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Mandsaur: 13.4 lakh people, one story

People
13,40,411
Area
5,535 km²
Literacy
71.78%
Sex ratio
963
Big number13.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 242 to every km².See the numbers →

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MandsaurMadhya Pradesh

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

Mandsaur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.4 lakh#26/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area5,535 km²#29/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density242 per km²#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio963 females per 1000 males#15/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)927 girls per 1000 boys#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate71.78%#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy57.98%#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population20.7%#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

71.8% can read. 963 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.178.7
Female literacy
58.059.2
Scheduled Castes
18.615.6
Scheduled Tribes
2.521.1
Living in towns
20.727.6

Gender literacy gap: 27.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.0%
  • Muslim 9.4%
  • Jain 1.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.8 lakh workers, 50.7% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 41.4%
    • Farm labourers 39.2%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 18.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.554.3
      Latrine at home
      17.823.3
      Tap water
      26.118.9
      LPG / PNG
      12.414.7
      Phone
      43.537.2
      Television
      28.626.0
      Bicycle
      32.132.2
      Two-wheeler
      16.315.2

      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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