Districts of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has 52 districts, home to 8.4 Cr people across 3.1 Lakh km². Each district below opens its full profile — Census 2011 and NFHS-5 figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Madhya Pradesh and against India.

Districts: 52
Population: 8.4 Cr; WorldPop 2020; #5 of 36 states
Area: 3.1 Lakh km²; #2 of 36 states
Density: 273; per km²; #23 of 36 states

How Madhya Pradesh's districts spread

Across Madhya Pradesh's districts: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which district is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Clean Cooking Fuel2021	32.7%	25 / 31	Indore86.9%	Dindori12.1%
Drinking Water Access2021	89.4%	27 / 31	Narsinghpur99.8%	Dindori66.1%
Electricity Access2011	64.9%	20 / 31	Indore96.5%	Singrauli30.8%
Electricity Access2021	98.7%	16 / 31	Indore100.0%	Singrauli92.7%
Improved Sanitation2021	64.0%	28 / 31	Indore90.0%	Damoh40.6%
Primary & Community Health Centres2011	27	16 / 30	Chhindwara80	Harda10
Sub-Divisional & District Hospitals2011	2	8 / 23	Ujjain7	Dindori1
Tap Water Access2011	17.1%	26 / 31	Burhanpur65.9%	Sidhi3.7%

Demography

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Birth Registration, Under 52021	94.7%	18 / 31	Jabalpur100.0%	Sheopur86.2%
Death Registration2021	78.5%	18 / 31	Balaghat93.3%	Panna38.7%
Population Under 152021	26.1%	10 / 31	Jhabua38.9%	Bhopal22.5%
Scheduled Caste Population2011	2.0 Lakh	13 / 32	Indore5.5 Lakh	Jhabua17,427
Scheduled Tribe Population2011	2.2 Lakh	4 / 32	Dhar12 Lakh	Bhind6,131
Sex Ratio at Birth2021per 1,000 males	959	12 / 31	East Nimar1,272	Datia658
Teenage Pregnancy, Age 15–192021	5.3%	12 / 31	Jabalpur13.6%	Balaghat0.6%
Women Married Before 182021	23.7%	9 / 31	Rajgarh46.0%	Balaghat4.4%
Workers2011	5.8 Lakh	11 / 32	Indore13 Lakh	Niwari1.7 Lakh

Education

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Females 6+ Who Ever Attended School2021	67.0%	26 / 31	Bhopal78.3%	Alirajpur45.4%
Literacy2011	8.0 Lakh	12 / 32	Indore23 Lakh	Niwari2.0 Lakh
Pre-Primary Attendance, Age 52021	9.8%	15 / 31	Raisen26.3%	Singrauli0.0%
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling2021	27.4%	30 / 31	Indore47.7%	Sheopur15.9%
Women's Literacy2021	64.8%	27 / 31	Indore80.3%	Jhabua37.1%

Health & Nutrition

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Adequate Diet, Children 6–23 Months2021	8.8%	26 / 31	Raisen19.0%	Agar Malwa0.0%
Child Anaemia2021	74.3%	3 / 31	Chhatarpur87.2%	Jabalpur37.8%
Child Overweight2021	1.9%	29 / 31	Harda5.3%	Seoni0.0%
Child Stunting2021	35.6%	8 / 31	Katni49.5%	Jabalpur18.0%
Child Underweight2021	32.8%	6 / 31	Burhanpur47.2%	Mandsaur22.9%
Child Wasting2021	19.2%	11 / 31	Ujjain29.8%	Morena10.1%
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Under 6 Months2021	77.8%	2 / 26	Seoni93.6%	Datia58.4%
Iodized Salt Use2021	96.3%	19 / 31	Agar Malwa99.9%	Panna83.4%
Women Overweight or Obese, BMI ≥ 252021	15.7%	24 / 31	Bhopal31.5%	Balaghat4.3%
Women Underweight, BMI < 18.52021	23.1%	5 / 31	Sheopur30.5%	Indore15.6%
Women's Anaemia, 15–492021	56.0%	16 / 31	Bhind69.9%	Vidisha38.5%

Health Coverage

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
4+ Antenatal Care Visits2021	60.5%	18 / 31	Dhar76.5%	Panna30.9%
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021	8.2%	25 / 31	Alirajpur22.1%	Bhind3.8%
Breast Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.2%	14 / 31	Chhatarpur3.4%	Rewa0.0%
Caesarean Delivery Rate2021	10.9%	24 / 31	Narmadapuram22.5%	Dindori2.1%
Cervical Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.4%	19 / 31	Sagar4.2%	Katni0.0%
Elevated Blood Pressure2021	22.0%	18 / 31	Mandsaur33.0%	Niwari13.6%
Full Immunization2021	78.8%	17 / 30	Ujjain93.7%	Sehore60.3%
Health Insurance Coverage2021	39.6%	15 / 31	Balaghat68.4%	Panna12.6%
Institutional Births2021	91.8%	18 / 31	Mandsaur99.4%	Singrauli69.9%
Menstrual Hygiene, Age 15–242021	59.1%	30 / 31	Indore83.7%	Dindori37.5%
Modern Contraceptive Use2021	68.3%	4 / 31	Indore79.6%	Narmadapuram28.0%
ORS for Childhood Diarrhoea2021	54.9%	17 / 18	Ratlam92.5%	Rajgarh46.0%
Oral Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.3%	19 / 31	Sagar3.5%	Narsinghpur0.0%
Out-of-Pocket Cost per Public-Facility Delivery2021Rs.	1,531.5	29 / 31	Narmadapuram4,623	Dindori193
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021	28.8%	12 / 31	Seoni44.0%	Neemuch17.4%
Unmet Need for Family Planning2021	6.5%	24 / 31	Narmadapuram17.7%	Jabalpur2.9%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021	4.5%	25 / 31	Seoni7.0%	Barwani2.1%

