MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Dewas: 15.6 lakh people, one story

People
15,63,715
Area
7,020 km²
Literacy
69.35%
Sex ratio
942
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 71.9 % of households. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Big number15.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 223 to every km².See the numbers →

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DewasMadhya Pradesh

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

Dewas in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.6 lakh#18/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area7,020 km²#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density223 per km²#24/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio942 females per 1000 males#24/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)918 girls per 1000 boys#34/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate69.35%#25/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy57.76%#24/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population28.9%#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

69.3% can read. 942 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.378.7
Female literacy
57.859.2
Scheduled Castes
18.715.6
Scheduled Tribes
17.421.1
Living in towns
28.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 22.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.0%
  • Muslim 11.1%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.4 lakh workers, 47.5% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 35.0%
    • Farm labourers 41.8%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 72% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.954.3
      Latrine at home
      30.023.3
      Tap water
      17.318.9
      LPG / PNG
      15.814.7
      Phone
      44.837.2
      Television
      33.226.0
      Bicycle
      31.332.2
      Two-wheeler
      20.615.2

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.