Mandla

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

Quick facts

5,144,336
Population
1,221,399
Households
1009
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
56.83%
Approx. literacy

Mandla has an aggregated population of 5,144,336. Approximately 41.01% live in rural areas (2,109,810) and 5.06% live in urban areas (260,378).

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 2,109,810 3
Bichhiya 764,539 340
Ghughari 518,469 186
Mandla 616,768 174
Nainpur 442,492 165
Narayanganj 326,733 192
Niwas 365,525 182

Population summary

Mandla has a population of 5,144,336 (2,560,239 males and 2,584,097 females). The sex ratio is about 1009 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,144,336
Male2,560,239
Female2,584,097
Rural population2,109,810 (41.01%)
Urban population260,378 (5.06%)
Households1,221,399

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 56.83%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,923,573
Total illiterates2,220,763

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 229,905 (4.47%). ST: 3,032,547 (58.95%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC229,9054.47%
ST3,032,54758.95%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 737,275 (14.33%). Workers: 2,751,106 (53.48%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)737,27514.33%
Total workers2,751,10653.48%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Mandla 1,054,905
Mandla 924,716
Bichhiya 258,322
Bichhiya 247,895
Mandla 232,871
Ghughari 172,823
Ghughari 172,823
Nainpur 157,387
Mandla 151,026
Mandla 130,189