MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Singrauli: 11.8 lakh people, one story

People
11,78,273
Area
5,675 km²
Literacy
60.41%
Sex ratio
920
Lowest in Madhya PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 25.4 % of households. Rank 50 of 50.See the numbers →Big number11.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 208 to every km².See the numbers →

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SingrauliMadhya Pradesh

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

Singrauli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.8 lakh#34/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area5,675 km²#28/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density208 per km²#27/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio920 females per 1000 males#31/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)923 girls per 1000 boys#28/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate60.41%#45/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy48.53%#46/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population19.2%#30/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

60.4% can read. 920 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.378.7
Female literacy
48.559.2
Scheduled Castes
12.815.6
Scheduled Tribes
32.621.1
Living in towns
19.227.6

Gender literacy gap: 22.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.0%
  • Muslim 4.0%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5 lakh workers, 42.4% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 29.6%
    • Farm labourers 45.7%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 25% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.454.3
      Latrine at home
      9.323.3
      Tap water
      6.618.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.714.7
      Phone
      28.537.2
      Television
      11.926.0
      Bicycle
      35.732.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.815.2

      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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