# Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Sehore district Sehore is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 28th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,311,332 people** in 8 sub-districts, 8 towns and 1,072 villages; 19% lived in towns. The largest town is [Sehore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/sehore/sehore/) (109,118). - 1,311,332people (2011) - 8sub-districts - 8towns - 70.1%literacy ## Who lives in Sehore? Sehore had **1,311,332 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.8% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 28th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 918 women for every 1,000 men (below the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 34th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 912 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.1 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Sehore? 70.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 23rd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 80.8% and women at 58.3% — a gap of 22.5 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sehore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/sehore/) (75.0%) and lowest in [Ichhawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ichhawar/) (65.2%). 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 Sehore do for a living? 44.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 35.3%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 18% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 37% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 44% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Rehti](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/rehti/) (57% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sehore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/sehore/) (38% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 37 (37%) 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 Sehore 18.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 31st of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 8 towns: 8 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 [Sehore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/sehore/sehore/) with 109,118 people, home to 44% 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 Sehore Sehore had 1,072 census villages, 1,031 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,031 people; 12 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Shyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/shyampur/) (10,271), [Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/budni/shahganj/) (8,510), [Metwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/jawar/metwara/) (7,800), [Doraha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/doraha/) (7,624) and [Maina](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/maina/) (7,219). 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 Sehore compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Sehore · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **918 Working population ****44.7%** **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 Sehore Of every 100 households in Sehore in 2011, 84 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sehore · ■ Electricity for lighting ****84%** Toilet within the home ****32%** No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** Tap water ****17%** Drinking water within premises ****22%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** Use banking services ****52%** Television ****40%** Mobile phone ****50%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****24%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****28%** Own their home ****94%** 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 Sehore Sub-district People Villages Towns [Sehore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/sehore/) 275,078 157 1 [Shyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/) 152,354 147 0 [Ashta](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/) 253,462 195 2 [Jawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/jawar/) 108,461 99 1 [Ichhawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ichhawar/) 162,307 159 1 [Nasrullaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/nasrullaganj/) 176,263 128 1 [Budni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/budni/) 91,906 86 1 [Rehti](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/rehti/) 91,501 101 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 Sehore - Sehore · 109,118 - Ashta · 53,184 - Nasrullaganj · 23,788 - Budni · 16,808 - Ichhawar · 15,221 - Rehti · 11,611 - Kothri · 10,526 - Jawar · 8,206 ## Largest villages in Sehore - Shyampur · 10,271 - Shahganj · 8,510 - Metwara · 7,800 - Doraha · 7,624 - Maina · 7,219 - Ladkui · 6,497 - Bilkisganj · 6,408 - Baktra · 5,957 - Siddiqueganj · 5,741 - Bhanu Khadi · 5,431 - Jharkheda · 5,384 - Bhonra · 5,038 - Rampura Chakaldi · 4,687 - Diwadiya · 4,582 - Khamkheda · 4,552 - Seoda · 4,274 - Brijis Nagar · 4,232 - Nipaniya Kalan · 3,960 - Shala · 3,907 - Khandwa · 3,897 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 Sehore?8: Sehore, Shyampur, Ashta, Jawar, Ichhawar, Nasrullaganj, Budni, Rehti - What is the population of Sehore district?1,311,332 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Sehore?Sehore