District Profile · Madhya Pradesh
Vidisha
- 1,458,875
- Population
- 7,371 km²
- Area
- Bhopal
- Region / Division
ANCIENT BESNAGAR/VIDISHA Area 7,371 km²; population 1,458,875 (2011); density 198/km²; sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 896; literacy 70.53%; urban share 23.3%. One of India's oldest cities, referenced in Kalidasa's Meghaduta; site of the Heliodorus Pillar (2nd century BCE) and the Gupta-era Udayagiri Caves. Also part of the Bhopal-region soybean and wheat belt.