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Khandwa (East Nimar): 13.1 lakh people, one story

People
13,10,061
Area
7,352 km²
Literacy
66.39%
Sex ratio
943
Big number13.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 178 to every km².See the numbers →

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Khandwa (East Nimar)Madhya Pradesh

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

Khandwa (East Nimar) in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.1 lakh#29/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area7,352 km²#14/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density178 per km²#38/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio943 females per 1000 males#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate66.39%#33/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy55.92%#32/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population19.8%#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

66.4% can read. 943 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.378.7
Female literacy
55.959.2
Scheduled Castes
12.015.6
Scheduled Tribes
35.021.1
Living in towns
19.827.6

Gender literacy gap: 20.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.2%
  • Muslim 8.9%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.1 lakh workers, 46.8% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 29.3%
    • Farm labourers 50.0%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 62% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.654.3
      Latrine at home
      21.723.3
      Tap water
      27.118.9
      LPG / PNG
      12.414.7
      Phone
      30.537.2
      Television
      23.826.0
      Bicycle
      21.332.2
      Two-wheeler
      13.515.2

      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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