CENSUS OF 2001 SERIES-24

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS Paper - 1 of 2001

PRABHAKAR BANSOD

Director of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh 74' 76° 78° 80° 82'

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MAL>IIYA PRADESH: FIGURES AT A GLANCE...... 5 BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS OF CENSUS DATA (I) Background Introducti on ...... 6 2 Madhya Pradesh and Administrative units ...... 7 3 Changes in House li st and House hold Schedul es ...... 7 4 New Efforts ...... 8 5 Period of Cen sus ...... • ...... 9 6 Paper-I ...... : ...... 10 (2) Analysis of Census Data I Population ...... 10-11 2 Growth rate ...... 12 3 Density ...... 13 4 Sex- Rati o ...... 14 5 Literacy ...... 15-16 6 Had th e Madhya Pradesh not been Divided ...... 17 Annexure-I Fi gures at a G lan ce for Ind ia and States/UTs ...... 18 Tables: Population Di stribution, Decadal Growth Rate,Sex-Ratio and Density by Di stri cts ...... 19 2 Percentage Decadal Variation in Population sin ce 190 I for State and Di stri cts ...... 20 3 Sex- Ratio sin ce 190 I for State and Di stri cts...... 2 1 4 Popul ati on in th e Age Group 0-6, No. of Literates and Li te racy Rate ...... 22 for State and Di stricts.

Special Tables:

State and Divi sionwise Total Popul ation , Populati on in ...... 26 Age-Group 0-6, Density, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-Ratio and Literacy Rate 2 Total Population, Populatidn in Age Group 0-6 and Percentage to ...... 28 Total Population in Age Group 0-6.

Statements: Ranking of Di stricts by Population size in 199 1 and 200 I ...... 23 2 Ranking of Di stri cts by Sex-Ratio ...... 24 3 Ranking of Di stri cts by Population Density...... 25 4 Literacy Rate , 195 1-2 00 I ...... 26 . 5 Literacy Rate by sex for State and Di stri cts, 1991 -2 00 1...... 27

( 3 ) Diagrams: Comparative size of Population of States/Uts, 200 I ...... 29 2 Comparative size of Area & Population of Districts, 200 I ...... 30 3 DecadalGrowthufPopulation, 1901 -2001 ...... 31 4 Trends in Decadal Population Growth Rate, 1901-200 I(Districts with High &Low Growth Rate) .... 32 5 Sex-Ratio, 1901-2001 ...... 33 6 Trends in Sex-Ratio, 1901-2001 (Districts with High & Low Sex Ratio) ...... '...... 34 7 Change in Literacy Rate of Districts Vis-a-vis. The State Average, 1991-200 I ...... 35 8 Change in Female Literacy Rate of Districts Vis-a-vis. The State Average, 1991-200 I ...... 36

Special Diagrams:

Trends in Decadal Population Growth Rate 1901-200 I: India & ...... 3 7 Madhya Pradesh Vs. Adjoining States 2 Density 1901-2001: India, Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining States ...... 38 3 Sex-Ratio 1901 -200 I: India, Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining States ...... 39 4 Litercy Rate 1961-200 J: India, Madhya Pradesh and Adjojn ing States ...... 40

Maps:

Decadal Population Growth Rate, 199 I -'400 I ...... 4 I 2 Density of Population, 200 I ...... 42 3 Change in Density of Populatibn, 1991-200 I ...... 43 4 Sex-Ratio, 200 I ...... 44 5 Change in Sex-Ratio, 1991-2001 ...... :..... 45 6 Change in Literacy Rate, 1991-2001 ...... 46 7 Literacy Rate for Persons and Females, 200 I ...... 47

Special Annexures :

(a) Housellist Schedl.le ...... 48-49 (b) Household Schedule ...... 50-5 1 (c) Layout Map: A Enumeration Block ...... 52

Ackno~vledgement ...... 53-55

( 4 ) MADHYA PRADESH: FIGURES AT A GLANCE 1991 2001 (Final) (Provisional) No. of Districts 38 45 Area (In Sq.Km.) 308,245 308,245 Total Population Persons 48,566,242 60,385, 118 Males 25 ,394,673 3 1,456,873 Females 23, 17 1,5 69 28,928,245 Decadal Population Growth i) Total Growth 10,397,735 11,8 18,876 ii) Percent 27.24 24.34 Density 158 196 Sex-I'atio 9 12 920 Population in Age Gmup 0-6 Total Persons 9,684,598 10,6 18,323 Males 4,988,68 1 5,504,422 Females 4,695,91 7 5, 11 3,90 1

Percent Pel'sons 19.94 17.58 Males 19.64 17.50 Females 20.27 17.68

Literates : Total Persons 17,369,267 3 1,906, I 09 Males 11 ,946,398 19,932,0 13 Females 5,422,869 11 ,974,096 Percent Persons 44.67 64. 11 Males 58.5 4 76.80 Females 29.35 50.28

( 5 ) BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS OF CENSUS DATA

1. Background

1. Introduction

The word 'Census' is derived from the Latin with some specific purposes, and none can claim to have word 'Censere' meaning 'to assess' or 'to rate'. In to­ covered all the characteristics of present census. The day's context however 'population census' is primarily idea of population census by covering the entire an official enumeration through a direct visit to all the population of a nation with important demographic people either physically present or regularly residing in characteristics rose in the 17th & 18th Century A.D. a country or any of its sub-divisions at a given point of Therefore modern population census covers not only time. the number of people but also the characteristics ofthe

population and their relations to the societ~ and Census taking dates back to ancient times. economy of the region. In India, concept of census taking Evidence of some earlier censuses in the form of came into being during the year 1872, but this exercise 'Cadastral Survey' are available much before the was non-synchronous and could make available data for founding of Roman empire. At the time of Exodus (1500 limited areas under the British rule . In the history of B.C.), Moses carried out the census of the fighting men of Israel. Mention of census taking in India is found in Indian census the year 1881 carries special importance

Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' and also in 'Aian-e-Akbari'. as since then we have been conducting population census

It is difficult to say, when the 'First Census' was every decade uninterruptedly, and this has been accepted undertaken because earlier censuses were conducted as the largest administrative exercise in the world.

