MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Dindori: 7 lakh people, one story

People
7,04,524
Area
7,470 km²
Literacy
63.90%
Sex ratio
1,002
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 970 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshWorkers in farming: 87.5 % of workers. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshPopulation density: 94 per km². Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshUrban population: 4.6%. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →

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DindoriMadhya Pradesh

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

Dindori in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7 lakh#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area7,470 km²#12/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density94 per km²#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio1,002 females per 1000 males#4/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)970 girls per 1000 boys#2/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate63.90%#38/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy52.41%#40/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population4.6%#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

63.9% can read. 1,002 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.578.7
Female literacy
52.459.2
Scheduled Castes
5.615.6
Scheduled Tribes
64.721.1
Living in towns
4.627.6

Gender literacy gap: 23.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.9%
  • Muslim 1.0%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 12.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    87 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.9 lakh workers, 55.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 38.5%
    • Farm labourers 49.0%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 10.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 27% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      27.454.3
      Latrine at home
      4.423.3
      Tap water
      5.018.9
      LPG / PNG
      2.014.7
      Phone
      11.437.2
      Television
      6.026.0
      Bicycle
      11.732.2
      Two-wheeler
      3.515.2

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.