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

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Gwalior district

Gwalior is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 9th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,032,036 people** in 4 sub-districts, 11 towns and 655 villages; 63% lived in towns. The largest town is [Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/gwalior/) (1,054,420).

- 2,032,036people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 11towns
- 76.7%literacy

## Who lives in Gwalior?

Gwalior had **2,032,036 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.8% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 9th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 864 women for every 1,000 men (below the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 48th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 840 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.3 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Gwalior?

76.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 5th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 84.7% and women at 67.4% — a gap of 17.3 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/) (79.4%) and lowest in [Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/) (65.3%).

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 Gwalior do for a living?

33.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 14.5%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 9% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 53% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 26% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/) (56% of workers in farming) and the least is [Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/) (17% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 53 (53%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%)

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 Gwalior

62.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 3rd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 11 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 4 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/gwalior/). The largest is [Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/gwalior/) with 1,054,420 people, home to 83% 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 Gwalior

Gwalior had 655 census villages, 618 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,227 people; 12 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Mohana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/mohana/) (18,542), [Puranichavni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/puranichavni/) (10,219), [Girvai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/girvai/) (9,770), [Ajaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/ajaypur/) (8,328) and [Barai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/barai/) (8,302).

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

## Gwalior district in history

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

> GWALIOR, a native state of India, in the Central India agency, by far the largest of the numerous principalities comprised in that area. It is the dominion of the Sindhia family. The state consists of two well-defined parts which may roughly be called the northern and the southern. The former is a compact mass of territory, bounded N. and N.W. by the Chambal river, which separates it from the British districts of Agra and Etawah, and the native states of Dholpur, Karauli and Jaipur of Rajputana; E. by the British districts of Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur and Saugor; S. by the states of Bhopal, Tonk, Khilchipur and Rajgarh; and W. by those of Jhalawar, Tonk and Kotah of Rajputana. The southern, or Malwa, portion is made up of detached or semi-detached districts, between which are interposed parts of other states, which again are mixed up with each other in bewildering intricacy. The two portions together have a total area of 25,041 sq. m. Pop. (1901), 2,933,001, showing a decrease of 13% in the decade. The state may be naturally divided into plain, plateau and hilly country. The plain country extends from the Chambal river in the extreme southwards for about 80 m., with a maximum width from east to west of about 120 m.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)2,187,612
- Population in 2011 (Census)2,032,036
- Change0.9× (-7%)

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 Gwalior compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Gwalior · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**918

Working population ****33.7%**

**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 Gwalior

Of every 100 households in Gwalior in 2011, 83 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gwalior · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

Toilet within the home ****60%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

Tap water ****44%**

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

Use banking services ****55%**

Television ****63%**

Mobile phone ****64%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****34%**

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

None of these assets ****14%**

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 Gwalior

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Gwalior](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/gwalior/) 1,495,487 335 2 

[Dabra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/dabra/) 324,569 155 7 

[Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/) 108,726 85 1 

[Chinour](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/chinour/) 103,254 80 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 Gwalior

- Gwalior · 1,054,420
- Dabra · 61,277
- Morar Cantt · 48,464
- Dabra · 20,629
- Bhitarwar · 19,096
- Buzurg · 13,868
- Bilaua · 12,893
- Pichhore · 12,425
- Tekanpur · 12,348
- Antari · 9,949
- Ramgarh · 8,423

## Largest villages in Gwalior

- Mohana · 18,542
- Puranichavni · 10,219
- Girvai · 9,770
- Ajaypur · 8,328
- Barai · 8,302
- Chinour · 7,797
- Karhiya · 7,198
- Panihar · 7,119
- Shankrpur · 6,705
- Virpur · 6,140
- Ghatigaon · 5,641
- Kuleth · 5,383
- Behat · 4,735
- Aron · 4,268
- Banwar · 4,209
- Jakhoda · 4,202
- San Khini · 4,127
- Parsen · 4,094
- Chhimak · 4,085
- Bilheti · 4,021

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 Gwalior?4: Gwalior, Dabra, Bhitarwar, Chinour
- What is the population of Gwalior district?2,032,036 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Gwalior?Gwalior