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Rajgarh: 15.5 lakh people, one story

People
15,45,814
Area
6,153 km²
Literacy
61.21%
Sex ratio
956
Big number15.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 251 to every km².See the numbers →

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RajgarhMadhya Pradesh

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

Rajgarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.5 lakh#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,153 km²#25/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density251 per km²#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio956 females per 1000 males#17/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)920 girls per 1000 boys#31/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate61.21%#44/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy48.95%#43/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population17.9%#35/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

61.2% can read. 956 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.078.7
Female literacy
48.959.2
Scheduled Castes
19.115.6
Scheduled Tribes
3.521.1
Living in towns
17.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 24.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.8%
  • Muslim 6.9%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    83 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.5 lakh workers, 48.2% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 38.2%
    • Farm labourers 44.4%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.554.3
      Latrine at home
      13.623.3
      Tap water
      11.118.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.614.7
      Phone
      37.337.2
      Television
      19.226.0
      Bicycle
      21.432.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.515.2

      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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