Barwani District, Madhya Pradesh

Barwani is an administrative district in Madhya Pradesh, India. The district is located about 290 km from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Barwani. Hindi and Bhili are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 5,427 km², including 5,326.26 km² of rural area and 100.74 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Barwani District

Barwani District is divided into 9 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 732 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Anjad46258.02
2Barwani100783.74
3Niwali77344.80
4Pansemal103676.43
5Pati112843.51
6Rajpur99731.50
7Sendhwa94633.91
8Thikri57316.26
9Varla44838.82

Population of Barwani District

According to the 2011 Census, Barwani District had a population of 13,85,881 people living in 2,43,277 households. The population comprised 6,99,340 males and 6,86,541 females, with an average population density of 255 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population13,85,88111,81,8122,04,069
Male Population6,99,3405,94,9071,04,433
Female Population6,86,5415,86,90599,636
Total Households2,43,2772,04,64438,633
Population Density255 / km²222 / km²2,026 / km²

Barwani District had 5,49,926 literate people and 2,65,299 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 87,991 and 9,62,145 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,65,2992,37,31627,983
Literate Population5,49,9264,13,1521,36,774
Illiterate Population8,35,9557,68,66067,295
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population87,99164,34423,647
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population9,62,1459,25,65036,495

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.