MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Harda: 5.7 lakh people, one story

People
5,70,465
Area
3,334 km²
Literacy
72.50%
Sex ratio
935
Lowest in Madhya PradeshPopulation: 5,70,465. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Big number5.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 171 to every km².See the numbers →

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HardaMadhya Pradesh

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

Harda in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.7 lakh#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area3,334 km²#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density171 per km²#43/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio935 females per 1000 males#26/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)928 girls per 1000 boys#21/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate72.50%#12/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy63.27%#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population20.9%#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

72.5% can read. 935 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.178.7
Female literacy
63.359.2
Scheduled Castes
16.315.6
Scheduled Tribes
28.021.1
Living in towns
20.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 17.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.5%
  • Muslim 6.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.3 lakh workers, 40.5% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 29.4%
    • Farm labourers 43.8%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      65.854.3
      Latrine at home
      35.823.3
      Tap water
      15.118.9
      LPG / PNG
      15.314.7
      Phone
      44.037.2
      Television
      31.626.0
      Bicycle
      20.132.2
      Two-wheeler
      21.415.2

      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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