Bhojpuri0.1%

Housing and amenities in Satna

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 63.6%

Madhya Pradesh 67.3%
Tap water 11.9%

Madhya Pradesh 23.6%
Water source within premises 20.7%

Madhya Pradesh 24.1%
Toilet within premises 26.7%

Madhya Pradesh 29.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 72.8%

Madhya Pradesh 69.7%
Bathing area within premises 29.2%

Madhya Pradesh 47.5%
Closed drainage 6.0%

Madhya Pradesh 10.0%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.4%

Madhya Pradesh 18.4%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.7%

Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

Mobile phone 45.8%

Madhya Pradesh 43.8%
Television 27.5%

Madhya Pradesh 32.4%
Scooter or motorcycle 15.8%

Madhya Pradesh 19.0%
Computer or laptop 5.3%

Madhya Pradesh 6.0%
Car, jeep or van 2.3%

Madhya Pradesh 2.7%
Use banking services 54.2%

Madhya Pradesh 46.7%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 25.4%

Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

Own their home 94.1%

Madhya Pradesh 90.8%
Rent their home 4.5%

Madhya Pradesh 6.8%
Permanent (pucca) house 37.0%

Madhya Pradesh 44.4%
House in good condition 63.3%

Madhya Pradesh 52.4%
Concrete roof 18.1%

Madhya Pradesh 17.0%
Cement or tiled floor 24.8%

Madhya Pradesh 24.9%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 26.9%

Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

Satna district held 2.1% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 18th of 55 districts.
Literacy is 73.4%, 4.1 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.0% of men but only 64.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 916 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈18.98 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
Its largest town, Satna, had 2.83 lakh people in 2011, 18.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Satna (2011) 100.0% of this district
69.6% of the 2011 district

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All districts of Madhya Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Satna, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Satna (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 Satna (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Madhya Pradesh
Hindu	≈ 15,01,600	96.9%	90.9%
Muslim	≈ 41,100	2.7%	6.6%
Christian	≈ 1,800	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	≈ 1,000	0.1%	0.2%
Buddhist	≈ 300	0.0%	0.3%
Jain	≈ 2,600	0.2%	0.8%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 200	0.0%	0.8%
Religion not stated	≈ 1,600	0.1%	0.1%
Total	15,50,158	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Satna district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,98,000 (18.98 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Satna's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,50,158.

What was the population of Satna district in Census 2011?

15,50,158: 8,09,003 males and 7,41,155 females, of whom 4,14,817 lived in towns and 11,35,341 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 Satna?

Literacy was 73.4% in 2011 (men 82.0%, women 64.1%). The sex ratio was 916 females per 1,000 males, and 905 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Satna district?

Satna, with 2,82,977 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Satna district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,410 Census 2011 villages and 11 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction