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District of Madhya Pradesh

Seoni District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 16.78 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

16,78,000 1.68 million 1 March 2026

Seoni district's population is estimated at ≈16.78 lakh (16,78,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,79,131.

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

Seoni district

Census 2011
13,79,131
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 16.78 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,63,890

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,15,241

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 16.78 lakh 16,78,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.79 lakh 13,79,131 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
157per km² 2011
Sex ratio
982 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
953 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
72.1% Male 80.5% · Female 63.7%
Urban share
11.9% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+18.2% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
8,758km² Census 2011
Households
3.15 lakh 4.4 people per household
Villages
1,587 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Seoni: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
18 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,34,061
19615,23,741
19716,68,352
19818,09,713
199110,00,831
200111,66,608
201113,79,131
2016 *14,89,000
2021 *15,90,000
2026 *16,78,000
2031 *17,51,000
2036 *18,12,000

* Estimate

How Seoni'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 Seoni's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Seoni3,47,49825.2%95577.1%29.5%
2 Lakhnadon2,08,15015.1%97567.2%8.3%
3 Barghat1,97,63614.3%101375.9%6.1%
4 Keolari1,58,20011.5%99673.7%6.1%
5 Ghansaur1,42,66210.3%98668.0%5.0%
6 Chhapara1,23,0248.9%97466.1%12.5%
7 Kurai1,16,8958.5%100971.8%0.0%
8 Dhanora85,0666.2%97867.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Seoni (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Seoni (Census 2011)
  1. Seoni 1,02,343
  2. Lakhnadon 17,302
  3. Dungariya Chhapara CT 15,371
  4. Barghat 12,100
  5. Keolari CT 9,654
  6. Ghansaur CT 7,120

How people in Seoni worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.4%

Agricultural labourers

55.0%

Household industry

1.7%

Other work

17.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.6%.

Age structure of Seoni

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 Seoni
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
0-464,15661,220
5-971,82069,651
10-1477,54577,526
15-1976,14572,077
20-2467,73363,176
25-2955,66553,208
30-3450,13250,465
35-3948,96147,874
40-4444,99945,033
45-4939,29936,274
50-5429,41327,078
55-5921,46421,205
60-6418,03520,521
65-6912,51015,151
70-749,08311,360
75-793,9725,274
80+4,4615,710
Children (0–14)
30.6%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
61.7%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.7%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
24.5years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
55.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Seoni

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Seoni
  1. Hindi 89.7%
  2. Gondi 6.9%
  3. Marathi 1.8%
  4. Urdu 1.4%
  5. Sindhi 0.1%
  6. Kannada 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Halabi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi86.8%
  2. Gondi6.8%
  3. Pawari/Powari1.8%
  4. Marathi1.7%
  5. Urdu1.4%
  6. Banjari0.2%
  7. Sindhi0.1%
  8. Kalari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Seoni

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 73.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 21.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 19.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 21.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 77.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 35.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 25.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 21.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 53.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 39.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 4.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 22.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 52.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 9.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 13.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 39.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Seoni district held 1.9% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 23rd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.1%, 2.8 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.5% of men but only 63.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 982 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 931.
  • 11.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 18.2% in 2001–11, slower than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈16.78 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Seoni, had 1.02 lakh people in 2011, 7.4% 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 Seoni, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Seoni (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 Seoni (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 11,45,052 83.0% 90.9%
Muslim 79,739 5.8% 6.6%
Christian 1,857 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 360 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 7,288 0.5% 0.3%
Jain 4,982 0.4% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 1,35,315 9.8% 0.8%
Religion not stated 4,538 0.3% 0.1%
Total13,79,131100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Seoni district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈16,78,000 (16.78 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Seoni's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,79,131.

What was the population of Seoni district in Census 2011?
13,79,131: 6,95,879 males and 6,83,252 females, of whom 1,63,890 lived in towns and 12,15,241 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Seoni?
Literacy was 72.1% in 2011 (men 80.5%, women 63.7%). The sex ratio was 982 females per 1,000 males, and 953 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Seoni district?
Seoni, with 1,02,343 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Seoni district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,587 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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