( 6 ) 2. Madhya Pradesh and Administrative Units 3. Changes in Houselist and Household Schedules In the Census of 1991 there were 24 columns in

The State of Madhya Pradesh came into existence the Houselist Schedul e including the one on remarks.

on 1st November, 1956 by way of consolidating into In the Census of India 200 I, two columns of the 1991

one, entire three states of , Vindhya Houselisting viz. (I) Column NO . 9 (S.No. of the

Pradesh and , S ironj region of Rajasthan (sub- household), and (2) Column No. 20 (is the household or

division in ) and Mahakoshal area which one or more members of the household engaged in one

was earli er included in c.p & Berar. There were 43 or more enterprises outside this census house and without

districts in the state, to begin with. But during the inter- premises or in the open air? If yes, fill enterprise list)

censa l period of 1971-81 , two more districts, were done away with and column No. 17 of 1991

Rajnandgaon out ofDurg and Bhopal out ofSehore were Housel ist Schedule (Whether the fac i Iity of electric ity

created. Thus, ti ll 199 I census, there were 45 districts is avail able to the household) has been modified into

in the State. In May-July'98, as a result of bifurcation new column No. 22 of Houselist Schedule of 2001 as

and trifurcation of some of the districts, 16 more districts 'source of li ght' in the census house. Compared to 1991

caine in to existence and thus the number of districts in HOllselist, 13 new columns viz. Column No.8, 18, 19,

the state rose to 61. Again , on 1st November, 2000 and 24, 25, 26,28, 29,30,31 , 32,33 and 34 were adqed in

precisely in the mid-night of3 1st October, Chhattisgarh, the Houselist of Census 2001 . These were in brief the

which was earlier a part of Mahakoshal area, had been changes in the Houseli st Schedule of 200 1 over the

taken away with an area of 135, I 91 Sq. Km. from HOllselist Schedule of 1991 census. In 1991 during

Madh ya Pradesh and made into a new state of population enumeration, e numerator had to fill two

Chhattisgarh w ith 16 districts. The comparative position forms - 1. Individu~1 Slip and 2. Household Schedule.

of various administrative units in the state in 1991 and Individual slip was designed to suit the data processing

2001 censuses is as given below :- through computer whereas Househo ld Schedu le was / V Year Revenue Districts Tehsils Com. Dev. Blocks No. of No. of Urban Divisions Villages Centres 1991 9 38 235 3 13 55842 370 200 1 9 45 259 313 55393 394

( 7 ) u.sed for generating data manually. The Individual Slip I. Age at marriage for male. contained more number of questions to be filled in for 2. Questions on disability. each individual than Household Schedule. In the last 3. Distance from residence to the place of decade the reliability on computer for generating data work and mode of travel to it. correctly has increased and therefore the system of 4. Net area of land under cultivation/planta- writing Individual Slip in population enumeration has tion, area irrigated and tenure status of land. been dropped in this census and the same has been Last but not the least, the provision for obtaining converted into full-fledged Household Schedule. As . signature of the respondent has been made in the mentioned above, Individual Slip till 1991 Census Household Schedule for the first time in this census. contained more information about an individual than the Since individual Slip and Household Schedule of 199 I Household Schedule. Compared to Household Schedule has been made into a single household schedule in 2001 of 1991 Census the changes which were brought in the and some new questions were added, the No. of columns Household Schedule of2001 Census are as follows:- in the Household Schedule of 200] census has increased Questions 17(A) and 17(8) of Individual Slip to 39 containing 23 questions and in addition to 3 of 1991 have been dropped. Also, part of question No. columns in Part-III about cultivation/plantation by 15(B) i.e. ' Did any other work any time last year' household. These were broadly the changes that were dropped. Two separate questions viz. question No. 19 incorporated in the Household Schedule in this census. and 20 have been made into one question (Question No.

22 of2001 Household Schedule). Question No. 22 and 4. New Efforts

23 of 1991 census have again been comprised into a The experience in the previous censuses has been single question and made as question No. 23 of that the Charge officers because of their pre-occupations

Household Schedule 2001. Apart from these changes, with other governmental work are not in a position to the following new questions were added in the impart effective training to the enumerators and

Household Schedule - 200]. supervisors thereby affecting the quality and accuracy

(8 ) of the information collected by the enumerators. Principal Census Officers and Charge Officers in the

Therefore for the first time the concept of imparting state. With these efforts the accuracy of the data of the

training to the enumerators and supervisors through 200 I census has increased. Helpline centres ~ere

identified Master Trainers was introduced in this established in the jurisdiction of Census charges, where

census. Master Trainers were selected on the basis of if enumerator has any difficulty in the initial period of

their skill of imparting training, in the state and this population enumeration he could come over and get his

proved very successful. The training upto the level of problems solved with the help of his supervisor. They

Master Trainers was organized by this directorate were also supposed to be made use of by the public for

through Power Point presentation. Besides this, they registering their complaints in case no enumerator has

, were given sets of objective type of questions and their reached their household for enumeration.

answers in booklet form, so that, they also grasp the 5. Period of Census concept well. ]n many districts and Municipal

corporations training of enumerators and supervisors The current decennial census in the State, 5th were organized through power point presentation, after re-organ isation of Madhya Pradesh in 1956 and besides traditional method of class room teaching. 13th in the series of censuses in India beginning with Poems were also prepared for training of enumerators 1881 was preceded by housel isting operations conducted and broadcast on All India Radio. Due to these efforts during the period 1-31 st May, 2000 and at this time training of enumerators and supervisors in the state was Chhattisgarh was very much a part of the state. The an improvement over the previous censuses. Publicity Houselisting Operation in the census is a preparatory of census operations were undertaken on a very large ground for final census-taking known as Population scale through writings on walls, banners, stickers, Enumeration. In other words census involves two distribution of booklets and pamphlets and also through phases-I . Housel isting Operation, and 2. Population postal-vans, putting banners on Railway Stations, Enumeration. Population enumeration was conducted through Doordarshan, local T.Y. channels, All India in the State from 9th February to 28th February, 2001 Radio, news papers, etc. by the directorate as well as

( 9 ) with a revisional round from 1st to 5th March. The of India and state Directorates of Census during the

houseless were enumerated during the night of 28th intercensal period. However, traditionally, it has been

