Khandwa (East Nimar) District, with population of about 13.1 lakh is Madhya Pradesh's the 22nd least populous district, located in the state Madhya Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Khandwa (East Nimar) district is 7352 km2 and it is the 14th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 178 persons per km2. There are 5 sub districts in the district, among them Khandwa is the most populous sub district with population of about 5.6 lakh and Harsud is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.3 lakh.
There is only one city in the district that comes under the district administration which is Khandwa Municipal Corporation.
Demographics
The district is home to about 13.1 lakh people, among them about 6.7 lakh (51%) are male and about 6.4 lakh (49%) are female. 53% of the whole population are from general caste, 12% are from schedule caste and 35% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Khandwa (East Nimar) district is 16%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 2.7 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 80% (about 10.5 lakh) live in Khandwa (East Nimar) District rural part and 20% (about 2.6 lakh) population live in the Khandwa (East Nimar) District urban part. Rural population density of Khandwa (East Nimar) district is 145 and urban population density is 2681 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,310,061 |
694,338 |
156,601 |
459,122 |
208,140 |
| Male |
674,329 |
358,765 |
80,697 |
234,867 |
107,730 |
| Female |
635,732 |
335,573 |
75,904 |
224,255 |
100,410 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 90% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 9% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 941 in Muslims are 951.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,310,061 |
1,182,330 |
116,277 |
2,800 |
1,726 |
1,425 |
3,856 |
158 |
1,489 |
| Male |
674,329 |
608,996 |
59,584 |
1,369 |
935 |
706 |
1,955 |
81 |
703 |
| Female |
635,732 |
573,334 |
56,693 |
1,431 |
791 |
719 |
1,901 |
77 |
786 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has decreased by -23.5% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 17.1 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is -23.2% which is 0.6% higher than male population growth rate of -23.8%. General caste population has decreased by -31.6%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -17.4%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -9.7% and child population has decreased by -32.8% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
-23.5% |
-31.6% |
-17.4% |
-9.7% |
-32.8% |
| Male |
-23.8% |
-31.9% |
-18% |
-9.5% |
-32.4% |
| Female |
-23.2% |
-31.2% |
-16.9% |
-9.9% |
-33.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 943 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 935, in schedule caste is 941 and in schedule tribe is 955. There are 932 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 7 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 9 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
7 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
-9 |
| 2011 |
943 |
935 |
941 |
955 |
932 |
| 2001 |
936 |
926 |
928 |
959 |
941 |
Literacy
Total about 7.3 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 4.3 lakh are male and about 3 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Khandwa (East Nimar) is 66%. 76% of male and 56% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 4%. Male literacy has gone up by 2% and female literacy rate has gone up by 7%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
4.6% |
2.6% |
7.0% |
| 2011 |
66.4% |
76.3% |
55.9% |
| 2001 |
61.8% |
73.7% |
48.9% |
Workers profile
Khandwa (East Nimar) has 47% (about 6.1 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 55% male and 38% female population are working population. 48% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 7% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 27% of total female population are main and 12% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
46.8% |
37.6% |
9.2% |
53.2% |
| Male |
54.8% |
47.9% |
6.9% |
45.2% |
| Female |
38.3% |
26.6% |
11.7% |
61.7% |