MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Alirajpur: 7.3 lakh people, one story

People
7,28,999
Area
3,182 km²
Literacy
36.10%
Sex ratio
1,011
#1 in Madhya PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 978 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Madhya PradeshScheduled Tribes: 89.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Madhya PradeshWorkers in farming: 90.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshSex ratio: 1,011 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →

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AlirajpurMadhya Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Alirajpur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Alirajpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7.3 lakh#46/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area3,182 km²#48/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density229 per km²#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio1,011 females per 1000 males#2/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)978 girls per 1000 boys#1/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate36.10%#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy30.29%#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population7.8%#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

36.1% can read. 1,011 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
42.078.7
Female literacy
30.359.2
Scheduled Castes
3.715.6
Scheduled Tribes
89.021.1
Living in towns
7.827.6

Gender literacy gap: 11.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.7%
  • Muslim 2.4%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    90 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.7 lakh workers, 50.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 69.9%
    • Farm labourers 20.1%
    • Household industry 1.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 8.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.854.3
      Latrine at home
      9.223.3
      Tap water
      4.918.9
      LPG / PNG
      6.014.7
      Phone
      22.237.2
      Television
      7.526.0
      Bicycle
      18.532.2
      Two-wheeler
      6.615.2

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.