February, 2001. the endeavour of the census organization to make avail­

able to the government as well as to the public a bird's

6. Paper -1 eye view of some of the salient features of the demo­

graphic characteristics of the peQple of the State in the

Census has become voluminous data base not form of Paper-I. Therefore, an attempt has been made

on Iy for the country and its constituent states at macro­ to present p'rovisional population figures as compiled

, level but even for the lowest administrative units like from Enumerator's Abstract, before they are subjected

. village in case of rural areas and ward in case of urban to cent percent check in the Directorate. This publica­

areas at micro-level. But for these data, the planners, tion will soon be followed by Paper-II.

admin istrators, scholars, mohographers, researchers,

industrialists and other data users could have hardly 2. Analysis of Census Data

formulated programmes of development and pol icy plan­

ning. The detailed Census data would prove immensely 1. Population

helpful in throwing light on the social, econop1ic, cul­

tural and demographic features of its population viz., India's population according to the provisional

sectoral classification ofpopulation engaged in various totals of Census of India 2001 at the 00.00 hours oflst

economic activities, occupational structure, fertility pat­ March 2001 is ] ,027,0 15,247, out of which the popu­

terns, measurement of educational levels, growth pat­ lation of Madhya Pradesh is 60,385, 118, state thus con­

tern of various constituent units which would have bear­ tributing 5.87% share to India's total population.

ing on the formulation of current and prospective plans Madhya Pradesh is the 7th largest state popula­

at grass root level. Moreover, a large variety of data in tion-wise whereas it is 2 nd in terms of its geographical­

the tabulated form would be published in a series of spread and contributes 9.38% to the country's total area

publications to be issued by the Census Commissioner of 3,287,263 sq.km.

( 10 ) Population 1901 to 2001 : India and Madhya Pradesh

Year India Madhya Pradesh Year India Madhya Pradesh 1901 238,396,327 12,679,214 1961 439,234,771 23 ,217,910 1911 252,093,390 14,249,382 1971 548, 159,652 30,016,625 1921 '251,321 ,213 13 ,906,774 1981 683,329,097 38,168,507 1931 278,977 ,238 15,326,879 1991 846,302,688 48,566,242 1941 318,660,580 17, 175,722 2001 1,027,015,247 60,385,118 1951 361 ,088,090 [8,614,931

In 200 I India's population has increased 331 % mum. Out of total population of 60,385, 118 the urban from its 190 I level. In case of Madhya Pradesh this population is 16, I 02,590 and the rural 44,282,528. The j increase is 376%. district has contributed the percentage of urban population works out to be 26.67% maximum to the State's population followed by . this time, whereas in 1991, urban population constituted Harda with population of 474, 174 contributes the mini- 25.27% of the State's total, population of 48,566,242.

COMPARATIVE POPULATION SIZE O F TH E DI STRI CTS. 200 I

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( 11 ) 2. Growth Rate Population Growth Rate 1961-2001: decades have been registerin g the lowest populati on India, Madhya Pradesh and Districts growth rate in th e state, except in 1981 when it was "51. Country/State, 1951-61 961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-0 No. Districts replaced by w ith population growth rate of

1 India 21.51 24.80 24.66 23.82 21.34 16.28%. 2 M.P. 24.73 29.28 27.16 27.24 24.34 01 Sh eopur 27.69 25.94 33.20 33.32 29.72 In 14 di stricts T ika ill garh , Satna, Mand saur, 02 22.37 25.74 3 l.95 30.58 24.09 Ratl am, Shaj apur, Indo re , West N im ar, Barwani , 03 2 1.44 23.83 22.65 25.1 8 17 .06 04 Gwali or 24.26 30.5 1 30.30 27.97 26.00 Raj garh, Seho re, Ra isen, Ja ba lpur, Vidi s ha a nd 05 Datia 22.06 27.87 2 1.16 26.01 21.82 Narsimhapur th e growth rate has in creased fro lll th eir 06 Shivpuri 17.1 9 2 1.26 27.99 30.84 27.16 07 Guna 23 .64 3 1.54 27 .85 30.77 27.11 199.1 levels. In rema ining 31 districts, th e growth rate 08 Tikamgarh 24.44 24.85 29.55 27.66 27 .88 has gone down. In the d istrict of Jhabua and Balaghat, 09 Chhatarpur 22.08 2 1.28 24.46 30.61 27.33 LO Panna 27.57 29.53 25.85 27.40 24.17 th e growth rate has gone down drastica ll y; in Jhabua 11 Sagar 25.21 33.36 24.55 24.53 22.70 from 42 .16% in 1991 to 23 .56% in 2001 and in case of 12 Damoh 22.63 30.78 2, 5.85 24.49 20.46 13 Saln a 25 .22 3 1.56 26.26 27.05 27.52 Balaghat from 19% in 199 1 to 5.85% in 2001 . 14 Rewa 2 1.90 26.57 23.49 28.77 26.84 Contd .... 15 Umaria 34.08 18.68 3 1.72 3 1. 83 22.58 SI. Country/State! 16 Shahdol 25.48 25.9 1 30.28 28.96 18 .87 1951 -61 1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-01 17 Sidhi 24.95 33.90 27.5 1 38.67 33 .28 No Districts 22 Shajapur 2 1.45 28. 93 23.86 22.97 24.87 18 Neemuch 22. 18 29.44 32.56 22.5 8 2 1.25 23 Dewas 29 .4 2 32 .99 33.81 29.99 26.3 9 19 Mandsaur 25.1 J 26.88 30. 68 23.42 23.67 24 Jhabua 34.42 29.83 19 .07 42. 16 23.56 20 Ratl am 26.67 29.58 24.93 24.17 24.97 25 Dhar 27.74 30.85 25.53 29.3 1 27.29 2 1 2 1.79 30.34 29.51 23. 82 23.63 26 Indore 25 .38 36.03 37.49 30. 26 40.82 27 West Nimar 35.09 3 1. 6 1 26.42 23.04 27 .95 The population growth rate in 200 1 has come 28 Barwani 24.53 26.99 27.7 1 26.30 29.87 down to 24.3 4% from 26.75% in the 1991 and is even 29 East Nimar 30 .88 28.34 3 1.19 24. 11 19 .31 30 Rajgarh 20.90 24.66 24.37 23.88 26.24 less than 24.73% growth rate of 196 1 census. The growth 3 1 Vidisha 26.71 34.59 18 .93 23.92 25.18 rate of 24.34% of th e state is hi gher than the growth 32 Bhopal 57.73 53.93 56.3 8 51.05 35. 91 33 Sehore 34.27 33.99 28.67 27.99 28.22 rate of 18.06% of newly created state of C hhattisgarh . 34 Raisen 30.46 34.42 28.48 23.35 27. 80 The average growth rate for the co untry as a whole is 35 Betul 24.08 3 1.3 7 25.70 27.68 18 .02 36 Harda 27.73 28.48 22.63 29 .14 24.53 2 1.34% and th ere are 12 distri cts viz. Bhind,Damoh, 37 Hoshangabad 18 .99 3 1.07 25.00 25 .01 22.40 Shahdol, Neemuch, East Nimar, Betul, Katni, Dindori, 38 Katni 17.59 25.22 26.2 1 23.43 20.61 39 l abalQur 24.2 9 36.29 32. 53 19 .12 22. 59 Mandla, C hhindwara,Seoni and Ba laghat where the 40 Narsimhapur 2 1.61 25 .91 25.26 20. 76 2 1.88 population growth is less th en the conutry's average with 41 Dindori 37.89 26.62 22.76 24.94 13.23 Balaghat having th e lowest growth rate of 5.85%. In 42 Mandla 18.09 28.25 16 .28 24. 17 14 .66 43 Chhindwara 2 1. 52 25 .95 24.63 27.2 1 17.86 fact, Ba laghat is one such disctrict whi ch over the 44 Seoni 20.66 27.6 1 2 1.15 23.60 16.49 45 Ba1aghat 16.3 4 2 ],]8 17.41 19.00 5.85

