MPPSC · District of Madhya Pradesh

Umaria: 6.4 lakh people, one story

People
6,44,758
Area
4,076 km²
Literacy
65.89%
Sex ratio
950
Lowest in Madhya PradeshPopulation: 6,44,758. Rank 49 of 50.See the numbers →Big number6.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 158 to every km².See the numbers →

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UmariaMadhya Pradesh

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

Umaria in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.4 lakh#49/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Area4,076 km²#42/50 in Madhya Pradesh
Population density158 per km²#44/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 236
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#22/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)943 girls per 1000 boys#12/50 in Madhya Pradesh▲ state 918
Literacy rate65.89%#34/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 69.32
Female literacy55.23%#34/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 59.24
Urban population17.1%#37/50 in Madhya Pradesh▼ state 27.6

People & society

65.9% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.078.7
Female literacy
55.259.2
Scheduled Castes
9.015.6
Scheduled Tribes
46.621.1
Living in towns
17.127.6

Gender literacy gap: 20.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.2%
  • Muslim 2.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 1.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 44.9% of all people

    This district
    Madhya Pradesh
    • Cultivators 22.6%
    • Farm labourers 50.3%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 40% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      40.454.3
      Latrine at home
      11.823.3
      Tap water
      10.618.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.614.7
      Phone
      23.437.2
      Television
      13.426.0
      Bicycle
      39.332.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.915.2

      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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