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Datia district, Madhya Pradesh

Datia is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 7.9 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Datia
Name in Hindi
दतिया जिला
Population (2011 census)
7,86,754
Rank in Madhya Pradesh by population
44th of 55
Area
2,691 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
292
Official website
datia.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q2206266
All districts of Madhya Pradesh

Population in context

With 7,86,754 people in 2011, Datia ranks 44th among the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Indore (32,76,697) and the least populous is Pandhurna (3,74,310).

District boundaries change. If Datia has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Datia to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

Agar-MalwaAlirajpurAnuppurAshoknagarBalaghatBarwaniBetulBhindBhopalBurhanpurChhatarpurChhindwaraDamohDatiaDewasDharDindoriGunaGwaliorHardaIndoreJabalpurJhabuaKatniKhandwa (East Nimar)Khargone (West Nimar)MaiharMandlaMandsaurMauganjMorenaNarmadapuramNarsimhapurNeemuchNiwariPandhurnaPannaRaisenRajgarhRatlamRewaSagarSatnaSehoreSeoniShahdolShajapurSheopurShivpuriSidhiSingrauliTikamgarhUjjainUmariaVidisha

Questions people ask

Which state is Datia district in?

Datia district is in Madhya Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Datia district?

The headquarters of Datia district is Datia, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Datia district?

Datia district had a population of 7,86,754 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.