( 12 ) Since 1961 census, the population of Bhopal dis­ density but in 100 years period of 190 I to 2001, the trict has been increasing at the rate more than 50%. state's density has increased by 378.05% whereas coun­ Even today Bhopal is the second fastest growing dis­ try's density has increased by 343.84% . trict with population growth-rate of35.91 % after Indore In the same period, the density of neighbouring with growth rate of 40.82% in 2001. The other fastest states of Chhattisgarh has increased by 396.77%, growing districts are Sidhi, Sehore, Raisen, Shivpuri, Maharashtra 398.41 %, Gujarat 460.87%, Rajasthan Satna, Tikamgarh, Guna and Dhar with growth rate of 450.50% and Uttar Pradesh 255 . 15%. In Madhya more than 27%. Pradesh the district of Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior have got density more than country's average 3. Density and remaining 41 less. The density of Madhya Pradesh Before the creation of new state ofChhattisgarh over the pervious decades has increased by 24.05% , Madhya Praesh in the country was largest state with whereas population has increased by 24.34%. The dis­ an area of 443,436 sq.km. But today it occupies the sec­ tricts of Bhopal and Indore have got equal density of ond position in the country with an area of 308,245 663 persons per sq.km. sq.km ., Rajsthan becomes the largest state in the coun­ The other thickly populated districts of Madhya try with an area of 342,239 sq .km. and Maharashtra the Pradesh are Jabalpur (416), Gwalior(357), Bhind (320), third largest with an area of307,713 sq.km. Morena (318) and Rewa (312). In 1991 the state com­ Density is the number of persons per sq.km. prised of 45 districts and the district of Bastar was low­ The density of Madhya Pradesh today is 196 persons est density district with density of 58 persons. In the per sq.km. which is less than contry's density of 324. year 1998, 16 more districts were created Dindori in Density-wise Madhya Pradesh is the 13th in ascending Madhya Pradesh which prior to 1996 was part of Mandl a order, whereas population-wise it holds the 7th postion. is the lowest density district with 78 persons per sq. km. Higher density may indicate more urbanization but at Dantewada which was created out of Bastar is the low­ the same time low density also means better space . est density district in the State ofChhattisgarh with den-

Though, state's density is , low compared to country's sityof 41 persons per sq.km.

Population Density 1901-2001: India and Madhya Pradesh

Country/State 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001

India 73 77 76 85 97 110 134 167 208 267 324

Madhya Pradesh 41 46 45 50 56 60 75 97 124 158 196

( 13 ) 4. Sex-Ratio

Sex-ratio is defined as the number offemales Madhya Pradesh. Whereas the country's sex ratio per thousand male population. The sex ratio in has gone up from 927 to 933, Madhya Pradesh ratio

Madhya Pradesh has always been adverse to females has increased from 912 in 1991 to 920 in 2001. as has been the case in most of the states in the Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, country as a whole i.e. the number of women per Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Sikkim, Gujarat, thousand men is always less than one thousand. The Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra sex-ratio in entire country this time has registered a up- and Goa have registered a lower sex ratio compared to ward trend compared to 1991 census and so also in their 1991 levels.

\ Sex Ratio 1901 - 2001:India, Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining States

Country/States 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 India 972 964 955 950 945 946 941 930 934 927 933 Madhya Pradesh 972 967 949 947 946 945 932· 920 921 912 920 Chhattisgarh 1046 1039 1041 1043 1032 1024 1008 998 996 985 990 Maharashtra 978 966 950 947 949 941 936 930 937 934 922 Gujarat 954 946 944 945 941 ·· 952 940 934 942 934 921 Rajasthan 905 908 896 907 906 921 908 911 919 910 922 Uttar Pradesh 942 916 908 903 940 908 907 876 882 876 898

In four districts of Damoh, Betul, East-Nimar Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara, Mandla, Dindori, Katni, and Narsimhapur, the sex-ratio has gone down from Betul, East Nimar, Barwani, West Nimar, Dhar,Jhabua,

1991 level. Chhindwara has maintained the 1991 Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur,Neemuch, Shahdol, Umaria level of sex-ratio of 953. In remaining 40 districts the and Rewa had got better sex-ratios than the country's ' . • -,:' ~. ; .. . ~ : i ~ t sex-ratio has gone up from 1991 level. 19 districts of average.

