MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Bhind: 17 lakh people, one story

People
17,03,005
Area
4,459 km²
Literacy
75.26%
Sex ratio
837
Lowest in Madhya PradeshSex ratio: 837 females per 1000 males. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshScheduled Tribes: 0.4 % of people. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Big number17 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 382 to every km².See the numbers →

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BhindMadhya Pradesh

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

Bhind in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17 lakh#15/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,459 km²#40/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density382 per km²#6/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio837 females per 1000 males#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)843 girls per 1000 boys#48/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate75.26%#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy63.14%#12/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population25.4%#13/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

75.3% can read. 837 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.478.7
Female literacy
63.159.2
Scheduled Castes
22.015.6
Scheduled Tribes
0.421.1
Living in towns
25.427.6

Gender literacy gap: 22.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.7%
  • Muslim 3.9%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.7%
  • Jain 1.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 30.6% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 44.4%
    • Farm labourers 30.4%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 30% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      30.054.3
      Latrine at home
      19.123.3
      Tap water
      11.018.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.014.7
      Phone
      49.337.2
      Television
      21.026.0
      Bicycle
      46.132.2
      Two-wheeler
      12.815.2

      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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