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According to the 2011 Census, the total population of Alirajpur district was 728,999. Of these, 209,754 people were literate. Within the literate population, there were 120,905 men and 88,849 women.

Many years have passed since India gained independence, yet the educational landscape across the country remains uneven. While literacy rates are quite high in many areas, large sections of the population in certain districts remain uneducated. Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh is one such district, classified as a low-literacy area. According to 2011 Census data, the average literacy rate here was merely 36.10 percent. Among the district's rural population, this figure dropped even further to 32.08 percent, whereas the literacy rate in urban areas was recorded at 80.05 percent.

According to the 2011 Census, the total population of Alirajpur district was 728,999. Of these, 209,754 people were literate. Within the literate population, there were 120,905 men and 88,849 women; thus, male literacy in the district was higher than female literacy.

The male literacy rate was recorded at 42.02 percent, while female literacy stood at 30.29 percent. In comparison, the district's total literacy rate in the 2001 Census was 31.10 percent. At that time, male literacy was 40.18 percent and female literacy was 22.01 percent. Consequently, there was an increase in female literacy figures by 2011.

The majority of Alirajpur's population resides in villages; in 2011, 92.17 percent of the district's population lived in rural areas. A total of 671,925 people lived in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural areas was 32.08 percent; the literacy rate recorded here was 37.85 percent for men and 26.45 percent for women.

In rural areas, a total of 170,812 people were literate, comprising 99,574 men and 71,238 women. In contrast, the educational landscape in urban areas appears quite different. Only 7.83 percent of the district's population resides in urban areas. Out of an urban population of 57,074, 38,942 people were literate. The urban literacy rate stood at 80.05 percent, with male literacy recorded at 86.48 percent and female literacy at 73.43 percent.

The district's data also reveals a significant gap between male and female literacy rates. Across the district, the male literacy rate was 40.02 percent, while the female literacy rate was 30.29 percent. This disparity is even more pronounced in rural areas, where male literacy was 37.85 percent and female literacy was 26.45 percent. Male literacy also exceeded female literacy in urban areas, although the figures for both were far superior to those in rural areas.

In 2011, the population of Alirajpur was 728,999, comprising 362,542 men and 366,457 women. The district's population in 2001 was 610,275, marking a population increase of 19.45 percent during this period. According to census data, the district covers an area of ​​3,182 square kilometers, and the population density in 2011 was 229 persons per square kilometer. Rural areas accounted for the majority of the district's population, while the urban population stood at 7.83 percent.