( 14 ) Sex-Ratio: India, Madhya Pradesh and Districts In fact Balaghat and Mand la are the two districts S.No. CountrylStatelDistricts 1991 2001 wh ich have sex-ratios favourable to women i.e. in these 1 India 927 , 933 two districts the no. of females is more than the no. of 2 Madhya Pradesh 912 920 01 880 893 males, Kerala and Pondicherry are the two states which 02 Morena 808 821 have sex-ratios more than 1000 and are 1058 and 100 I 03 Bhind 816 829 04 Gwalior 831 847 respectively. 05 Datia 847 858 06 Shivpuri 849 858 Though, 26 districts have shown sex-ratio less 07 Guna 875 885 than the country's sex-ratio, but in the districts ofBhind, 08 Tikamgarh 871 886 09 Chhatarpur 856 869 Morena, Gwalior, Sheopur, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, 10 Panna 897 907 Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal, Raisen 11 Sagar 881 884 12 Damoh 905 902 - ...... and Hoshangabad it is absymally lo w and is less than 13 Satna 918 926 900, Revenue division-wise has got 14 Rewa 932 939 15 Umaria 942 94 7 the highest sex ratio of957 followed by 16 Shahdol 940 958 with sex-ratio of 946, the lowest being the Chambal 17 Sidhi 922 932 18 Neemuch 943 950 Division with sex-ratio of836. In fact the three revenue 19 Mandsaur 947 956 divisions viz. Jabalpur, Indore, and Ujjain have sex­ 20 Ratlam 948 959 21 Ujjain 929 940 ratios more than country's average of 933. Sex-ratio 22 Shajapur 918 927 of the state when compared with the neighbouring states 23 Dewas 924 932 24 Jhabua 977 990 v iz, Maharshtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 25 Dhar 951 954 (present) and Chhattisgarh shows that only Uttar Pradesh 26 Indore 906 91 I 27 West Nimar 941 948 lias sex-ratio lower but all other better tl1an Madhya 28 Barwani 964 973 Pradesh. 29 East Nimar 938 936 30 Rajgarh 923 93 1 - 3 1 Vidisha 874 876 5. Literacy 32 Bhopal 889 896 33 Sehore 898 908 A person is considered literate if he is able to 34 Raisen 879 880 read a nd write with understanding in any language. 35 Betul 966 965 V 36 Harda 914 .919 One who can merely read but cannot write is not 37 Hoshangabad 892 898 considered literate. To qualify as a literate it is not 38 Katni 939 941 39 Jabalpur 903 910 necessary that a person should haH received any 40 Narsimhapur 913 909 <,V formal education. 41 Dindori 985 994 42 Mandla 990 1002 In three censuses of 1961,1971 and 1981, chil­ 43 Chhindwara 953 953 44 Seoni 974 982 dren in the age group of 0-4 were considered as illiter­ 45 Balaghat 1002 1022 ate. But from 1991 Census onward, 0-6 age group is

( 15 ) being considered as illiterate. In 1951 the literacy r~te) have literacy rate lower than country's average. Jhabua was calculated on the basis of a sample and not on the is the lowest literacy district with rate of 37.08% fol-

basis of 100% enumeration of illiterate population. lowed by Badwani with literacy rate 41.35% and

Therefore, the improvement in literacy rate cannot be Sheopur being the third in that order wit_!1litercy rate compared across the censuses, but certainly the rate of 46.61 %. increase in literacy from 1991 to 2001 is much more ]n 1991 undivided Madhya Pradesh has the 25 th than the period from 1961 to 1981 . The literacy rate of postion in the country literacy wise. It continues to hold the state is 64.11 % compared to 44.20% in 1991 of un- the same position this time also. The 9 states of Jammu

,

1991. The literacy rate of the country which has come Pradesh and Ul\ion Territories ofDadra & Nagar Haveli out in this census is 65.38%. 21 districts of the state are behind Madhya Pradesh in literacy. The neighbour- have literacy rate higher than country's average. \In the ing states ofChhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat are year 1991, Indore was the most literate district in the ahead of Madhya Pradesh in literacy. Ifwe compare lit- state with literacy rate of 66.32%, but in the following eracy rate of Madhya Pradesh with neighbouring states decade Narsimhapur has replaced Indore with literacy , from year 1961, we find that after Rajasthan, Madhya rate risen to 78.34% from 55.65% in 1991. 24 districts Pradesh is the fastest literacy growing state.

Literacy Rate 1961-2001: India, Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining States

S.No. Country/States 1961- 1971 1981 1991 2001 India 24.02 29.45 43.56 52.21 65.38 1 Madhya Pradesh 21.41' 27.27 38.63 44.67 64.11 2 Uttar Pradesh 20.87 23.99 32.65 40.71 57.36 3 Jv1aharashtra 29.82 39.18 55 .83 64.87 77.27 4 Gujarat 30.45 35.79 52.21 61.29 69.97 5 Chhattisgarh 18.14 24.08 41.38 42.91 65.18 6 Rajasthan 15.21 19.07 30.09 38.55 61.03 - Note : Literacy rates of 1951,1961 and 1971 are related to age group of 5 Years and abol/e. Literacy rates from 1981 to 2001 are related to age group of 7 Years and abol/e.

( 16 ) \ 6. Had the Madhya Pradesh not

been divided!

T ill th e mid ni ght of3 1s t October, 2000, the State o nly 5 mo nths back Madhya Pradesh got d iv ided into of C hhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh. In fact two, it woul d be in te restin g to know wha t could have when the ho useli sting o perations of Census of India 200 I been the popul ati on in d icato rs like growth-rate, literacy, were un del1aken during the pe ri od 1-3 15 t May,2 000 no sex-rati o and density of popul ati o n, had the state not one had the id ea th at Madhya Pradesh w i II get bi fur­ been di vid ed . In brief, the in d icators would have been cated before th e completi on of Census operations. Since, improved as fo ll ows:

Description Population Growth Literacy Sex- Density rate Ratio (Per Sq.Km.)

