MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Datia: 7.9 lakh people, one story

People
7,86,754
Area
2,902 km²
Literacy
72.63%
Sex ratio
873
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshScheduled Castes: 25.5 % of people. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshArea: 2,902 km². Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →Big number7.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 271 to every km².See the numbers →

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DatiaMadhya Pradesh

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

Datia in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7.9 lakh#43/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area2,902 km²#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density271 per km²#13/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio873 females per 1000 males#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)856 girls per 1000 boys#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate72.63%#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy59.41%#20/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population23.1%#18/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

72.6% can read. 873 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.278.7
Female literacy
59.459.2
Scheduled Castes
25.515.6
Scheduled Tribes
1.921.1
Living in towns
23.127.6

Gender literacy gap: 24.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.0%
  • Muslim 3.6%
  • Buddhist 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.2 lakh workers, 40.8% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 47.6%
    • Farm labourers 29.2%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 48% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      47.954.3
      Latrine at home
      17.323.3
      Tap water
      10.718.9
      LPG / PNG
      8.614.7
      Phone
      43.737.2
      Television
      27.526.0
      Bicycle
      32.032.2
      Two-wheeler
      12.515.2

      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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