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District of Madhya Pradesh

Singrauli District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 15.22 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

15,22,000 1.52 million 1 March 2026

Singrauli district's population is estimated at ≈15.22 lakh (15,22,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,78,273.

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

Singrauli district

Census 2011
11,78,273
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15.22 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,26,786

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,51,487

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 15.22 lakh 15,22,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
11.78 lakh 11,78,273 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
208per km² 2011
Sex ratio
920 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
923 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
60.4% Male 71.3% · Female 48.5%
Urban share
19.3% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+28.1% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
5,675km² Census 2011
Households
2.44 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages
744 Census 2011
Towns
2 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Singrauli: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
17 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,98,191
19612,47,355
19713,36,117
19814,58,369
19916,63,998
20019,20,169
201111,78,273
2016 *12,98,000
2021 *14,13,000
2026 *15,22,000
2031 *16,21,000
2036 *17,10,000

* Estimate

How Singrauli'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 Singrauli's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Singrauli5,17,19743.9%92164.8%42.6%
2 Chitrangi3,36,71328.6%93556.2%1.9%
3 Deosar3,24,36327.5%90457.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Singrauli (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Singrauli (Census 2011)
  1. Singrauli 2,20,257
  2. Naudhia CT 6,529

How people in Singrauli worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.6%

Agricultural labourers

45.7%

Household industry

1.8%

Other work

22.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.4%.

Age structure of Singrauli

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 Singrauli
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
0-474,72870,176
5-980,55675,095
10-1481,67078,192
15-1963,73156,183
20-2456,70349,626
25-2944,81240,253
30-3439,78838,843
35-3938,62936,474
40-4432,63929,712
45-4927,04324,061
50-5420,59916,312
55-5914,33512,972
60-6413,41413,330
65-699,6759,603
70-747,4956,506
75-793,1013,038
80+4,1663,730
Children (0–14)
39.1%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
54.6%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
6.3%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
20.4years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
75.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Singrauli

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 Singrauli
  1. Hindi 96.7%
  2. Gondi 1.6%
  3. Others 0.8%
  4. Bengali 0.2%
  5. Urdu 0.2%
  6. Punjabi 0.1%
  7. Malayalam 0.1%
  8. Maithili 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi89.6%
  2. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi4.5%
  3. Gondi1.6%
  4. Bhojpuri0.4%
  5. Bengali0.2%
  6. Urdu0.2%
  7. Punjabi0.1%
  8. Malayalam0.1%

Housing and amenities in Singrauli

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 30.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 8.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 20.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 11.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 87.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 14.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 5.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 33.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 14.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 5.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 48.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 39.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 6.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 16.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 56.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 11.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 13.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 20.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Singrauli district held 1.6% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 32nd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 60.4%, 8.9 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 71.3% of men but only 48.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 920 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • 19.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 28.1% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈15.22 lakh, implies growth of about 29% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Singrauli, had 2.2 lakh people in 2011, 18.7% 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 Singrauli, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Singrauli (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 Singrauli (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 11,18,998 95.0% 90.9%
Muslim 46,574 4.0% 6.6%
Christian 2,332 0.2% 0.3%
Sikh 1,422 0.1% 0.2%
Buddhist 338 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 182 0.0% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 6,139 0.5% 0.8%
Religion not stated 2,288 0.2% 0.1%
Total11,78,273100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Singrauli district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈15,22,000 (15.22 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Singrauli's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,78,273.

What was the population of Singrauli district in Census 2011?
11,78,273: 6,13,637 males and 5,64,636 females, of whom 2,26,786 lived in towns and 9,51,487 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Singrauli?
Literacy was 60.4% in 2011 (men 71.3%, women 48.5%). The sex ratio was 920 females per 1,000 males, and 923 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Singrauli district?
Singrauli, with 2,20,257 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Singrauli district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 744 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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