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Satna: 22.3 lakh people, one story

People
22,28,935
Area
7,502 km²
Literacy
72.26%
Sex ratio
926
Big number22.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 297 to every km².See the numbers →

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SatnaMadhya Pradesh

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

Satna in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population22.3 lakh#6/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area7,502 km²#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density297 per km²#10/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio926 females per 1000 males#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)910 girls per 1000 boys#39/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate72.26%#14/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy62.45%#14/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population21.3%#21/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

72.3% can read. 926 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.478.7
Female literacy
62.559.2
Scheduled Castes
17.915.6
Scheduled Tribes
14.421.1
Living in towns
21.327.6

Gender literacy gap: 18.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.8%
  • Muslim 2.7%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.1 lakh workers, 40.9% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 25.0%
    • Farm labourers 40.8%
    • Household industry 5.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 51% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      51.254.3
      Latrine at home
      24.823.3
      Tap water
      8.918.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.614.7
      Phone
      36.837.2
      Television
      20.326.0
      Bicycle
      43.632.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.215.2

      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.