MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain: 19.9 lakh people, one story

People
19,86,864
Area
6,091 km²
Literacy
72.34%
Sex ratio
955
#1 in Madhya PradeshScheduled Castes: 26.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 50 districts.See the numbers →Big number19.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 326 to every km².See the numbers →

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UjjainMadhya Pradesh

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

Ujjain in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.9 lakh#10/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area6,091 km²#26/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density326 per km²#8/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 236
Sex ratio955 females per 1000 males#18/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)930 girls per 1000 boys#18/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate72.34%#13/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 69.32
Female literacy60.74%#19/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 59.24
Urban population39.2%#5/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 27.6

People & society

72.3% can read. 955 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.578.7
Female literacy
60.759.2
Scheduled Castes
26.415.6
Scheduled Tribes
2.521.1
Living in towns
39.227.6

Gender literacy gap: 22.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.5%
  • Muslim 11.7%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Jain 1.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9 lakh workers, 45.2% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 32.2%
    • Farm labourers 33.7%
    • Household industry 2.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      66.154.3
      Latrine at home
      33.823.3
      Tap water
      26.418.9
      LPG / PNG
      25.214.7
      Phone
      50.837.2
      Television
      37.126.0
      Bicycle
      33.432.2
      Two-wheeler
      21.915.2

      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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