Seoni District

Seoni District, with population of about 13.8 lakh is Madhya Pradesh's the 26th least populous district, located in the state Madhya Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Seoni district is 8758 km² and it is the 6th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 157 persons per km². There are 8 sub districts in the district, among them Seoni is the most populous sub district with population of about 3.5 lakh and Dhanora is the least populous sub district with population of about 85 thousand.

There is only one city in the district that comes under the district administration which is Seoni Municipality.

Demographics

The district is home to about 13.8 lakh people, among them about 7 lakh (50%) are male and about 6.8 lakh (50%) are female. 53% of the whole population are from general caste, 9% are from schedule caste and 38% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Seoni district is 13%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 3.1 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.

The majority of the population, nearly 88% (about 12.2 lakh) live in Seoni District rural part and 12% (about 1.6 lakh) population live in the Seoni District urban part. Rural population density of Seoni district is 140 and urban population density is 2738 persons per km².

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Seoni

Most populated Sub Districts, Villages and Cities in Seoni

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 83% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district all other religious communities contribute 17% of the total population. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 978

Religion wise population 2011 - Seoni

Growth of population

Population of the district has increased by 18.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 11.7 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 18.2% which is 0% lower than male population growth rate of 18.2%. General caste population has increased by 18.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 8.4%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 21.1% and child population has decreased by -8.2% in the district since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - Seoni

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 982 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 964, in schedule caste is 957 and in schedule tribe is 1014. There are 953 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 1 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 24 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 - Seoni

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest sex ratio in Seoni

Literacy

Total about 8.6 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 4.9 lakh are male and about 3.8 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Seoni is 72%. 80% of male and 64% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 6%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 10%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 - Seoni

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest literacy rate in Seoni

Workers profile

Seoni has 50% (about 6.8 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 57% male and 42% female population are working population. 39% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 18% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 19% of total female population are main and 24% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population - Seoni

Biggest Villages and Cities in Seoni