GlobeMetrics
EN

Try “Pune”, “Poona” or “पुणे”

District of Madhya Pradesh

Shajapur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.38 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,38,000 1.14 million 1 March 2026

Shajapur district's population is estimated at ≈11.38 lakh (11,38,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,41,403 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

Shajapur district

Census 2011
9,41,403
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.38 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,76,219

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,65,184

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.38 lakh 11,38,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.41 lakh 9,41,403 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 242per km² 2011
Sex ratio
931 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
911 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
72.3% Male 84.5% · Female 59.4%
Urban share
18.7% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+17.2% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
≈ 3,888km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.84 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
617 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

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.

Shajapur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
12 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19916,43,032
20018,03,246
20119,41,403
2016 *10,14,000
2021 *10,80,000
2026 *11,38,000
2031 *11,85,000
2036 *12,23,000

* Estimate

How Shajapur'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 Shajapur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Shajapur2,51,78226.7%93473.9%35.5%
2 Shujalpur2,39,24425.4%93375.0%31.4%
3 Kalapipal2,01,35421.4%92671.7%5.8%
4 Gulana1,33,80714.2%92871.0%0.0%
5 Moman Badodiya1,15,21612.2%93565.8%0.0%

Largest towns in Shajapur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Shajapur (Census 2011)
  1. Shajapur 69,263
  2. Shujalpur 51,225
  3. Maksi 20,088
  4. Polaykalan 12,268
  5. Pankhedi CT 11,723
  6. Akodia 11,652

How people in Shajapur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

39.5%

Agricultural labourers

41.6%

Household industry

1.3%

Other work

17.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.2%.

Age structure of Shajapur

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 →

Age structure of Shajapur
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-447,51844,300
5-956,79852,498
10-1457,68353,858
15-1950,23543,406
20-2443,98538,993
25-2936,59634,960
30-3434,02433,578
35-3931,91130,594
40-4428,89826,300
45-4923,42421,377
50-5418,66115,605
55-5912,69013,953
60-6413,95213,893
65-699,98511,170
70-748,9488,932
75-794,1104,960
80+6,0086,975
Children (0–14)
33.2%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
57.3%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
9.5%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
23.9years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
65.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Shajapur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 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 →

Languages spoken in Shajapur
  1. Hindi 99.9%
  2. Urdu 0.0%
  3. Gujarati 0.0%
  4. Marathi 0.0%
  5. Others 0.0%
  6. Sanskrit 0.0%
  7. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi100.0%

Housing and amenities in Shajapur

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 87.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 20.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 18.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 28.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 71.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 60.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 4.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.6%

    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 55.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 35.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 18.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 41.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 27.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 93.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 4.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 49.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 45.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 19.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 24.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 37.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Shajapur district held 1.3% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 40th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.3%, 3.0 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 84.5% of men but only 59.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 18.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 17.2% in 2001–11, slower than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.38 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Shajapur, had 69.3 thousand people in 2011, 7.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Shajapur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    62.2% of the 2011 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 Shajapur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Shajapur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Shajapur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 8,02,100 85.2% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 1,31,400 14.0% 6.6%
Christian ≈ 600 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh ≈ 500 0.1% 0.2%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 5,300 0.6% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,200 0.1% 0.1%
Total9,41,403100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Shajapur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,38,000 (11.38 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Shajapur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,41,403.

What was the population of Shajapur district in Census 2011?
9,41,403: 4,87,468 males and 4,53,935 females, of whom 1,76,219 lived in towns and 7,65,184 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 Shajapur?
Literacy was 72.3% in 2011 (men 84.5%, women 59.4%). The sex ratio was 931 females per 1,000 males, and 911 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Shajapur district?
Shajapur, with 69,263 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Shajapur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 617 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

Data updated: · Report a correction