MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Mandla: 10.5 lakh people, one story

People
10,54,905
Area
5,800 km²
Literacy
66.87%
Sex ratio
1,008
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshSex ratio: 1,008 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 970 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Big number10.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 182 to every km².See the numbers →

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MandlaMadhya Pradesh

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

Mandla in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.5 lakh#38/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area5,800 km²#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density182 per km²#36/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio1,008 females per 1000 males#3/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)970 girls per 1000 boys#3/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate66.87%#29/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy56.39%#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population12.3%#44/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

66.9% can read. 1,008 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.578.7
Female literacy
56.459.2
Scheduled Castes
4.615.6
Scheduled Tribes
57.921.1
Living in towns
12.327.6

Gender literacy gap: 21.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.5%
  • Muslim 1.6%
  • Christian 1.2%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 16.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    84 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.6 lakh workers, 53.1% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.6%
    • Farm labourers 57.0%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 45% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.454.3
      Latrine at home
      10.523.3
      Tap water
      10.618.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.814.7
      Phone
      16.337.2
      Television
      12.826.0
      Bicycle
      25.532.2
      Two-wheeler
      6.315.2

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.