MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Katni: 12.9 lakh people, one story

People
12,92,042
Area
4,950 km²
Literacy
71.98%
Sex ratio
952
Big number12.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 261 to every km².See the numbers →

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KatniMadhya Pradesh

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

Katni in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.9 lakh#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,950 km²#35/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density261 per km²#15/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#20/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)939 girls per 1000 boys#13/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate71.98%#16/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy61.56%#15/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population20.4%#25/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

72.0% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.978.7
Female literacy
61.659.2
Scheduled Castes
12.115.6
Scheduled Tribes
24.621.1
Living in towns
20.427.6

Gender literacy gap: 20.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.0%
  • Muslim 2.9%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.4 lakh workers, 42.1% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 20.7%
    • Farm labourers 41.2%
    • Household industry 5.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 49% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      49.454.3
      Latrine at home
      16.123.3
      Tap water
      14.318.9
      LPG / PNG
      10.914.7
      Phone
      28.937.2
      Television
      21.826.0
      Bicycle
      38.432.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.115.2

      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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