MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Chhindwara: 20.9 lakh people, one story

People
20,90,922
Area
11,815 km²
Literacy
71.16%
Sex ratio
964
#1 in Madhya PradeshArea: 11,815 km². Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Big number20.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 177 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChhindwaraMadhya Pradesh

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

Chhindwara in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.9 lakh#8/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area11,815 km²#1/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density177 per km²#39/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio964 females per 1000 males#14/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)956 girls per 1000 boys#6/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate71.16%#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy63.01%#13/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population24.2%#15/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

71.2% can read. 964 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.078.7
Female literacy
63.059.2
Scheduled Castes
11.115.6
Scheduled Tribes
36.821.1
Living in towns
24.227.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.0%
  • Muslim 4.8%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 1.2%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 1.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    74 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.6 lakh workers, 45.8% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 29.6%
    • Farm labourers 44.1%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 62% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.354.3
      Latrine at home
      20.223.3
      Tap water
      29.618.9
      LPG / PNG
      13.214.7
      Phone
      27.237.2
      Television
      25.026.0
      Bicycle
      28.732.2
      Two-wheeler
      13.615.2

      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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