MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Sehore: 13.1 lakh people, one story

People
13,11,332
Area
6,578 km²
Literacy
70.06%
Sex ratio
918
Big number13.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 199 to every km².See the numbers →

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SehoreMadhya Pradesh

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

Sehore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.1 lakh#28/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,578 km²#20/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density199 per km²#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio918 females per 1000 males#34/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)912 girls per 1000 boys#37/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate70.06%#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy58.33%#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population18.9%#31/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

70.1% can read. 918 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.878.7
Female literacy
58.359.2
Scheduled Castes
20.715.6
Scheduled Tribes
11.121.1
Living in towns
18.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 22.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.7%
  • Muslim 10.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Jain 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.9 lakh workers, 44.7% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 34.3%
    • Farm labourers 38.7%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      64.454.3
      Latrine at home
      24.323.3
      Tap water
      12.918.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.414.7
      Phone
      42.937.2
      Television
      30.326.0
      Bicycle
      25.132.2
      Two-wheeler
      18.315.2

      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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