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Shahdol: 10.7 lakh people, one story

People
10,66,063
Area
6,205 km²
Literacy
66.67%
Sex ratio
974
Big number10.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 172 to every km².See the numbers →

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ShahdolMadhya Pradesh

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

Shahdol in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.7 lakh#37/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,205 km²#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density172 per km²#41/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio974 females per 1000 males#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#9/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate66.67%#31/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy56.99%#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population20.6%#24/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

66.7% can read. 974 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.178.7
Female literacy
57.059.2
Scheduled Castes
8.415.6
Scheduled Tribes
44.721.1
Living in towns
20.627.6

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.5%
  • Muslim 4.0%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 2.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.9 lakh workers, 46.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 19.4%
    • Farm labourers 52.5%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 39% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.854.3
      Latrine at home
      15.023.3
      Tap water
      9.018.9
      LPG / PNG
      8.314.7
      Phone
      24.837.2
      Television
      15.726.0
      Bicycle
      45.432.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.215.2

      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.