MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Neemuch: 8.3 lakh people, one story

People
8,26,067
Area
4,256 km²
Literacy
70.80%
Sex ratio
954
Lowest in Madhya PradeshHousehold industry workers: 1.0 % of workers. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Big number8.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 194 to every km².See the numbers →

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NeemuchMadhya Pradesh

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

Neemuch in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.3 lakh#42/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,256 km²#41/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density194 per km²#33/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)927 girls per 1000 boys#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate70.80%#21/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy57.13%#26/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population29.7%#10/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

70.8% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.978.7
Female literacy
57.159.2
Scheduled Castes
13.515.6
Scheduled Tribes
8.621.1
Living in towns
29.727.6

Gender literacy gap: 26.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.7%
  • Muslim 8.1%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 1.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.2 lakh workers, 50.7% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 41.9%
    • Farm labourers 32.6%
    • Household industry 1.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 60% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.054.3
      Latrine at home
      19.123.3
      Tap water
      30.718.9
      LPG / PNG
      14.314.7
      Phone
      43.537.2
      Television
      30.326.0
      Bicycle
      34.832.2
      Two-wheeler
      19.615.2

      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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