Dewas

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

Quick facts

7,366,816
Population
1,456,760
Households
942
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
58.45%
Approx. literacy

Dewas has an aggregated population of 7,366,816. Approximately 42.45% live in rural areas (3,127,430) and 12.26% live in urban areas (903,518).

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 3,127,430 3
Bagli 563,883 213
Dewas 1,228,294 227
Hatpiplya 302,417 100
Kannod 319,417 68
Khategaon 548,892 171
Satwas 404,552 111
Sonkatch 478,561 134
Tonk Khurd 393,370 114

Population summary

Dewas has a population of 7,366,816 (3,793,156 males and 3,573,660 females). The sex ratio is about 942 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,366,816
Male3,793,156
Female3,573,660
Rural population3,127,430 (42.45%)
Urban population903,518 (12.26%)
Households1,456,760

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 58.45%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,305,770
Total illiterates3,061,046

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,382,436 (18.77%). ST: 1,337,865 (18.16%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,382,43618.77%
ST1,337,86518.16%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,088,506 (14.78%). Workers: 3,557,713 (48.29%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,088,50614.78%
Total workers3,557,71348.29%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Dewas 1,563,715
Dewas 1,111,956
Dewas 505,948
Dewas 451,759
Dewas 289,550
Dewas 216,398
Bagli 195,153
Khategaon 191,435
Bagli 173,577
Sonkatch 172,308