Population & Density

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Population2011	13 Lakh	11 / 32	Indore33 Lakh	Niwari3.8 Lakh
Population2020	15 Lakh	12 / 32	Indore41 Lakh	Niwari3.9 Lakh
Population Density2011/km²	220.5	23 / 32	Bhopal852	Sheopur104
Population Density2020/km²	253	22 / 32	Indore1,051	Sheopur131

Railway

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Distance to Nearest Railway Stationkm	10.623	16 / 32	Dhar68.336	Jabalpur0.73
Railway Line Densitykm per 100 km²	1.743	19 / 32	Shajapur4.209	Barwani0
Railway Line Kilometreskm	83.941	13 / 32	Chhindwara258.985	Dindori0
Railway Line Km per Million Peoplekm per million	74.02	5 / 32	Narmadapuram190.838	Dindori0
Railway Station Densityper 1,000 km²	2.036	20 / 32	Indore5.63	Dhar0
Railway Stations	10	13 / 32	Chhindwara32	Dindori0
Railway Stations per Million Peopleper million	7.845	8 / 32	Narmadapuram19.334	Agar Malwa0
Railway Under Constructionkm	0	7 / 32	Rajgarh122.392	Shajapur0

Roads

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Four-Lane Highway Share	82.6%	7 / 26	Harda100.0%	Dindori0.0%
Four-Lane-or-Wider Highway Lengthkm	26.466	12 / 32	Shivpuri223.6	Umaria0
Highway Length With a Recorded Lane Countkm	54.727	14 / 32	Shivpuri232.895	Bhind0
National Highway Densitykm per 100 km²	2.963	31 / 32	Rajgarh5.745	Narmadapuram0.885
National Highway Lengthkm	170.509	8 / 32	Betul412.462	Neemuch40.022
National Highway Under Construction or Proposedkm	0	3 / 32	Jhabua21.913	Sheopur0

All districts

District	Population 2020	Area	Literacy
Agar Malwa	6.4 Lakh	2,716 km²	59.1%
Alirajpur	8.9 Lakh	3,340 km²	28.8%
Anuppur	9.4 Lakh	3,781 km²	58.3%
Ashoknagar	10 Lakh	4,738 km²	55.5%
Balaghat	18 Lakh	9,256 km²	67.4%
Barwani	17 Lakh	5,424 km²	39.7%
Betul	17 Lakh	10,046 km²	59.7%
Bhind	19 Lakh	4,459 km²	64.3%
Bhopal	29 Lakh	2,773 km²	70.0%
Burhanpur	8.9 Lakh	3,233 km²	53.9%
Chhatarpur	21 Lakh	8,677 km²	53.5%
Chhindwara	23 Lakh	11,797 km²	61.9%
Damoh	14 Lakh	7,304 km²	59.1%
Datia	9.4 Lakh	2,690 km²	62.5%
Dewas	18 Lakh	6,998 km²	59.2%
Dhar	27 Lakh	8,168 km²	49.3%
Dindori	9.4 Lakh	5,757 km²	53.8%
East Nimar	15 Lakh	7,459 km²	55.8%
Guna	15 Lakh	6,370 km²	52.7%
Gwalior	24 Lakh	4,567 km²	66.8%
Harda	6.5 Lakh	3,341 km²	61.8%
Indore	41 Lakh	3,908 km²	70.5%
Jabalpur	28 Lakh	5,100 km²	71.3%
Jhabua	13 Lakh	3,448 km²	34.3%
Katni	14 Lakh	5,050 km²	61.2%
Khargone	22 Lakh	8,044 km²	52.7%
Mandla	10 Lakh	7,509 km²	57.3%
Mandsaur	14 Lakh	5,508 km²	62.3%
Morena	23 Lakh	4,972 km²	60.0%
Narmadapuram	13 Lakh	6,682 km²	65.3%
Narsinghpur	13 Lakh	5,112 km²	65.8%
Neemuch	9.1 Lakh	4,330 km²	61.6%
Niwari	3.9 Lakh	1,306 km²	52.2%
Panna	11 Lakh	7,101 km²	54.4%
Raisen	16 Lakh	8,496 km²	61.6%
Rajgarh	18 Lakh	6,201 km²	52.0%
Ratlam	16 Lakh	4,859 km²	56.8%
Rewa	27 Lakh	6,294 km²	61.0%
Sagar	28 Lakh	10,278 km²	65.0%
Satna	26 Lakh	7,522 km²	61.5%
Sehore	15 Lakh	6,554 km²	59.5%
Seoni	16 Lakh	8,749 km²	62.7%
Shahdol	12 Lakh	5,704 km²	56.7%
Shajapur	10 Lakh	3,465 km²	59.1%
Sheopur	8.7 Lakh	6,611 km²	47.7%
Shivpuri	20 Lakh	10,288 km²	52.2%
Sidhi	12 Lakh	4,754 km²	53.3%
Singrauli	16 Lakh	5,788 km²	49.7%
Tikamgarh	12 Lakh	3,714 km²	51.8%
Ujjain	22 Lakh	6,089 km²	62.5%
Umaria	7.3 Lakh	4,565 km²	55.3%
Vidisha	17 Lakh	7,318 km²	59.1%

2 of Madhya Pradesh's districts were created after the 2011 Census and have no census row of their own. Their literacy figure is their predecessor's; their census head counts are withheld rather than estimated, on their own pages and in the state totals above, which is why population here is WorldPop's 2020 measurement rather than a census sum. Methodology

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