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Jabalpur: 24.6 lakh people, one story

People
24,63,289
Area
5,211 km²
Literacy
81.07%
Sex ratio
929
#1 in Madhya PradeshLiteracy rate: 81.07%. Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshFemale literacy: 74.37%. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshPopulation: 24,63,289. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 72.4 % of households. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →

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JabalpurMadhya Pradesh

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

Jabalpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.6 lakh#2/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area5,211 km²#31/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density473 per km²#3/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio929 females per 1000 males#28/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)923 girls per 1000 boys#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate81.07%#1/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy74.37%#2/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population58.5%#4/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

81.1% can read. 929 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.378.7
Female literacy
74.459.2
Scheduled Castes
14.115.6
Scheduled Tribes
15.221.1
Living in towns
58.527.6

Gender literacy gap: 12.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.6%
  • Muslim 8.3%
  • Christian 0.9%
  • Sikh 0.5%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 1.4%
  • Other / not stated 1.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    39 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.1 lakh workers, 40.8% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 10.6%
    • Farm labourers 28.2%
    • Household industry 7.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 54.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      72.454.3
      Latrine at home
      45.923.3
      Tap water
      36.818.9
      LPG / PNG
      30.814.7
      Phone
      44.037.2
      Television
      45.726.0
      Bicycle
      43.532.2
      Two-wheeler
      24.815.2

      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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