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District of Madhya Pradesh

Tikamgarh District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.81 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,81,000 1.28 million 1 March 2026

Tikamgarh district's population is estimated at ≈12.81 lakh (12,81,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,40,359 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

Tikamgarh district

Census 2011
10,40,359
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.81 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,70,655

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,69,704

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.81 lakh 12,81,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
10.4 lakh 10,40,359 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 283per km² 2011
Sex ratio
902 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
900 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
60.5% Male 70.4% · Female 49.6%
Urban share
16.4% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+20.1% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
≈ 3,673km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.13 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
682 Census 2011
Towns
8 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.

Tikamgarh: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19916,77,292
20018,66,025
201110,40,359
2016 *11,28,000
2021 *12,09,000
2026 *12,81,000
2031 *13,43,000
2036 *13,94,000

* Estimate

How Tikamgarh'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 Tikamgarh's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Tikamgarh3,01,71429.0%90566.1%32.7%
2 Palera2,13,54020.5%90761.1%8.2%
3 Jatara1,98,49019.1%90158.8%15.4%
4 Baldeogarh1,23,12511.8%90555.0%7.4%
5 Khargapur1,14,85911.0%88555.8%12.9%
6 Mohangarh88,6318.5%89857.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Tikamgarh (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Tikamgarh (Census 2011)
  1. Tikamgarh 79,106
  2. Jatara 17,499
  3. Palera 17,493
  4. Khargapur 14,813
  5. Lidhora Khas 12,974
  6. Kari 10,409
  7. Badagaon 9,282
  8. Baldeogarh 9,079

How people in Tikamgarh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

44.6%

Agricultural labourers

35.9%

Household industry

2.3%

Other work

17.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 45.5%.

Age structure of Tikamgarh

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 Tikamgarh
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
0-458,57952,759
5-967,24860,625
10-1468,00562,286
15-1956,24146,275
20-2448,98843,481
25-2942,69639,510
30-3438,69736,855
35-3936,27632,463
40-4430,13126,489
45-4924,66821,937
50-5419,55516,160
55-5914,42514,068
60-6414,92013,554
65-6910,20210,433
70-748,4387,629
75-793,4943,688
80+4,3774,384
Children (0–14)
35.5%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
56.7%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.8%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
22.6years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
68.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Tikamgarh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Tikamgarh
  1. Hindi 99.7%
  2. Urdu 0.1%
  3. Sindhi 0.1%
  4. Odia 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Kannada 0.0%
  7. Bengali 0.0%
  8. Punjabi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi84.9%
  2. Hindi14.6%
  3. Urdu0.1%
  4. Bagheli/Baghel Khandi0.1%
  5. Sindhi0.1%
  6. Odia0.1%
  7. Marathi0.0%
  8. Prakritha/Prakritha Bhasha0.0%

Housing and amenities in Tikamgarh

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 46.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 6.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 9.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 10.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 88.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 31.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 7.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 45.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 20.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 3.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 36.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 28.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 2.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 60.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 55.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 16.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 19.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 32.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Tikamgarh district held 1.4% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 37th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 60.5%, 8.8 points below the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.4% of men but only 49.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 902 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • 16.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.81 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Tikamgarh, had 79.1 thousand people in 2011, 7.6% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Tikamgarh (2011) 100.0% of this district
    72.0% 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 Tikamgarh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Tikamgarh (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 Tikamgarh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 9,87,000 94.9% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 37,900 3.6% 6.6%
Christian ≈ 400 0.0% 0.3%
Sikh ≈ 200 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 14,000 1.3% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated ≈ 800 0.1% 0.1%
Total10,40,359100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Tikamgarh district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,81,000 (12.81 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Tikamgarh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,40,359.

What was the population of Tikamgarh district in Census 2011?
10,40,359: 5,47,008 males and 4,93,351 females, of whom 1,70,655 lived in towns and 8,69,704 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 Tikamgarh?
Literacy was 60.5% in 2011 (men 70.4%, women 49.6%). The sex ratio was 902 females per 1,000 males, and 900 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Tikamgarh district?
Tikamgarh, with 79,106 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Tikamgarh district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 682 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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