MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Morena: 19.7 lakh people, one story

People
19,65,970
Area
4,989 km²
Literacy
71.03%
Sex ratio
840
Lowest in Madhya PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 829 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshSex ratio: 840 females per 1000 males. Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →Lowest in Madhya PradeshScheduled Tribes: 0.9 % of people. Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →Big number19.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 394 to every km².See the numbers →

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MorenaMadhya Pradesh

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

Morena in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.7 lakh#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,989 km²#34/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density394 per km²#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio840 females per 1000 males#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)829 girls per 1000 boys#50/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate71.03%#20/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy56.90%#28/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population23.9%#16/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

71.0% can read. 840 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.978.7
Female literacy
56.959.2
Scheduled Castes
21.415.6
Scheduled Tribes
0.921.1
Living in towns
23.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 26.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.4%
  • Muslim 3.9%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.8 lakh workers, 34.4% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 45.1%
    • Farm labourers 21.9%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 32% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      31.754.3
      Latrine at home
      18.223.3
      Tap water
      11.618.9
      LPG / PNG
      10.914.7
      Phone
      47.337.2
      Television
      21.526.0
      Bicycle
      41.532.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.715.2

      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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