Dhar Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Dhar in 2024	2,558,252
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,302,333
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,255,919

Population as per 2011 census

Population	2,185,793
Male Population	1,112,725
Female Population	1,073,068
Area (km2)	8,153
Density/km2	268
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	964
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	928
Literates	1,077,338
Male Literates	638,479
Female Literates	438,859
Average Literacy	59.00%
Male Literacy	68.95%
Female Literacy	48.77%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	359,949
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	186,684
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	173,265
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	16.47%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	16.78%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	16.15%

Dhar Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	2,051,219	93.84%	2,400,747
Muslims	116,202	5.32%	136,003
Christian	2,261	0.10%	2,646
Sikh	1,607	0.07%	1,881
Buddhist	328	0.02%	384
Jain	12,199	0.56%	14,278
Not Stated	1,889	0.09%	2,211
Others	88	0.00%	103
Total	2,185,793	100.00%	2,558,252

City/Metros in Dhar District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Pithampur (Municipality)	126,200	147,704