# Panna District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Panna district Panna is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 40th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,016,520 people** in 8 sub-districts, 6 towns and 1,011 villages; 12% lived in towns. The largest town is [Panna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/panna/panna/) (59,091). - 1,016,520people (2011) - 8sub-districts - 6towns - 64.8%literacy ## Who lives in Panna? Panna had **1,016,520 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.4% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 40th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 905 women for every 1,000 men (below the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 38th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 914 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 4.4 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Panna? 64.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 35th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 74.1% and women at 54.4% — a gap of 19.7 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Panna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/panna/) (70.1%) and lowest in [Raipura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/raipura/) (61.7%). 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 Panna do for a living? 42.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 32.4%). Of all workers, 25% farmed their own land, 23% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 36% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 48% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Ajaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/ajaigarh/) (63% of workers in farming) and the least is [Panna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/panna/) (33% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 36 (36%) 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 Panna 12.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 45th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 6 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Panna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/panna/panna/) with 59,091 people, home to 47% 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 Panna Panna had 1,011 census villages, 947 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 941 people; 12 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Muhandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/pawai/muhandra/) (8,349), [Maheba](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/amanganj/maheba/) (6,522), [Khora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/ajaigarh/khora/) (6,454), [Dharampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/ajaigarh/dharampur/) (6,096) and [Itwan Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/panna/itwan-kalan/) (5,994). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Panna district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Panna district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > PANNA, or Punna, a native state of Central India, in the Bundelkhand agency. Area, 2492 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 192,986, showing a decrease of 19% in the preceding decade due to famine; tribute £33,000. The maharaja Lokpal Singh died in 1898, leaving an only son, Madho Singh, who, in 1902, was found guilty by a special commission on the charge of poisoning his uncle, and was deposed. The diamond mines, for which the state was formerly famous, are now scarcely profitable. There are no railways, but one or two good roads. The town of Panna is 62 m. It has a fine modern palace and several handsome temples and shrines. 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 Panna compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Panna · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **918 Working population ****42.5%** **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 Panna Of every 100 households in Panna in 2011, 33 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Panna · ■ Electricity for lighting ****33%** Toilet within the home ****10%** No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** Tap water ****9%** Drinking water within premises ****11%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** Use banking services ****44%** Television ****13%** Mobile phone ****34%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****39%** Own their home ****97%** 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 Panna Sub-district People Villages Towns [Ajaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/ajaigarh/) 170,457 120 1 [Panna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/panna/) 156,297 149 1 [Devendranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/devendranagar/) 88,721 70 2 [Gunnor](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/gunnor/) 133,513 149 0 [Amanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/amanganj/) 114,702 114 1 [Pawai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/pawai/) 167,578 179 1 [Shahnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/shahnagar/) 107,623 121 0 [Raipura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/raipura/) 77,629 109 0 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 Panna - Panna · 59,091 - Ajaigarh · 16,656 - Pawai · 14,465 - Amanganj · 13,886 - Devendranagar · 12,785 - Kakarhati · 8,452 ## Largest villages in Panna - Muhandra · 8,349 - Maheba · 6,522 - Khora · 6,454 - Dharampur · 6,096 - Itwan Kalan · 5,994 - Gunaur · 5,734 - Mudwari · 5,603 - Raipura · 5,426 - Nayagaon · 5,244 - Jaswant Pura · 5,186 - Shahnagar · 5,104 - Simariya Garhi · 5,076 - Singhpur · 4,299 - Badagaon · 4,265 - Beera · 4,214 - Bisani · 4,175 - Barachh · 4,174 - Krishngarh · 4,139 - Dwari · 4,091 - Patna · 4,065 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 Panna?8: Ajaigarh, Panna, Devendranagar, Gunnor, Amanganj, Pawai, Shahnagar, Raipura - What is the population of Panna district?1,016,520 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Panna?Panna