population of 1,385,881, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 354th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.57%. Barwani has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 49.08%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.35% and 69.42% of the population respectively. Languages At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 49.58% of the population in the district spoke Bareli, 23.84% Nimadi, 9.71% Hindi, 4.95% Bhilali, 3.75% Bhili, 2.10% Khandeshi, 1.31% Gujarati, 1.26% Marathi and 1.04% Banjari as their first language. Languages spoken include three mutually unintelligible Bareli languages: Palya, a Bhil language with approximately 10 000 speakers centred in Madhya Pradesh; Pauri, with approximately 175 000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script; and Rathwi, with approximately 64,000 speakers. Other languages include Bhilali, with 11 50 000 speakers. Notable people Bala Bachchan ( MLA) Rajpur And Home Minister in 2018 State Government of Madhya Pradesh Gajendra Singh Patel (MP) Khargone-Barwani Ramesh Patel (MLA) Barwani Sumer Singh Solanki (MP Rajyasabha) Barwani Villages Bahía Creek Balkunwa Pipri Buzurg References External links Barwani district official website Districts of Madhya Pradesh 1998 establishments in Madhya Pradesh