# Burhanpur District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Burhanpur district

Burhanpur is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 44th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **757,847 people** in 3 sub-districts, 3 towns and 263 villages; 34% lived in towns. The largest town is [Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/burhanpur/) (210,886).

- 757,847people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 3towns
- 64.4%literacy

## Who lives in Burhanpur?

Burhanpur had **757,847 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.0% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 44th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 951 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 21st of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 924 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.2 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Burhanpur?

64.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 37th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 71.8% and women at 56.6% — a gap of 15.2 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/) (73.2%) and lowest in [Nepanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/nepanagar/) (47.4%).

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 Burhanpur do for a living?

43.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 31.5%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 36% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 27% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 54% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Khaknar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/) (79% of workers in farming) and the least is [Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/) (41% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (27%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

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 Burhanpur

34.3% of people lived in towns and cities (above Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 6th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 3 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/burhanpur/) with 210,886 people, home to 81% 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 Burhanpur

Burhanpur had 263 census villages, 261 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,906 people; 17 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Emagird](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/emagird/) (17,233), [Ichhapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/ichhapur/) (10,434), [Bahadarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/bahadarpur/) (9,645), [Dhulkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/nepanagar/dhulkot/) (8,809) and [Jainabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/jainabad/) (7,828).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Burhanpur district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Burhanpur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> BURHANPUR, a town of British India in the Nimar district of the Central Provinces, situated on the north bank of the river Tapti, 310 m. N.E. of Bombay, and 2 m. from the Great Indian Peninsula railway station of Lalbagh. It was founded in A.D. 1400 by a Mahommedan prince of the Farukhi dynasty of Khandesh, whose successors held it for 200 years, when the Farukhi kingdom was annexed to the empire of Akbar. It formed the chief seat of the government of the Deccan provinces of the Mogul empire till Shah Jahan removed the capital to Aurangabad in 1635. Burhanpur was plundered in 1685 by the Mahrattas, and repeated battles were fought in its neighbourhood in the struggle between that race and the Mussulmans for the supremacy of India. In 1739 the Mahommedans finally yielded to the demand of the Mahrattas for a fourth of the revenue, and in 1760 the Nizam of the Deccan ceded Burhanpur to the peshwa, who in 1778 transferred it to Sindhia. In the Mahratta War the army under General Wellesley, afterwards the duke of Wellington, took Burhanpur (1803), but the treaty of the same year restored it to Sindhia. It remained a portion of Sindhia’s dominions till 1860–1861, when, in consequence of certain territorial arrangements, the town and surrounding estates were ceded to the British government.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Burhanpur compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Burhanpur · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**918

Working population ****43.3%**

**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 Burhanpur

Of every 100 households in Burhanpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Burhanpur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

Toilet within the home ****35%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

Tap water ****66%**

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

Use banking services ****42%**

Television ****41%**

Mobile phone ****37%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****16%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****41%**

Own their home ****86%**

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 Burhanpur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/burhanpur/) 433,584 97 2 

[Khaknar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/) 133,269 81 0 

[Nepanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/nepanagar/) 190,994 85 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 Burhanpur

- Burhanpur · 210,886
- Nepanagar · 29,682
- Shahpur · 19,719

## Largest villages in Burhanpur

- Emagird · 17,233
- Ichhapur · 10,434
- Bahadarpur · 9,645
- Dhulkot · 8,809
- Jainabad · 7,828
- Fopnar Kalan · 6,756
- Dwatiya · 6,470
- Doiphodiya · 6,285
- Loni · 6,272
- Viroda · 6,137
- Mandwa · 6,059
- Amba · 6,058
- Bakadi · 5,882
- Bambhada · 5,539
- Chapora · 5,503
- Jhir Panjariya · 5,403
- Khamni · 5,076
- Patonda · 4,868
- Hamidpura · 4,755
- Dapora · 4,726

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 Burhanpur?3: Burhanpur, Khaknar, Nepanagar
- What is the population of Burhanpur district?757,847 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Burhanpur?Burhanpur