Burhanpur District, with population of about 7.6 lakh is Madhya Pradesh's the 7th least populous district, located in the state Madhya Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Burhanpur district is 3427 km2 and it is the 5th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 221 persons per km2. There are 3 sub districts in the district, among them Burhanpur is the most populous sub district with population of about 4.3 lakh and Khaknar is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.3 lakh.
There are 2 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Burhanpur Municipal Corporation; and Nepanagar Municipality.
Demographics
The district is home to about 7.6 lakh people, among them about 3.9 lakh (51%) are male and about 3.7 lakh (49%) are female. 61% of the whole population are from general caste, 8% are from schedule caste and 30% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Burhanpur district is 16%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 1.5 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 66% (about 5 lakh) live in Burhanpur District rural part and 34% (about 2.6 lakh) population live in the Burhanpur District urban part. Rural population density of Burhanpur district is 149 and urban population density is 3206 persons per km2.

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Burhanpur
Total | General | Schedule Caste | Schedule Tribe | Child | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 757,847 | 463,498 | 64,254 | 230,095 | 122,869 |
Male | 388,504 | 239,047 | 33,037 | 116,420 | 63,874 |
Female | 369,343 | 224,451 | 31,217 | 113,675 | 58,995 |
Most populated Sub Districts, Villages and Cities in Burhanpur
Sub Districts | Villages | Cities | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Population | Name | Population | Name | Population |
Burhanpur | 433584 | Emagird | 17233 | Burhanpur | 210886 |
Nepanagar | 190994 | Ichhapur | 10434 | Nepanagar | 29682 |
Khaknar | 133269 | Bahadarpur | 9645 | Shahpur | 19719 |
Dhulkot | 8809 | ||||
Jainabad | 7828 | ||||
Fopnar Kalan | 6756 | ||||
Dwatiya | 6470 | ||||
Doiphodiya | 6285 | ||||
Loni | 6272 | ||||
Viroda | 6137 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 73% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 24% of the total population and Buddhists are the third largest religious community here with 3% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 943 in Muslims are 973 and in Buddhists are 941.

Religion wise population 2011 - Burhanpur
Total | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Others | Not Stated | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 757,847 | 552,526 | 180,840 | 1,199 | 1,074 | 19,883 | 1,884 | 99 | 342 |
Male | 388,504 | 284,301 | 91,655 | 563 | 563 | 10,246 | 953 | 52 | 171 |
Female | 369,343 | 268,225 | 89,185 | 636 | 511 | 9,637 | 931 | 47 | 171 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has decreased by -55.8% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 17.1 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is -55.4% which is 0.7% higher than male population growth rate of -56.1%. General caste population has decreased by -54.3%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -66.1%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -54.8% and child population has decreased by -60.3% in the district since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - Burhanpur
Total | General | Schedule Caste | Schedule Tribe | Child | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | -55.8% | -54.3% | -66.1% | -54.8% | -60.3% |
Male | -56.1% | -54.6% | -66.4% | -55.2% | -59.9% |
Female | -55.4% | -54% | -65.8% | -54.3% | -60.7% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 951 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 939, in schedule caste is 945 and in schedule tribe is 976. There are 924 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 15 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 17 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 - Burhanpur
Total | General | SC | ST | Child | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | -17 |
2011 | 951 | 939 | 945 | 976 | 924 |
2001 | 936 | 926 | 928 | 959 | 941 |
Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest sex ratio in Burhanpur
Sub Districts | Villages | Cities | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Sex Ratio | Name | Sex Ratio | Name | Sex Ratio |
Khaknar | 977 | Hasinabad | 1425 | Nepanagar | 957 |
Nepanagar | 957 | Shekhapur Mal | 1306 | Burhanpur | 949 |
Burhanpur | 940 | Chandni | 1201 | Shahpur | 938 |
Nananagari | 1147 | ||||
Bada Buzurg | 1145 | ||||
Raisena | 1118 | ||||
Gol Kheda | 1115 | ||||
Dahonda | 1089 | ||||
Ratnapur | 1073 | ||||
Karoli | 1065 |
Literacy
Total about 4.1 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 2.3 lakh are male and about 1.8 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Burhanpur is 64%. 72% of male and 57% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 2%. Male literacy has gone down by -2% and female literacy rate has gone up by 8%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 - Burhanpur
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Change | 2.6% | -1.9% | 7.7% |
2011 | 64.4% | 71.8% | 56.6% |
2001 | 61.8% | 73.7% | 48.9% |
Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest literacy rate in Burhanpur
Sub Districts | Villages | Cities | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Literacy Rate % | Name | Literacy Rate % | Name | Literacy Rate % |
Burhanpur | 73 | Sultanpura | 89 | Burhanpur | 81 |
Khaknar | 58 | Khapar Kheda | 89 | Nepanagar | 78 |
Nepanagar | 47 | Borsar | 84 | Shahpur | 70 |
Navra | 82 | ||||
Bambhada | 81 | ||||
Pipalgaon Mafi | 80 | ||||
Bhota | 79 | ||||
Dapora | 78 | ||||
Bahadarpur | 78 | ||||
Dhamangaon | 77 |
Workers profile
Burhanpur has 43% (about 3.3 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 55% male and 32% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 6% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 23% of total female population are main and 8% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population - Burhanpur
Worker (Among total population) | Main Worker (Among workers) | Marginal Worker (Among workers) | Non Worker (Among total population) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 43.3% | 36.3% | 7.1% | 56.7% |
Male | 54.5% | 48.7% | 5.9% | 45.5% |
Female | 31.5% | 23.2% | 8.3% | 68.5% |