MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Seoni: 13.8 lakh people, one story

People
13,79,131
Area
8,758 km²
Literacy
72.12%
Sex ratio
982
Big number13.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 157 to every km².See the numbers →

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SeoniMadhya Pradesh

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

Seoni in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.8 lakh#25/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area8,758 km²#6/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density157 per km²#45/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio982 females per 1000 males#6/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#7/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate72.12%#15/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy63.67%#10/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population11.9%#46/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

72.1% can read. 982 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.478.7
Female literacy
63.759.2
Scheduled Castes
9.515.6
Scheduled Tribes
37.721.1
Living in towns
11.927.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 83.0%
  • Muslim 5.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 10.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    80 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.8 lakh workers, 49.6% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 25.4%
    • Farm labourers 55.0%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 17.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 60% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.854.3
      Latrine at home
      17.823.3
      Tap water
      17.218.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.014.7
      Phone
      22.237.2
      Television
      17.526.0
      Bicycle
      36.832.2
      Two-wheeler
      9.915.2

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.