About Hoshangabad District
Hoshangabad is a district in Madhya Pradesh , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Hoshangabad was 1,241,350 with a growth rate of 14.49%. Hoshangabad covers 6,703 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Hoshangabad's population is 914 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 919 females out of 1000 males.
Download the village data
Every village in Hoshangabad as a CSV: population, area and pincode.
For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Hoshangabad, Urban/Rural population of Hoshangabad, Literacy data of Hoshangabad and Religion wise data of Hoshangabad. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Hoshangabad,Madhya Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.
Area, population and sex ratio of Hoshangabad
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,241,350 | Growth (%) | 14.49 |
| Male Population | 648,725 | Sex Ratio | 914 |
| Female Population | 592,625 | Child Sex Ratio | 919 |
| Area ( In Km. Square ) | 6,703 |
Hoshangabad has a total population of 1,241,350 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 648,725 while the female population 592,625. The state area is 6,703 square kilometers.
In terms of demographic statistics, Hoshangabad has sex ratio of 914 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 919 girls per 1000 boys.
Urban/Rural Population of Hoshangabad
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Population | 389,986 | Rural Population | 851,364 |
| Urban Population (%) | 31.42 | Rural Population (%) | 68.58 |
| Urban male Population | 203,663 | Rural Male Population | 445,062 |
| Urban Female Population | 186,323 | Rural Female Population | 406,302 |
| Urban Sex Ratio | 915 | Rural Sex Ratio | 913 |
Hoshangabad urban population is 389,986 (31.42% of the total), while the rural population is 851,364 (68.58% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 14.49% overall.
Among the urban population 203,663 are males, and 186,323 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 915 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 445,062 are males and 406,302 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males.
Literacy data of Hoshangabad
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Literate | 810,644 | Literacy (%) | 75.29 |
| Male Literate | 469,199 | Male Literacy (%) | 83.35 |
| Female Literate | 341,445 | Female Literacy (%) | 66.45 |
| Urban Literate | 300,433 | Rural Literate | 510,211 |
| Urban Male Literates | 166,110 | Urban Male Literacy (%) | 91.93 |
| Rural Male Literates | 303,089 | Rural Male Literacy (%) | 79.29 |
| Urban Female Literates | 134,323 | Urban Female Literacy (%) | 81.20 |
| Rural Female Literates | 207,122 | Rural Female Literacy (%) | 59.45 |
The literacy data of Hoshangabad highlights a total literacy rate stands at 75.29% with 810,644 literate individuals. Male literacy is 83.35% while female literacy is lower at 66.45% among them, 469,199 males and 341,445 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.
Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 300,433 people being literate, with men at 91.93% and female at 81.20%, compared to rural areas whereas 510,211 people are literate, with male at 79.29% and female at 59.45%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.
Religion Wise Data of Hoshangabad
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 1,175,203 | Hindu (%) | 94.67 |
| Muslim | 52,269 | Muslim (%) | 4.21 |
| Sikh | 3,127 | Sikh (%) | 0.25 |
| Christian | 4,453 | Christian (%) | 0.36 |
| Jain | 3,888 | Jain (%) | 0.31 |
| Buddhist | 1,550 | Buddhist (%) | 0.12 |
| Other | 107 | Other (%) | 0.01 |
| Not Avaiable | 753 | Not Avaiable (%) | 0.06 |
Hoshangabad population is mostly hindu (94.67%) with a total 1,175,203 people. Muslim(4.21%) with a total 52,269 people. Sikh are (0.25%) with a total 3,127 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.36% with 4,453 people). Jain (0.31% with 3,888 people) Buddhist (0.12% with 1,550 people) and Other (0.01% with 107 people). Around (0.06% with 753 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Hoshangabad.
List of Tehsils in Hoshangabad
8Most viewed Tehsils
Related Districts
Common questions about Hoshangabad
As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Hoshangabad district had a population of 1,241,350. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.
Hoshangabad is divided into 8 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.
The sex ratio of Hoshangabad is 914 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.
The child sex ratio of Hoshangabad is 919 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.
The literacy rate of Hoshangabad is 75.29 per cent. That works out to 810,644 literate people.
Hoshangabad covers an area of 6,703 square kilometres.
851,364 people in Hoshangabad live in rural areas and 389,986 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.
The population of Hoshangabad grew by 14.49 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.
Hoshangabad is a district of Madhya Pradesh. You can open Madhya Pradesh from this page to see all of its other districts.
A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.
Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.