India 120701 5247 2 1.34% 65.3 8% 933 324

M.P.(Undiv id ed) 81181074 22 .66 64.39 937 183

India, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh : Comparative Population Indicators, 2001

SEX RATIO GROWTH RATE

p~~~~ CHHATTISGARH MADHYA CHHATl"ISGARH PRADESH

DENSITY LITERACY RATE

MADHYA CHHATTrSGARH PRADESH •

( 17 ) Annexure-I Figures at a Glance for India and States/ UTs PI{OVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS 2001 Population Distribution, Percentage Decadal Growth, Sex-ratio. Population Density and Literacy Rate

State/ I ndia/States/ Population 2001 percentafe Sex-ratio Population Literacy Rate 2001 VT Union territories * Decada Density Code Growth Persons Males Females ~981-91 1991-01 1991 2001 1991 2001 Persons Males Female , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 INDIA 1,2,3 1 027,015,247 531,277078 495738,_169 23.86 21.34 927 933 267 324 65.38 75.85 54.16 01 Jammu & Kashmir 4 10,069,917 5,300,574 4,769,343 20.34 29.04 955 900 74 99 54.46 65.75 41.82 02 Himachal Pradesh 4,7 6,077,248 3,085,2 56 2,991 ,992 20.79 17.53 976 970 93 109 77.13 86.02 68.08 03 Puniab 24,289296 12,963 ,362 11 ,325,934 20.81 19.76 882 874 403 482 69.95 75.63 63.55 04 Chandigarh * 900,914 508,224 392,690 42.16 40.33 790 773 5632 7903 81.76 85 .65 76.65 05 Uttaranchal 8,479,562 4,316,40 I 4 163, 161 24.23 19.20 936 964 133 159 72.28 84.01 60.26 06 Haryana 2 1,082,989 11 ,327,658 9,755,331 27.41 28.06 865 861 372 477 68.59 79.25 56.31 07 Delhi * 13,782 976 7, 570,890 6,212,086 51.45 46.31 827 821 6352 9294 81.82 87.37 75.00 08 Rai asthan 56,473 ,122 29,381 ,65 7 27,091 ,465 28.44 28.33 910 922 129 165 61.03 76.46 44.34 09 Uttar Pradesh 166052859 87.466,301 78,586,558 25.55 25.80 876 898 548 689 57.36 70.23 42.98 10 Bihar 82, 878,796 43 ,153,964 39,724,832 23.38 28.43 907 921 685 880 47.53 60.32 33 .57 II Si kkim 540,493 288,217 252,276 28.47 32.98 878 875 57 76 69.68 76.73 61.46 12 Arun ac hal Pradesh 1 091 , 11 7 573 ,951 517,166 36.83 26.21 859 901 10 13 54.74 64.07 44.24 13 Nagaland 1,988,636 1,041 ,686 946,950 56.08 64.41 886 909 73 120 67. 11 71.77 61.92 14 Manipur 2,388,634 I 207,338 1,181 ,296 29.29 30.02 958 978 82 107 68.87 77.87 59.70 15 Mizo ram 891 ,058 459,783 431 ,275 39.70 29.18 921 938 33 42 88.49 90.69 86.13 16 Tripura 3, 19 1,168 1,636138 1,555,030 34.30 15.74 945 950 263 304 73.66 81.47 65.41 17 Meghalaya 2,306,069 1,167,840 1,138,229 32.86 29.94 955 975 79 103 63 .31 66.14 60.41 18 Assam 26,638407 13,7 87,799 12,850,608 24 .24 18.85 923 932 286 340 64.28- 71.93 56.03 19 West Bengal 80,221 ,171 41 ,487,694 38733,477 24 .73 17.84 917 934 767 904 69.22 77.58 60.22 20 Jharkhand 26,909,428 13,861 ,277 13 ,048,151 24.03 23 . 19 922 941 274 338 54.13 67.94 39.38 2 1 Orissa 36,706,920 18,612,340 18,094,580 20.06 15.94 971 972 203 236 63 .61 75.95 50.97 22 Chhattisgarh , 20,795,956 10,452,426 10,343,530 25.73 18.06 985 990 130 154 65.18 77.86 52.40 23 Madh ya Pradesh 60,385,118 31 ,456,873 28 ,928,245. 27.24 24.34 912 920 158 196 64.11 76.80 50.28 24 Gui arat 5,7 50,596,992 26,344,053 24 ,252,939 21.19 22.48 934 921 21 1 258 69.97 80.50 58.60 25 Daman & Diu * 158,059 92,478 65 ,581 28.62 55.59 969 709 907 1411 81.09 88.40 70.37 26 Dadra & Nagar Haveli* 220,451 121,731 98,720 33 .57 59.20 952 811 282 449 60.03 73 .32 42.99 27 Maharashtra 96,752,247 50,334270 46,417,977 25.73 22.57 934 922 257 314 77.27 86.27 67.51 28 Andhra Pradesh 75,727,541 38,286,811 37,440,730 24.20 13.86 972 978 242 275 61.11 70.85 51.17 29 Karnataka 52,733,958 26,856,343 25,877,615 21.12 17.25 960 964 235 275 67.04 76.29 57.45 30 Goa 1,343,998 685,617 658,381 16.08 14.89 967 960 316 363 82.32 88.88 75 .51 3 1 Lakshadweep * 60,595 31 , 118 29,477 28.47 17.19 943 947 1616 1894 87.52 93.15 81 .56 32 Kerala 31 ,838,619 15,468,664 16,369,955 14.32 9.42 103<: 1058 749 819 90.92 94.20 87.86 33 Tamil Nadu 62,110,839 31 ,268,654 30,842,185 15.39 11.19 974 986 429 478 73.47 82.33 64.55 34 Pondicherry * 973,829 486,705 487,124 33.64 20.56 979 1001 1683 2029 81.49 88.89 74.13 35 A & NIsland 356,265 192,985 163,280 48 .70 26.94 818 846 34 43 81.18 86.07 75.29

Notes: 1 The population of India includes the estimated population of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya·Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State and entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamities'. 2. For working out the population density of India and Jammu and Kashmir the entire area and popula tion of those areas of Jammu and Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account. 3. The literacy rates for India have been worked out by excluding the population and number of literates of areas affected by natural calamities of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as per details given in Note 1 above . 4. While working out the percentage decadal grow1h of population of Jammu and Kashmir the population figures for 1991 have been work.ed out by interpolation as 1991 Census could not be held there owing to disturbed conditions. 5. Figures shown against Himachal Pradesh have been arrived at after including the estimated figures of entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where the population enumeration of Census of India , 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamity. 6. Figures shown against Gujarat have been arrived at after including the estimated figures of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya·Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State where the population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamity 7. literacy rates shown against Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat do not include area effected by natural calamities, the details of which are given in Note 1 above.

