Sehore district

Sehore District
Sehore District
District of Madhya Pradesh
	View from Salkanpur Hill
	Location of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh
	Coordinates (Sehore): 23.2032° N, 77.0844° E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Bhopal
Headquarters	Sehore
Tehsils	8:; Sehore, Ashta, Budni, Nasrullaganj, Rehti, Ichhawar, Shyampur, Jawar
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Bhopal
Area
• Total	6,578 km2 (2,540 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,311,332
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	70.06%
• Sex ratio	918
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	Bhopal-Indore Highway
Website	sehore.nic.in/en/

Sehore District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Sehore is the district headquarters. The district is part of Bhopal Division.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census, Sehore District has a population of 1,311,332.^[1]^[2]^[3] This gives it a ranking of 373 in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 199 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi).^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.51%.^[1] Sehore has a sex ratio of 918 females for every 1,000 males^[1] and a literacy rate of 71.11%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.69% and 11.10% of the population respectively.^[1]

Religions in Sehore district (2011)^[4]
Religion			Percent
Hindus			88.73%
Muslims			8.15%
Jains			1.71%
Other or not stated			0.40%

Languages of Sehore district (2011)

Hindi (95.38%)

Urdu (2.31%)

Malvi (1.46%)

Others (0.85%)

According to the 2011 Census of India, 95.38% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 2.31% Urdu and 1.46% Malvi as their first language.^[5]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	234,308	—
1911	254,693	+0.84%
1921	242,362	−0.50%
1931	262,560	+0.80%
1941	278,270	+0.58%
1951	283,968	+0.20%
1961	381,286	+2.99%
1971	510,894	+2.97%
1981	657,381	+2.55%
1991	841,358	+2.50%
2001	1,078,912	+2.52%
2011	1,311,332	+1.97%
source:^[6]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Hampshire 1,316,470
↑ "C-16 Population By Religion - Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in.
↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

External links[edit]

Template:Districts of Madhya Pradesh Template:Bhopal Division

Coordinates: 23°12′N 77°05′E / 23.200°N 77.083°E / 23.200; 77.083

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[districtcensus-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

[cia-2] US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.

[3] "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Hampshire 1,316,470

[Religion-4] "C-16 Population By Religion - Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in.

[5] 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

[6] Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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