MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Tikamgarh: 14.5 lakh people, one story

People
14,45,166
Area
5,048 km²
Literacy
61.43%
Sex ratio
901
Top 3 in Madhya PradeshScheduled Castes: 25.0 % of people. Rank 3 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Big number14.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 286 to every km².See the numbers →

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TikamgarhMadhya Pradesh

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

Tikamgarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.5 lakh#23/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area5,048 km²#33/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density286 per km²#11/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio901 females per 1000 males#42/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)892 girls per 1000 boys#45/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 918
Literacy rate61.43%#43/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy49.97%#42/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population17.3%#36/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

61.4% can read. 901 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.878.7
Female literacy
50.059.2
Scheduled Castes
25.015.6
Scheduled Tribes
4.721.1
Living in towns
17.327.6

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.7%
  • Muslim 3.1%
  • Jain 1.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.6 lakh workers, 45.3% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 46.7%
    • Farm labourers 34.2%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 35% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      34.754.3
      Latrine at home
      8.023.3
      Tap water
      4.518.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.614.7
      Phone
      36.637.2
      Television
      16.426.0
      Bicycle
      40.232.2
      Two-wheeler
      9.215.2

      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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