MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Jhabua: 10.3 lakh people, one story

People
10,25,048
Area
3,600 km²
Literacy
43.30%
Sex ratio
990
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshScheduled Tribes: 87.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshScheduled Castes: 1.7 % of people. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshWorkers in farming: 86.4 % of workers. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshLiteracy rate: 43.30%. Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →

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JhabuaMadhya Pradesh

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

Jhabua in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.3 lakh#39/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area3,600 km²#45/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density285 per km²#12/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio990 females per 1000 males#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)943 girls per 1000 boys#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate43.30%#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy33.77%#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population9.0%#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

43.3% can read. 990 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
52.978.7
Female literacy
33.859.2
Scheduled Castes
1.715.6
Scheduled Tribes
87.021.1
Living in towns
9.027.6

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.7%
  • Muslim 1.5%
  • Christian 3.7%
  • Jain 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 50.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 63.9%
    • Farm labourers 22.5%
    • Household industry 1.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 12.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 53% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.254.3
      Latrine at home
      10.323.3
      Tap water
      9.418.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.114.7
      Phone
      25.537.2
      Television
      9.526.0
      Bicycle
      13.332.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.515.2

      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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