( 18 ) 200 I-Provisional Figures Table -1 Population Distribut~.on, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-ratio and Density by Districts SI. State/Districts Population 2001 Decadal Growth Sex-ratio Density No. . Rate Persons Males Females 1981-91 1991-01 1991 2001 1991 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MADHYA PRADESF 60385118 31456873 28928245 27.24 24.34 912 920 158 196 01 Sheopur 559715 295630 264085 33.32 29.72 880 893 65 85 02 Morena 1587264 871243 716021 30.58 24.09 808 822 256 318 03 Bhilld 1426951 780122 646829 25.18 17.06 816 829 273 320 04 Gwalior 1629881 882258 747623 27.97 26.00 831 847 284 357 05 Datia 627818 337842 289976 26.01 21.82 847 858 192 233 06 Shivpuri 1440666 775473 665193 30.84 27.16 849 858 110 140 07 Guna 1665503 883433 782070 30.77 27.11 875 885 118 151 08 Tikamgarh 1203160 637842 565318 27.66 27.88 871 886 186 238 09 Chhatar_pur 1474633 788845 685788 30.61 27.33 856 869 133 170 10 Panna 854235 447923 406312 27.40 24.17 897 907 9Q 120 II Sagar 2021783 1073032 948751 24.53 22.70 881 884 161 197 12 Damoh 1081909 568704 513205 24.49 20.46 905 902 123 148 13 Satna 1868648 970114 898534 27.05 27.52 918 926 195 249 14 Rewa 1972333 1017402 954931 28.77 26.84 '932 939 246 312 15 Umaria 515851 264998 250853 31.83 22.58 942 947 103 127 16 Shahdol 1572748 803416 769332 28.96 18.87 940 958 133 158 17 Sidhi 1830553 947276 883277 38.67 33 .28 922 932 130 174 18 Neemuch 725457 371972 353485 22.58 21.25 943 950 141 170 19 Mandsaur 1183369 604942 578427 23 .42 23.67 947 956 173 214 20 Ratlam 1214536 620119 594417 24.17 24.97 948 959 200 250 21 Uiiain 1709885 881509 828376 23 .82 23.63 929 940 227 281 22 Shajapur 1290230 669419 620811 22.97 24.87 918 927 167 208 23 Dewas 1306617 676414 630203 29.99 26.39 924 932 147 186 24 Jhabua 1396677 701742 694935 42.16 23.56 977 990 167 206 25 Dhar 1740577 890853 849724 29.31 27.29 951 954 168 213 26 Indore 2585321 1352849 1232472 30.26 40.82 906 911 471 663 27 West- Nimar 1529954 785212 744742 23 .04 27.95 941 948 149 191 28 Barwani 1081039 547837 533202 26.30 29.87 964 973 154 199 29 East- Nimar 1708170 882371 825799 24.11 19.31 938 936 133 159 30 Rajgarh 1253246 648850 604396 23.88 26.24 923 931 161 204 3-1 Vidisha 1214759 647632 567127 23.92 25.18 874 876 132 165 32 Bhopal 1836784 968964 867820 51.05 35.91 889 896 488 663 33 Sehore 1078769 565387 513382 27.99 28.22 898 908 128 164 34 Raisen 1120159 595730 524429 23.35 27.80 879 880 104 132 35 Betul 1394421 709525 684896 27.68 18.02 966 965 118 139 36 Harda 474174 247[29 227045 29.14 24.53 914 919 114 142 37 Hoshangabad 1085011 571796 513215 25.01 22.40 892 898 132 162 38 Katlli 1063689 548077 515612 23.43 20.61 939 941 178 215 39 · Jaba[pur 2167469 [ 134870 1032599 19.12 22.59 903 910 339 416 40 Narsimhapur 957399 501407 455992 20.76 21.88 913 909 153 187 41 Dindori 579312 290572 288740 24.94 13.23 985 994 69 78 42 Malldla 893908 446487 447421 24.17 14.66 990 1002 134 154 43 Chhindwara 1848882 946582 902300 27.2 1 17.86 953 953 133 156 44 Seolli 1165893 588135 577758 23.60 16.49 974 982 114 133 45 Balaghat 1445760 714938 730822 19.00 5.85 1002 1022 148 157

( 19 ) 200 I-Provisional Figures Table - 2 Percentage Decadal V~riation in Population since 1901 for State and Districts

