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Shajapur: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,12,681
Area
6,195 km²
Literacy
69.09%
Sex ratio
938
Big number15.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 244 to every km².See the numbers →

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ShajapurMadhya Pradesh

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

Shajapur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#20/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,195 km²#24/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density244 per km²#18/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio938 females per 1000 males#25/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)920 girls per 1000 boys#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate69.09%#26/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy55.93%#31/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population19.4%#29/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

69.1% can read. 938 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.578.7
Female literacy
55.959.2
Scheduled Castes
23.415.6
Scheduled Tribes
2.521.1
Living in towns
19.427.6

Gender literacy gap: 25.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.3%
  • Muslim 11.6%
  • Jain 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    82 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.2 lakh workers, 47.5% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 40.1%
    • Farm labourers 42.2%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.4%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.254.3
      Latrine at home
      17.823.3
      Tap water
      14.918.9
      LPG / PNG
      8.314.7
      Phone
      41.637.2
      Television
      23.026.0
      Bicycle
      27.332.2
      Two-wheeler
      12.915.2

      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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