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District of Madhya Pradesh

Sehore District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 16.29 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

16,29,000 1.63 million 1 March 2026

Sehore district's population is estimated at ≈16.29 lakh (16,29,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,11,332.

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

Sehore district

Census 2011
13,11,332
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 16.29 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,48,462

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,62,870

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 16.29 lakh 16,29,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.11 lakh 13,11,332 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
199per km² 2011
Sex ratio
918 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
912 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
70.1% Male 80.8% · Female 58.3%
Urban share
19.0% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+21.5% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
6,578km² Census 2011
Households
2.57 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
1,072 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sehore: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
18 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,83,968
19613,81,286
19715,10,894
19816,57,381
19918,41,358
200110,78,912
201113,11,332
2016 *14,26,000
2021 *15,33,000
2026 *16,29,000
2031 *17,12,000
2036 *17,83,000

* Estimate

How Sehore'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 Sehore's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sehore2,75,07821.0%91675.0%39.7%
2 Ashta2,53,46219.3%92870.1%25.1%
3 Nasrullaganj1,76,26313.4%91969.1%13.5%
4 Ichhawar1,62,30712.4%92865.2%9.4%
5 Shyampur1,52,35411.6%89967.1%0.0%
6 Jawar1,08,4618.3%93266.0%7.6%
7 Budni91,9067.0%88973.8%18.3%
8 Rehti91,5017.0%91970.8%12.7%

Largest towns in Sehore (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sehore (Census 2011)
  1. Sehore 1,09,118
  2. Ashta 53,184
  3. Nasrullaganj 23,788
  4. Budni 16,808
  5. Ichhawar 15,221
  6. Rehti 11,611
  7. Kothri 10,526
  8. Jawar 8,206

How people in Sehore worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

34.3%

Agricultural labourers

38.7%

Household industry

1.7%

Other work

25.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.7%.

Age structure of Sehore

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 Sehore
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
0-470,30165,300
5-980,55972,935
10-1485,40378,931
15-1976,78665,345
20-2466,56656,113
25-2951,69347,676
30-3446,34444,700
35-3942,77239,997
40-4437,75834,747
45-4931,28728,000
50-5423,88719,925
55-5916,40416,796
60-6416,51716,446
65-6912,22713,433
70-7410,84510,678
75-795,4706,573
80+8,6579,753
Children (0–14)
34.6%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
57.0%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.4%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
22.4years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
68.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Sehore

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 32 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sehore
  1. Hindi 97.2%
  2. Urdu 2.3%
  3. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.2%
  4. Marathi 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.1%
  6. Gujarati 0.0%
  7. Gondi 0.0%
  8. Sindhi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi95.4%
  2. Urdu2.3%
  3. Malvi1.5%
  4. Nimadi0.3%
  5. Barel0.1%
  6. Marathi0.1%
  7. Rajasthani0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sehore

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 84.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 17.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 21.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 31.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 67.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 57.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 3.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 86.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 50.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 39.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 24.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 52.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 27.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 93.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 4.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 53.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 52.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 17.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 20.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 42.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Sehore district held 1.8% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 26th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 70.1%, 0.7 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.8% of men but only 58.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 918 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • 19.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈16.29 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Sehore, had 1.09 lakh people in 2011, 8.3% 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 Sehore, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sehore (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 Sehore (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 11,63,607 88.7% 90.9%
Muslim 1,37,980 10.5% 6.6%
Christian 1,404 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 640 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 357 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 6,232 0.5% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 66 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 1,046 0.1% 0.1%
Total13,11,332100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sehore district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈16,29,000 (16.29 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sehore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,11,332.

What was the population of Sehore district in Census 2011?
13,11,332: 6,83,743 males and 6,27,589 females, of whom 2,48,462 lived in towns and 10,62,870 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sehore?
Literacy was 70.1% in 2011 (men 80.8%, women 58.3%). The sex ratio was 918 females per 1,000 males, and 912 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sehore district?
Sehore, with 1,09,118 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sehore district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,072 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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