Shahdol

This page provides an overview of Shahdol: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

5,110,715
Population
1,211,076
Households
976
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
55.95%
Approx. literacy

Shahdol has an aggregated population of 5,110,715. Approximately 41.72% live in rural areas (2,132,126) and 8.59% live in urban areas (439,200).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,132,126 3
Beohari 634,843 156
Jaisinghnagar 571,649 207
Jaitpur 487,476 188
Sohagpur 1,284,621 305

Population summary

Shahdol has a population of 5,110,715 (2,586,667 males and 2,524,048 females). The sex ratio is about 976 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,110,715
Male2,586,667
Female2,524,048
Rural population2,132,126 (41.72%)
Urban population439,200 (8.59%)
Households1,211,076

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 55.95%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,859,477
Total illiterates2,251,238

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 428,696 (8.39%). ST: 2,351,434 (46.01%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC428,6968.39%
ST2,351,43446.01%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 773,523 (15.14%). Workers: 2,396,141 (46.88%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)773,52315.14%
Total workers2,396,14146.88%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Shahdol 1,066,063
Shahdol 846,463
Sohagpur 486,930
Sohagpur 310,761
Beohari 223,347
Shahdol 219,600
Jaisinghnagar 193,294
Beohari 188,149
Jaisinghnagar 185,061
Sohagpur 176,169