Harda District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Madhya Pradesh) - Census 2011

Harda district of Madhya Pradesh has a total population of 570,465 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 294,838 are males while 275,627 are females. In 2011 there were a total 113,379 families residing in Harda district. The Average Sex Ratio of Harda district is 935.

Harda district, Madhya Pradesh

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.9% people live in Urban areas while 79.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.2% while that in rural areas is 68.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Harda district is 940 while that of Rural areas is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harda district is 84191 which is 15% of the total population. There are 43667 male children and 40524 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harda is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Harda district.

The total literacy rate of Harda district is 72.5%. The male literacy rate is 69.13% and the female literacy rate is 53.97% in Harda district.

Population
570,465
Literacy
72.5%
Sex Ratio
935

To facilitate the administration, Harda district is further divided into 6 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Harda Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Harda district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 84,191 43,667 40,524
Literacy 72.5% 69.13% 53.97%
Scheduled Caste 92,865 48,553 44,312
Scheduled Tribe 159,678 81,446 78,232
Illiterate 217,915 91,031 126,884

Caste-wise Population - Harda district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28% of total population in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 92,865 48,553 44,312
Schedule Tribe 159,678 81,446 78,232

Religion-wise Population - Harda district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 527,462 (92.46%) 272,640 254,822
Muslim 38,640 (6.77%) 19,991 18,649
Christian 683 (0.12%) 338 345
Sikh 676 (0.12%) 364 312
Buddhist 93 (0.02%) 51 42
Jain 1,573 (0.28%) 799 774
Other Religion 55 (0.01%) 30 25
No Religion Specified 1,283 (0.22%) 625 658

Literacy Rate - Harda district

The total literacy rate of Harda district was 72.5% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 352,550 literates, males were 203,807 while females were 148,743. Also the male literacy rate was 81.14% and the female literacy rate was 63.27% in Harda district.

  Harda district Madhya Pradesh
Female 63.27% 59.24%
Male 81.14% 78.73%
Total 72.5% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Harda district

The Sex Ratio of Harda district is 935 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 935 females in Harda district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Harda district.


Population Density - Harda district

The total area of Harda district is 3,334 km2. Thus the density of Harda district is 171 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 28 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,306 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Harda district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Harda, 20.92% people lived in urban regions while 79.08% in rural areas. The total urban population was 119,364 out of which 61,526 were males while the remaining 57,838 were females. In rural areas of Harda, male population was 233,312 while the female population was 217,789.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Harda was 940 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Harda was 919 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Harda were 14,687 which is 12.3% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Harda was 933 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Harda was 930 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Harda for urban regions was 87.24 percent in which males were 92.38% literate while female literacy stood at 81.79%. The total literate population of Harda was 352,550. Similarly in rural areas of Harda, the average literacy rate was 68.46 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 78.07% and 58.16% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Harda were 261,229.

Rural Urban
Population % 79.08% 20.92%
Total population 451,101 119,364
Male population 233,312 61,526
Female population 217,789 57,838
Sex ratio 933 940
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 930 919
Child population 69,504 14,687
Literates 261,229 91,321
Average literacy 68.46% 87.24%
Male literacy 78.07% 92.38%
Female literacy 58.16% 81.79%

Child Population - Harda district

According to Census 2011, there were 84,191 children between age 0 to 6 years in Harda district. Out of which 43,667 were male while 40,524 were female.


Working Population - Harda district

In Harda district out of total population, 230,979 were engaged in work activities. 70.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 230,979 workers engaged in Main Work, 58,268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56,157 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 163,781 127,309 36,472
Cultivators 58,268 48,764 9,504
Agriculture Labourer 56,157 37,186 18,971
Household Industries 4,360 3,372 988
Other Workers 44,996 37,987 7,009
Marginal Workers 67,198 29,543 37,655
Non Working 339,486 137,986 201,500

Nearby Districts from Harda

Below are the list of Districts near Harda district in Madhya Pradesh.


Harda district Map


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