# Ashoknagar District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Ashoknagar district Ashoknagar is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 41st of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **845,071 people** in 5 sub-districts, 4 towns and 899 villages; 18% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ashoknagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/) (81,828). - 845,071people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 4towns - 66.4%literacy ## Who lives in Ashoknagar? Ashoknagar had **845,071 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.2% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 41st of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 904 women for every 1,000 men (below the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 39th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 921 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 4.9 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Ashoknagar? 66.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 32nd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 78.1% and women at 53.4% — a gap of 24.7 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ashoknagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/) (68.2%) and lowest in [Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/) (63.0%). 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 Ashoknagar do for a living? 37.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 20.8%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 23% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 18% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 23% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 56% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Isagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/isagarh/) (68% of workers in farming) and the least is [Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/) (47% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 23 (23%) 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 Ashoknagar 18.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 34th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 4 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Ashoknagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/) with 81,828 people, home to 53% 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 Ashoknagar Ashoknagar had 899 census villages, 818 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 845 people; 2 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Piprai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/mungaoli/piprai/) (9,037), [Shadora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/shadhora/shadora/) (7,053), [Kadwaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/isagarh/kadwaya/) (4,572), [Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/rajpur/) (3,788) and [Malhar Garh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/mungaoli/malhar-garh/) (3,677). 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 Ashoknagar compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Ashoknagar · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **918 Working population ****37.3%** **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 Ashoknagar Of every 100 households in Ashoknagar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ashoknagar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****50%** Toilet within the home ****15%** No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** Tap water ****10%** Drinking water within premises ****18%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** Use banking services ****30%** Television ****25%** Mobile phone ****46%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****14%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****38%** Own their home ****95%** 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 Ashoknagar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Isagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/isagarh/) 176,249 188 1 [Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/) 158,330 165 1 [Ashoknagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/) 215,267 187 1 [Shadhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/shadhora/) 73,653 108 0 [Mungaoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/mungaoli/) 221,572 251 1 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 Ashoknagar - Ashoknagar · 81,828 - Chanderi · 33,081 - Mungaoli · 26,192 - Isagarh · 12,583 ## Largest villages in Ashoknagar - Piprai · 9,037 - Shadora · 7,053 - Kadwaya · 4,572 - Rajpur · 3,788 - Malhar Garh · 3,677 - Sahrai · 3,670 - Pranpur · 3,620 - Amkheda Nai Saray · 3,552 - Bahadurpur · 3,551 - Gahora · 3,490 - Badera · 3,446 - Indore · 3,329 - Bamnawar · 3,325 - Muhal Milak · 3,223 - Tumen · 3,129 - Dungasara · 2,982 - Achalgarh · 2,899 - Shankarpur · 2,887 - Baheriya Alias Roopnagar · 2,872 - Mahidpur · 2,851 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 Ashoknagar?5: Isagarh, Chanderi, Ashoknagar, Shadhora, Mungaoli - What is the population of Ashoknagar district?845,071 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Ashoknagar?Ashoknagar