MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Sagar: 23.8 lakh people, one story

People
23,78,458
Area
10,252 km²
Literacy
76.46%
Sex ratio
893
#1 in Madhya PradeshHousehold industry workers: 14.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshArea: 10,252 km². Rank 2 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Madhya PradeshPopulation: 23,78,458. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Big number23.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 232 to every km².See the numbers →

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SagarMadhya Pradesh

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

Sagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.8 lakh#3/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area10,252 km²#2/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density232 per km²#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio893 females per 1000 males#44/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)925 girls per 1000 boys#25/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate76.46%#6/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy67.02%#7/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population29.8%#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

76.5% can read. 893 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.878.7
Female literacy
67.059.2
Scheduled Castes
21.115.6
Scheduled Tribes
9.321.1
Living in towns
29.827.6

Gender literacy gap: 17.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.4%
  • Muslim 4.4%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Jain 2.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    58 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.1 lakh workers, 42.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 20.2%
    • Farm labourers 37.6%
    • Household industry 14.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.2%

      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
      20.823.3
      Tap water
      17.718.9
      LPG / PNG
      11.214.7
      Phone
      34.737.2
      Television
      26.226.0
      Bicycle
      28.432.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.615.2

      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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