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Raisen: 13.3 lakh people, one story

People
13,31,597
Area
8,466 km²
Literacy
72.98%
Sex ratio
901
Big number13.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 157 to every km².See the numbers →

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RaisenMadhya Pradesh

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

Raisen in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.3 lakh#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area8,466 km²#8/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density157 per km²#46/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio901 females per 1000 males#40/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#16/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate72.98%#10/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy64.24%#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population22.8%#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

73.0% can read. 901 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.878.7
Female literacy
64.259.2
Scheduled Castes
17.015.6
Scheduled Tribes
15.421.1
Living in towns
22.827.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.8%
  • Muslim 9.0%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Jain 0.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 38.9% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.8%
    • Farm labourers 44.1%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.754.3
      Latrine at home
      25.423.3
      Tap water
      17.118.9
      LPG / PNG
      10.614.7
      Phone
      40.937.2
      Television
      26.826.0
      Bicycle
      19.732.2
      Two-wheeler
      14.815.2

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.