Gwalior District, Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior District is an administrative district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated about 415 km from Bhopal, the state capital of Madhya Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Gwalior. Hindi and Bundeli are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 4,560 km², including 4,257.13 km² of rural area and 302.87 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Gwalior District

Gwalior District is divided into 10 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 752 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Bhitarwar 88408.52
2Chinour 83498.10
3City Center 29
4Dabra 108985.53
5Ghatigaon 101
6Gird 1002,667.84
7Gwalior Gramin 40
8Morar 62
9Pichhor 68
10Tansen 73

Population of Gwalior District

As per the Census 2011, Gwalior District has a total population of 20,32,036 people, consisting of 10,90,327 males and 9,41,709 females. There are 3,83,845 households in the district with an average population density of 446 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population20,32,0367,58,24412,73,792
Male Population10,90,3274,09,3496,80,978
Female Population9,41,7093,48,8955,92,814
Total Households3,83,8451,44,4942,39,351
Population Density446 / km²178 / km²4,206 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 13,57,210 literate people and 2,61,418 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 3,93,068 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 72,133 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,61,4181,14,9531,46,465
Literate Population13,57,2104,19,3619,37,849
Illiterate Population6,74,8263,38,8833,35,943
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,93,0681,61,0912,31,977
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population72,13354,77717,356

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.