MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Ratlam: 14.6 lakh people, one story

People
14,55,069
Area
4,861 km²
Literacy
66.78%
Sex ratio
971
Big number14.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 299 to every km².See the numbers →

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RatlamMadhya Pradesh

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

Ratlam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.6 lakh#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,861 km²#36/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density299 per km²#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio971 females per 1000 males#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)939 girls per 1000 boys#14/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate66.78%#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy55.77%#33/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population29.9%#8/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

66.8% can read. 971 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.578.7
Female literacy
55.859.2
Scheduled Castes
13.615.6
Scheduled Tribes
28.221.1
Living in towns
29.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.1%
  • Muslim 10.4%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Jain 2.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.9 lakh workers, 47.5% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 31.6%
    • Farm labourers 44.3%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.254.3
      Latrine at home
      25.723.3
      Tap water
      24.818.9
      LPG / PNG
      18.114.7
      Phone
      39.137.2
      Television
      28.726.0
      Bicycle
      28.532.2
      Two-wheeler
      18.115.2

      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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