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About Sehore District

Sehore is a district in Madhya Pradesh , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Sehore was 1,311,332 with a growth rate of 21.54%. Sehore covers 6,578 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Sehore's population is 918 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 912 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Sehore, Urban/Rural population of Sehore, Literacy data of Sehore and Religion wise data of Sehore. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Sehore,Madhya Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Sehore

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,311,332 Growth (%) 21.54
Male Population 683,743 Sex Ratio 918
Female Population 627,589 Child Sex Ratio 912
Area ( In Km. Square ) 6,578

Sehore has a total population of 1,311,332 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 683,743 while the female population 627,589. The state area is 6,578 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Sehore has sex ratio of 918 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 912 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Sehore

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 248,462 Rural Population 1,062,870
Urban Population (%) 18.95 Rural Population (%) 81.05
Urban male Population 129,107 Rural Male Population 554,636
Urban Female Population 119,355 Rural Female Population 508,234
Urban Sex Ratio 924 Rural Sex Ratio 916

Sehore urban population is 248,462 (18.95% of the total), while the rural population is 1,062,870 (81.05% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 21.54% overall.

Among the urban population 129,107 are males, and 119,355 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 924 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 554,636 are males and 508,234 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Sehore

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 780,362 Literacy (%) 70.06
Male Literate 469,208 Male Literacy (%) 80.83
Female Literate 311,154 Female Literacy (%) 58.33
Urban Literate 176,516 Rural Literate 603,846
Urban Male Literates 98,550 Urban Male Literacy (%) 87.81
Rural Male Literates 370,658 Rural Male Literacy (%) 79.16
Urban Female Literates 77,966 Urban Female Literacy (%) 74.96
Rural Female Literates 233,188 Rural Female Literacy (%) 54.31

The literacy data of Sehore highlights a total literacy rate stands at 70.06% with 780,362 literate individuals. Male literacy is 80.83% while female literacy is lower at 58.33% among them, 469,208 males and 311,154 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 176,516 people being literate, with men at 87.81% and female at 74.96%, compared to rural areas whereas 603,846 people are literate, with male at 79.16% and female at 54.31%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Sehore

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,163,607 Hindu (%) 88.73
Muslim 137,980 Muslim (%) 10.52
Sikh 640 Sikh (%) 0.05
Christian 1,404 Christian (%) 0.11
Jain 6,232 Jain (%) 0.48
Buddhist 357 Buddhist (%) 0.03
Other 66 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 1,046 Not Avaiable (%) 0.08

Sehore population is mostly hindu (88.73%) with a total 1,163,607 people. Muslim(10.52%) with a total 137,980 people. Sikh are (0.05%) with a total 640 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.11% with 1,404 people). Jain (0.48% with 6,232 people) Buddhist (0.03% with 357 people) and Other (0.01% with 66 people). Around (0.08% with 1,046 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Sehore.

List of Tehsils in Sehore

8

Ashta

Area: 713 Km2

Population

253,462

Male

131,462%

Females

122,000

Budni

Area: 615 Km2

Population

91,906

Male

48,652%

Females

43,254

Ichhawar

Area: 1,149 Km2

Population

162,307

Male

84,198%

Females

78,109

Jawar

Area: 738 Km2

Population

108,461

Male

56,142%

Females

52,319

Nasrullaganj

Area: 1,307 Km2

Population

176,263

Male

91,834%

Females

84,429

Rehti

Area: 464 Km2

Population

91,501

Male

47,670%

Females

43,831

Sehore

Area: 911 Km2

Population

275,078

Male

143,539%

Females

131,539

Shyampur

Area: 681 Km2

Population

152,354

Male

80,246%

Females

72,108

Common questions about Sehore

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Sehore district had a population of 1,311,332. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Sehore 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 Sehore is 918 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Sehore is 912 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Sehore is 70.06 per cent. That works out to 780,362 literate people.

Sehore covers an area of 6,578 square kilometres.

1,062,870 people in Sehore live in rural areas and 248,462 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Sehore grew by 21.54 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Sehore 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.