# Alirajpur District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Alirajpur district Alirajpur is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 46th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **728,999 people** in 3 sub-districts, 4 towns and 543 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/alirajpur/) (28,498). - 728,999people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 4towns - 36.1%literacy ## Who lives in Alirajpur? Alirajpur had **728,999 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.0% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 46th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 1,011 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 2nd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 978 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.9 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Alirajpur? 36.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), the lowest of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 42.0% and women at 30.3% — a gap of 11.7 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhavra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/) (41.4%) and lowest in [Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/) (34.0%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Alirajpur do for a living? 50.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 48.6%). Of all workers, 57% farmed their own land, 7% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 7% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 28% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 64% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Jobat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/jobat/) (77% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhavra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/) (48% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Alirajpur 7.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 49th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 4 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/alirajpur/) with 28,498 people, home to 50% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Alirajpur Alirajpur had 543 census villages, 538 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,249 people; 5 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Barjhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/barjhar/) (7,582), [Ringol](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/ringol/) (6,498), [Sejawada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/sejawada/) (5,516), [Sorwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/sorwa/) (5,145) and [Mathwad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/mathwad/) (5,016). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Alirajpur compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Alirajpur · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****36.1%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **918 Working population ****50.3%** **43.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Alirajpur Of every 100 households in Alirajpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alirajpur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****62%** Toilet within the home ****10%** No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** Tap water ****6%** Drinking water within premises ****11%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****36%** Television ****8%** Mobile phone ****25%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****58%** Own their home ****96%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Alirajpur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bhavra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/) 91,101 50 1 [Jobat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/jobat/) 191,404 149 1 [Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/) 446,494 344 2 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Alirajpur - Alirajpur · 28,498 - Jobat · 11,976 - Bhavra · 10,968 - Nanpur · 5,632 ## Largest villages in Alirajpur - Barjhar · 7,582 - Ringol · 6,498 - Sejawada · 5,516 - Sorwa · 5,145 - Mathwad · 5,016 - Umrali · 4,727 - Ajanda · 4,569 - Ambua · 4,342 - Bokadiya · 4,147 - Sejgaon · 4,059 - Khutaja Bada · 4,049 - Udaigarh · 4,027 - Thod Sindi · 3,983 - Sondwa · 3,946 - Khandala · 3,722 - Baddala · 3,709 - Ojhad · 3,437 - Umrath · 3,372 - Chhaktala · 3,191 - Walpur · 3,137 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Alirajpur?3: Bhavra, Jobat, Alirajpur - What is the population of Alirajpur district?728,999 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Alirajpur?Alirajpur