MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior: 20.3 lakh people, one story

People
20,32,036
Area
4,560 km²
Literacy
76.65%
Sex ratio
864
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshUrban population: 62.7%. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 840 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →Big number20.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 446 to every km².See the numbers →

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GwaliorMadhya Pradesh

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

Gwalior in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.3 lakh#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,560 km²#39/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density446 per km²#4/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio864 females per 1000 males#48/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)840 girls per 1000 boys#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate76.65%#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy67.38%#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population62.7%#3/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

76.7% can read. 864 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.778.7
Female literacy
67.459.2
Scheduled Castes
19.315.6
Scheduled Tribes
3.521.1
Living in towns
62.727.6

Gender literacy gap: 17.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.3%
  • Muslim 7.0%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 1.2%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    37 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.9 lakh workers, 33.7% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 19.1%
    • Farm labourers 17.6%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 60.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 69% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.054.3
      Latrine at home
      49.723.3
      Tap water
      36.818.9
      LPG / PNG
      37.114.7
      Phone
      56.937.2
      Television
      52.326.0
      Bicycle
      43.832.2
      Two-wheeler
      28.415.2

      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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