MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Sheopur: 6.9 lakh people, one story

People
6,87,861
Area
6,606 km²
Literacy
57.43%
Sex ratio
901
Lowest in Madhya PradeshPopulation density: 104 per km². Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →Big number6.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 104 to every km².See the numbers →

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SheopurMadhya Pradesh

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

Sheopur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.9 lakh#48/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,606 km²#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density104 per km²#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio901 females per 1000 males#41/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)897 girls per 1000 boys#43/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate57.43%#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy44.23%#47/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population15.6%#41/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

57.4% can read. 901 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.378.7
Female literacy
44.259.2
Scheduled Castes
15.815.6
Scheduled Tribes
23.521.1
Living in towns
15.627.6

Gender literacy gap: 25.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.9%
  • Muslim 6.0%
  • Sikh 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    80 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.8 lakh workers, 40.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 38.5%
    • Farm labourers 41.5%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 18.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 42% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      42.454.3
      Latrine at home
      10.623.3
      Tap water
      11.418.9
      LPG / PNG
      6.614.7
      Phone
      32.537.2
      Television
      16.626.0
      Bicycle
      18.232.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.115.2

      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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