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District of Madhya Pradesh

Sheopur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.62 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,62,000 862,000 1 March 2026

Sheopur district's population is estimated at ≈8.62 lakh (8,62,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,87,861.

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

Sheopur district

Census 2011
6,87,861
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.62 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,07,352

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,80,509

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.62 lakh 8,62,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.88 lakh 6,87,861 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
104per km² 2011
Sex ratio
901 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
897 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
57.4% Male 69.3% · Female 44.2%
Urban share
15.6% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+22.9% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
6,606km² Census 2011
Households
1.46 lakh 4.7 people per household
Villages
582 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sheopur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
9.5 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,51,107
19611,92,944
19712,42,988
19813,23,649
19914,31,480
20015,59,495
20116,87,861
2016 *7,50,000
2021 *8,09,000
2026 *8,62,000
2031 *9,08,000
2036 *9,49,000

* Estimate

How Sheopur'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 Sheopur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sheopur2,45,98135.8%91961.3%29.3%
2 Vijaypur1,44,53721.0%85158.4%11.7%
3 Karahal1,08,26115.7%92548.2%0.0%
4 Badoda1,01,61414.8%92355.7%18.1%
5 Beerpur87,46812.7%88457.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Sheopur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sheopur (Census 2011)
  1. Sheopur 71,951
  2. Badoda 18,437
  3. Vijaypur 16,964

How people in Sheopur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

38.5%

Agricultural labourers

41.5%

Household industry

1.5%

Other work

18.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.3%.

Age structure of Sheopur

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 Sheopur
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
0-442,34538,609
5-945,91440,571
10-1447,90943,028
15-1938,12433,675
20-2434,99630,747
25-2928,84925,207
30-3424,38622,827
35-3922,99320,618
40-4419,12216,349
45-4915,01313,755
50-5412,2629,829
55-598,3868,397
60-648,2967,706
65-695,1245,943
70-744,3914,589
75-791,5981,872
80+1,8332,190
Children (0–14)
37.6%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
56.1%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
6.3%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
21.0years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
71.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Sheopur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sheopur
  1. Hindi 96.7%
  2. Urdu 2.0%
  3. Punjabi 0.9%
  4. Others 0.2%
  5. Gujarati 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi94.3%
  2. Urdu2.0%
  3. Handuri1.7%
  4. Punjabi0.9%
  5. Marwari0.3%
  6. Rajasthani0.3%
  7. Gujarati0.1%
  8. Haryanvi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Sheopur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 51.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 13.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 13.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 12.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 86.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 26.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 1.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 38.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 20.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 41.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 44.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 3.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 63.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 37.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 5.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 17.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 69.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Sheopur district held 0.9% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 48th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 57.4%, 11.9 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 69.3% of men but only 44.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 901 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The child sex ratio was just 897 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 15.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 22.9% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.62 lakh, implies growth of about 25% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Sheopur, had 72 thousand people in 2011, 10.5% 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 Sheopur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sheopur (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 Sheopur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 6,38,702 92.9% 90.9%
Muslim 41,396 6.0% 6.6%
Christian 230 0.0% 0.3%
Sikh 6,387 0.9% 0.2%
Buddhist 201 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 379 0.1% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 40 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 526 0.1% 0.1%
Total6,87,861100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sheopur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,62,000 (8.62 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sheopur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,87,861.

What was the population of Sheopur district in Census 2011?
6,87,861: 3,61,784 males and 3,26,077 females, of whom 1,07,352 lived in towns and 5,80,509 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sheopur?
Literacy was 57.4% in 2011 (men 69.3%, women 44.2%). The sex ratio was 901 females per 1,000 males, and 897 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sheopur district?
Sheopur, with 71,951 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sheopur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 582 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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