Sehore district

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.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sehore.

Sehore District

सीहोर जिला
District of Madhya Pradesh
Location of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionBhopal
HeadquartersSehore
Tehsils8:
Sehore, Ashta, Budni, Nasrullaganj, Rehti, Ichhawar, Shyampur, Jawar
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBhopal
Area
 • Total6,578 km2 (2,540 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,311,332
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy70.06%
 • Sex ratio918
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysBhopal-Indore Highway
Websitehttp://www.sehore.nic.in

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sehore District has a population of 1,311,332,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[2] or the US state of New Hampshire.[3] This gives it a ranking of 373rd 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%.[1]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.22% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 2.31% Urdu as their first language.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901234,308—    
1911254,693+0.84%
1921242,362−0.50%
1931262,560+0.80%
1941278,270+0.58%
1951283,968+0.20%
1961381,286+2.99%
1971510,894+2.97%
1981657,381+2.55%
1991841,358+2.50%
20011,078,912+2.52%
20111,311,332+1.97%
source:[5]

References
  1. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  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
  4. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  5. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901


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