Rajgarh District, with population of about 15.5 lakh is Madhya Pradesh's the 19th most populous district, located in the state Madhya Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Rajgarh district is 6153 km2 and it is the 26th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 251 persons per km2. There are 7 sub districts in the district, among them Biaora is the most populous sub district with population of about 2.8 lakh and Pachore is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.7 lakh.
There are 4 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Biaora Municipality and Out Growth; Biaora, Sarangpur and Narsinghgarh Municipalities.
Demographics
The district is home to about 15.5 lakh people, among them about 7.9 lakh (51%) are male and about 7.6 lakh (49%) are female. 77% of the whole population are from general caste, 19% are from schedule caste and 3% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Rajgarh district is 15%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 3.5 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 82% (about 12.7 lakh) live in Rajgarh District rural part and 18% (about 2.8 lakh) population live in the Rajgarh District urban part. Rural population density of Rajgarh district is 213 and urban population density is 1526 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,545,814 |
1,196,345 |
295,718 |
53,751 |
231,987 |
| Male |
790,212 |
611,475 |
151,260 |
27,477 |
120,815 |
| Female |
755,602 |
584,870 |
144,458 |
26,274 |
111,172 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 93% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 7% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 955 in Muslims are 964.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,545,814 |
1,433,879 |
106,928 |
1,243 |
460 |
121 |
1,599 |
50 |
1,534 |
| Male |
790,212 |
733,255 |
54,442 |
587 |
246 |
59 |
806 |
27 |
790 |
| Female |
755,602 |
700,624 |
52,486 |
656 |
214 |
62 |
793 |
23 |
744 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 23.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 12.5 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 24.9% which is 3.2% higher than male population growth rate of 21.7%. General caste population has increased by 21.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 35.2%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 13.5% and child population has decreased by -0.1% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
23.3% |
21.1% |
35.2% |
13.5% |
-0.1% |
| Male |
21.7% |
19.6% |
33.7% |
11.8% |
0.8% |
| Female |
24.9% |
22.7% |
36.8% |
15.2% |
-1.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 956 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 956, in schedule caste is 955 and in schedule tribe is 956. There are 920 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 24 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 18 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
24 |
24 |
21 |
28 |
-18 |
| 2011 |
956 |
956 |
955 |
956 |
920 |
| 2001 |
932 |
932 |
934 |
928 |
938 |
Literacy
Total about 8 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 4.9 lakh are male and about 3.2 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Rajgarh is 61%. 73% of male and 49% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 7%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 12%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
7.5% |
3.9% |
11.8% |
| 2011 |
61.2% |
73% |
48.9% |
| 2001 |
53.7% |
69.1% |
37.1% |
Workers profile
Rajgarh has 48% (about 7.5 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 54% male and 42% female population are working population. 42% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 12% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 19% of total female population are main and 23% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
48.2% |
30.5% |
17.7% |
51.8% |
| Male |
54.4% |
42% |
12.4% |
45.6% |
| Female |
41.8% |
18.6% |
23.2% |
58.2% |