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District of Madhya Pradesh

Vidisha District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 17.96 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

17,96,000 1.8 million 1 March 2026

Vidisha district's population is estimated at ≈17.96 lakh (17,96,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 14,58,875.

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

Vidisha district

Census 2011
14,58,875
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 17.96 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,39,618

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
11,19,257

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 17.96 lakh 17,96,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
14.59 lakh 14,58,875 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
198per km² 2011
Sex ratio
896 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
926 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
70.5% Male 79.1% · Female 60.9%
Urban share
23.3% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+20.1% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
7,371km² Census 2011
Households
3 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
1,614 Census 2011
Towns
7 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Vidisha: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
20 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,86,075
19614,89,213
19716,58,427
19817,83,098
19919,70,388
200112,14,857
201114,58,875
2016 *15,82,000
2021 *16,95,000
2026 *17,96,000
2031 *18,82,000
2036 *19,54,000

* Estimate

How Vidisha'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 Vidisha's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Vidisha3,22,01722.1%90579.8%48.4%
2 Sironj2,34,58016.1%88463.8%22.4%
3 Basoda2,16,10914.8%89774.6%39.6%
4 Kurwai1,58,90910.9%89974.0%9.7%
5 Lateri1,43,6379.8%88858.6%13.1%
6 Shamshabad1,08,4987.4%89361.4%10.4%
7 Nateran82,7185.7%89865.2%0.0%
8 Tyonda69,1364.7%89067.8%0.0%
9 Gyaraspur69,1074.7%89471.0%0.0%
10 Gulabganj54,1643.7%90875.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Vidisha (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Vidisha (Census 2011)
  1. Vidisha 1,55,951
  2. Basoda 78,289
  3. Sironj 52,460
  4. Lateri 18,844
  5. Kurwai 15,487
  6. Shamshabad 11,329
  7. Swroop Nagar CT 7,258

How people in Vidisha worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

30.6%

Agricultural labourers

41.5%

Household industry

2.3%

Other work

25.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.7%.

Age structure of Vidisha

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 Vidisha
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
0-483,98078,280
5-996,11589,702
10-1495,01788,503
15-1982,66463,762
20-2470,77357,306
25-2958,61754,520
30-3453,57649,998
35-3949,35843,742
40-4441,36135,545
45-4933,76628,344
50-5425,69520,377
55-5917,70719,391
60-6421,55120,295
65-6914,38614,920
70-7412,07411,283
75-795,1535,332
80+7,2887,553
Children (0–14)
36.5%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
55.3%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.2%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
22.0years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
71.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Vidisha

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Vidisha
  1. Hindi 95.2%
  2. Urdu 4.6%
  3. Marathi 0.1%
  4. Sindhi 0.1%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi95.0%
  2. Urdu4.6%
  3. Marathi0.1%
  4. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.1%
  5. Banjari0.1%
  6. Sindhi0.0%
  7. Punjabi0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Vidisha

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 61.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 15.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 27.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 24.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 64.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 5.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 49.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 32.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 18.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 37.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 35.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 5.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 29.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 55.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 9.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 17.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Vidisha district held 2.0% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 20th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 70.5%, 1.2 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 79.1% of men but only 60.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 896 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈17.96 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Vidisha, had 1.56 lakh people in 2011, 10.7% 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 Vidisha, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Vidisha (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 Vidisha (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 12,87,391 88.2% 90.9%
Muslim 1,49,548 10.3% 6.6%
Christian 1,313 0.1% 0.3%
Sikh 914 0.1% 0.2%
Buddhist 295 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 18,490 1.3% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 70 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 854 0.1% 0.1%
Total14,58,875100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vidisha district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈17,96,000 (17.96 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vidisha's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 14,58,875.

What was the population of Vidisha district in Census 2011?
14,58,875: 7,69,568 males and 6,89,307 females, of whom 3,39,618 lived in towns and 11,19,257 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Vidisha?
Literacy was 70.5% in 2011 (men 79.1%, women 60.9%). The sex ratio was 896 females per 1,000 males, and 926 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Vidisha district?
Vidisha, with 1,55,951 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Vidisha district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,614 Census 2011 villages and 7 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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