MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Rewa: 23.7 lakh people, one story

People
23,65,106
Area
6,314 km²
Literacy
71.62%
Sex ratio
931
Big number23.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 375 to every km².See the numbers →

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RewaMadhya Pradesh

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

Rewa in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.7 lakh#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,314 km²#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density375 per km²#7/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio931 females per 1000 males#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)885 girls per 1000 boys#46/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate71.62%#18/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy61.16%#16/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population16.7%#39/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

71.6% can read. 931 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.478.7
Female literacy
61.259.2
Scheduled Castes
16.215.6
Scheduled Tribes
13.221.1
Living in towns
16.727.6

Gender literacy gap: 20.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.9%
  • Muslim 3.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.9 lakh workers, 41.9% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.0%
    • Farm labourers 46.7%
    • Household industry 5.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 41% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      40.654.3
      Latrine at home
      20.523.3
      Tap water
      6.618.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.314.7
      Phone
      38.537.2
      Television
      17.726.0
      Bicycle
      48.932.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.015.2

      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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