# Ujjain District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Ujjain district Ujjain is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 10th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,986,864 people** in 7 sub-districts, 9 towns and 1,101 villages; 39% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ujjain](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/ujjain/) (515,215). - 1,986,864people (2011) - 7sub-districts - 9towns - 72.3%literacy ## Who lives in Ujjain? Ujjain had **1,986,864 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.7% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 10th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 955 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 18th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 930 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 Ujjain? 72.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 13th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 83.5% and women at 60.7% — a gap of 22.7 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ujjain](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/) (81.0%) and lowest in [Mahidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/mahidpur/) (62.9%). 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 Ujjain do for a living? 45.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 33.8%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 19% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 28% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 46% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Badnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/badnagar/) (68% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ujjain](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/) (19% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (28%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%) 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 Ujjain 39.2% of people lived in towns and cities (above Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 5th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 9 towns: 8 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Ujjain](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/ujjain/) with 515,215 people, home to 66% 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 Ujjain Ujjain had 1,101 census villages, 1,095 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,103 people; 14 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kaytha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/tarana/kaytha/) (8,040), [Tajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/tajpur/) (7,789), [Kharsodkalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/badnagar/kharsodkalan/) (7,674), [Narwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/narwar/) (7,030) and [Jharda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/mahidpur/jharda/) (6,777). 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 Ujjain compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Ujjain · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **918 Working population ****45.2%** **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 Ujjain Of every 100 households in Ujjain in 2011, 84 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ujjain · ■ Electricity for lighting ****84%** Toilet within the home ****43%** No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** Tap water ****34%** Drinking water within premises ****29%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** Use banking services ****48%** Television ****47%** Mobile phone ****62%** Computer with internet ****2%** Two-wheeler ****28%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****21%** Own their home ****88%** 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 Ujjain Sub-district People Villages Towns [Khacharod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/khacharod/) 161,270 109 1 [Nagda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/nagda/) 237,996 109 2 [Mahidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/mahidpur/) 259,299 224 2 [Ghatiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ghatiya/) 138,861 128 0 [Tarana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/tarana/) 247,299 209 2 [Ujjain](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/ujjain/) 672,566 131 1 [Badnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/badnagar/) 269,573 191 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 Ujjain - Ujjain · 515,215 - Nagda · 100,039 - Badnagar · 36,438 - Mahidpur · 34,362 - Khacharod · 34,191 - Tarana · 24,908 - Unhel · 14,774 - Makdon · 11,678 - Gogapur · 7,608 ## Largest villages in Ujjain - Kaytha · 8,040 - Tajpur · 7,789 - Kharsodkalan · 7,674 - Narwar · 7,030 - Jharda · 6,777 - Kanasiya · 6,396 - Ghatiya · 6,312 - Panbihar · 5,982 - Nazarpur · 5,766 - Bhatpachlana · 5,614 - Amla · 5,357 - Kadodiya · 5,302 - Jagoti · 5,060 - Ghosla · 5,012 - Kharsodkhurd · 4,946 - Bichhadod Khalsa · 4,864 - Nanded · 4,517 - Kamed · 4,454 - Rupeta · 4,378 - Jahangirpur · 4,337 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 Ujjain?7: Khacharod, Nagda, Mahidpur, Ghatiya, Tarana, Ujjain, Badnagar - What is the population of Ujjain district?1,986,864 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Ujjain?Ujjain