MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Betul: 15.8 lakh people, one story

People
15,75,362
Area
10,043 km²
Literacy
68.90%
Sex ratio
971
Big number15.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 157 to every km².See the numbers →

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BetulMadhya Pradesh

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

Betul in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.8 lakh#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area10,043 km²#4/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density157 per km²#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio971 females per 1000 males#10/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)957 girls per 1000 boys#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate68.90%#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy60.94%#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population19.6%#28/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

68.9% can read. 971 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.678.7
Female literacy
60.959.2
Scheduled Castes
10.115.6
Scheduled Tribes
42.321.1
Living in towns
19.627.6

Gender literacy gap: 15.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.6%
  • Muslim 2.4%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.6%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    78 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.9 lakh workers, 50.0% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 32.2%
    • Farm labourers 45.5%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      56.854.3
      Latrine at home
      20.023.3
      Tap water
      21.818.9
      LPG / PNG
      11.114.7
      Phone
      29.837.2
      Television
      23.326.0
      Bicycle
      28.232.2
      Two-wheeler
      14.615.2

      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.