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

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Datia district

Datia is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 43rd of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **786,754 people** in 4 sub-districts, 5 towns and 631 villages; 23% lived in towns. The largest town is [Datia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/datia/) (100,284).

- 786,754people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 5towns
- 72.6%literacy

## Who lives in Datia?

Datia had **786,754 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.1% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 43rd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 873 women for every 1,000 men (below the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 47th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 856 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 Datia?

72.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 11th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 84.2% and women at 59.4% — a gap of 24.8 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhander](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/) (76.8%) and lowest in [Seondha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/seondha/) (69.1%).

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 Datia do for a living?

40.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 26.0%). Of all workers, 40% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 1% 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 58% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Seondha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/seondha/) (66% of workers in farming) and the least is [Datia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/) (54% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 40 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** 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 Datia

23.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 18th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 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 [Datia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/datia/) with 100,284 people, home to 55% 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 Datia

Datia had 631 census villages, 586 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,032 people; 4 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Unao](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/unao/) (8,182), [Tharet](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/seondha/tharet/) (5,920), [Udgawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/udgawan/) (5,795), [Basai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/basai/) (5,712) and [Badonkalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/badonkalan/) (4,746).

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

## Datia in history

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

> DATIA, a native state of Central India, in the Bundelkhand agency. It lies in the extreme north-west of Bundelkhand, near Gwalior, and is surrounded on all sides by other states of Central India, except on the east where it meets the United Provinces. The state came under the British government after the treaty of Bassein in 1802. Estimated revenue, £70,000; tribute to Sindhia paid through the British Government, £1000. The chief, whose title is maharaja, is a Rajput of the Bundela clan, being descended from a younger son of a former chief of Orchha. The state suffered from famine in 1896–1897, and again to a less extent in 1899–1900. It is traversed by the branch of the Indian Midland railway from Jhansi to Gwalior. The town of Datia has a railway station, 16 m. from Jhansi. It is surrounded by a stone wall, enclosing handsome palaces, with gardens; the palace of Bir Singh Deo, of the 17th century, is “one of the finest examples of Hindu domestic architecture in India” (Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908).

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 Datia compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Datia · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**918

Working population ****40.8%**

**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 Datia

Of every 100 households in Datia in 2011, 61 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Datia · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

Toilet within the home ****22%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

Tap water ****14%**

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

Use banking services ****42%**

Television ****35%**

Mobile phone ****54%**

Computer with internet ****0%**

Two-wheeler ****16%**

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

None of these assets ****26%**

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 Datia

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Seondha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/seondha/) 116,232 110 1 

[Indergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/indergarh/) 136,921 113 1 

[Datia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/datia/) 373,772 254 2 

[Bhander](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/) 159,829 154 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 Datia

- Datia · 100,284
- Bhander · 25,204
- Seondha · 23,140
- Indergarh · 23,045
- Badoni · 10,309

## Largest villages in Datia

- Unao · 8,182
- Tharet · 5,920
- Udgawan · 5,795
- Basai · 5,712
- Badonkalan · 4,746
- Sarsai · 4,612
- Salon Bhitari · 4,225
- Jighna · 4,025
- Diguwan · 3,627
- Godan · 3,600
- Parasari · 3,527
- Jujharpur · 3,461
- Nayakheda · 3,408
- Bhagupura · 3,377
- Udina · 3,377
- Badera Sopan · 3,224
- Nauner · 3,212
- Dirolipar · 3,175
- Kudari · 3,170
- Senthri · 2,957

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 Datia?4: Seondha, Indergarh, Datia, Bhander
- What is the population of Datia district?786,754 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Datia?Datia