Sl. . Percentae:e Decadal Variation No. Sta te/Districts 1901-11 1911-21 1921-31 1931-41 1941-51 J95J-6J J96J-7J 1971-81 ]98]-91 1991-01 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MADHYA PRADESH 12.38 -2.40 10.21 12.06 8.38 24.73 29.28 27.16 27.24 24.34 0 1 Sheopur -3 .07 -8.92 5.43 12.54 10.61 27.69 25.94 33.20 33.32 29.72 02 Morena -0.84 -8.52 11. 23 13.70 10.19 22.37 25.74 3 1.95 30.5 8 24.09 03 Bhind -4.54 -4.56 9.27 14.80 6.87 21.44 23.83 22.65 25.18 17.06 04 Gwali or -20.04 6.00 11. 51 22.74 20.34 24.26 30.5 1 30.30 27.97 26.00 05 Datia -10.34 -4.64 7.95 10.15 0.23 22.06 27.87 2 1.16 26.0 1 21.82 06 Shivpuri 12.11 -9.38 6.83 10.99 3.73 17.19 2 1.26 27.99 30.84 27. 16 07 GUlla 18.23 -2.94 11 .35 12.07 1.07 23.64 31.54 27.85 30.77 27. 11 08 Tikamgarh 2.60 -13.66 9.75 11.96 3.15 24.44 24.85 29.55 27.66 27. 88 09 Chhatargur 8.02 -8.22 -0.76 6.92 3.68 22.0,8 2 1.28 24.46 30.6 1 27.33 10 Pan na 25.13 -2.08 6.12 15.85 4.19 27.57 29.53 25 .85 27.40 24.17 II Sagar 15 .24 -2.38 3. 13 9.56 6.56 25.2 1 33.36 24.55 24.53 22.70 12 Darnoh 16 .73 -13.79 6.42 11 .96 4. 15 22.63 30.78 25 .85 24.49 20.46 13 Satna 17.35 -13 . 11 8.27 15.4 1 4.72 25.22 3 1.56 26.26 27.05 27.52 14 Rewa 6.71 -3 . 18 6.7 1 14.44 8.06 21.90 26.57 23.49 28.77 26.84 15 U Illaria 14.25 -7.38 2 1.52 11 .82 10.91 34.08 18.68 31.72 31 .83 22.58 16 Shahdol 14.40 -7.03 20. 18 14.97 8.96 25.48 25 .91 30.28 28.96 18.87 17 Sidhi 16.50 -13.89 14.7 1 17.2 1 9.46 24.95 33.90 27.5 1 38.67 33.28 18 Neell1uc h 6.93 2.36 12. 87 20.96 15 .26 22.18 29.44 32.56 22.58 21.25 19 Mandsaur 16.84 4.17 13 .86 16.08 18 .17 25. 11 26.88 30.68 23.42 23.67 20 Rallam 2.47 0 .2 1 18.54 15.39 13.90 26.67 29.58 24.93 24.17 24.97 21 Uiiain 15 . 18 -0.76 17.5 8 14.48 19.58 2 1.79 30.34 29.51 23.82 23.63 22 Shajapur 9. 19 -1.80 10.60 12.56 6.11 21.45 28.93 23.86 22.97 24.87 ,"'.) Dewas 20. 11 -2.40 14.37 6.27 5.85 29.42 32.99 33.81 29.99 26.39 24 Jhabua 39.56 15.98 16. 90 17.40 11.49 34.42 29.83 19 .07 42. 16 23.56 25 Dhar 17 . 11 14.66 9.88 9.54 6.38 27.74 30.85 25.53 29.31 27.29 26 Indore -9.82 24.45 12.36 19.34 32.23 25.38 36.03 37.49 30.26 40.82 27 West- Nil1lar 36.53 10.07 18. 21 15.08 11.36 35.09 3 1.61 26.42 23.04 27.95 28 Bar-wani 36.53 10.07 18 .2 1 14.99 11.44 24.53 26.99 27.7 1 26.30 29.87 29 East- Ni rn ar 19.36 1.42 17.83 9.91 5.27 30.88 28.34 3 1.19 24. 11 19.31 30 Rajgarh 26.44 -6.40 12 .6 8 9.73 6.37 20.90 24.66 24.37 23.88 26.24 31 Vidisha 30.25 17.20 -0.64 10.85 0.71 26.71 34.5 9 18.93 23.92 25. 18 32 Bhopal 8.6 1 - 10.27 16.7 1 15.18 24.95 57.73 53 .93 56.38 51.05 35.91 33 Sehore 8.70 -4.84 8.33 5.98 2.05 34.27 33.99 28.67 27.99 28. 22 34 Raisen 8.61 -5 .95 - 1. 73 4.73 1.6 1 30.46 34.42 28.48 23 .35 27.80 35 Belul 35 .64 -6.83 11.69 7.90 3.04 24.08 3 1. 37 ')5.70 27.68 18.02 36 I-Iarda 0.18 -3.48 9.62 0.83 -0.12 27.73 28.48 22.63 29.14 24.53 37 Hoshangabad 3.83 -2.63 9.40 -0.10 1.71 18 .99 31.07 25.00 25.01 22.40 38 Katni 8.88 -0.20 2.37 12 .65 8.95 17.59 25.22 26.2 1 23.43 20.6 1 39 Jabalpur 10.09 0.09 4.69 2 1.1 2 18.83 24.29 36.29 32.53 19.1 2 22.59 40 N ars i 111 hapu r 3.22 -3 .23 2.01 4.20 1.23 2 1.6 1 25.9 1 25.26 20.76 2 1.88 41 Dindori 26.49 -4.60 15 .91 12.47 8.33 37.89 26.62 22.76 24.94 13.23 42 Mand1 a 27 .7 1 -4.66 15.05 13.58 8.64 18.09 28.25 16.28 24.1 7 14.66 43 C hhindwara 26.74 -4.89 16.56 6.53 5.85 2 1.52 25.95 24.63 27.2 1 17.86 44 Seoni 20.68 -I 1.94 12 .86 7.52 2 .53 20.66 27 .61 2 1.1 5 23.60 16.49 45 Balaghat 19.00 7.50 9.77 12.95 9.3 1 16.34 21.18 17.4 1 19 .00 5.85

(20 ) 200 I-Provisional Figures Table - 3 Sex-ratio since t 90] for State and Districts SI. Sex-ratio No. StatelDistricts 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 MADHYA PRADESH 972 967 949 947 946 945 932 920 921 912 920 01 Sheopur ***** 854 829 831 837 908 861 886 887 880 893 02 Morena ***** 843 819 823 830 832 831 822 817 808 822 03 Bhind ***** 851 835 835 839 843 849 834 827 816 829 04 Gwalior ***** 861 822 834 853 885 853 834 844 831 847 05 Datia ***** 935 922 912 914 912 903 882 854 847 858 06 Shivpuri ***** 912 892 899 903 908 888 864 855 849 858 07 Guna ***** 918 908 901 905 919 899 884 882 875 885 08 Tikalllgarh 941 957 932 926 921 911 906 877 883 871 886 09 C hhatarpur 943 943 923 920 91 1 893 89 1 864 864 856 869 10 Panna 990 974 966 968 965 941 938 923 913 897 907 11 Sagar 973 960 941 942 979 934 920 892 891 881 884 12 Damoh 988 982 954 974 981 980 965 941 925 905 902 13 Satna 1041 1034 1016 1006 986 976 965 950 936 918 926 14 Rewa 1014 101 2 1012 992 996 979 98 7 973 969 932 939 15 U maria 994 1012 996 992 987 968 936 962 963 942 947 16 Shahdo l 1004 1018 999 996 987 969 963 953 944 940 958 17 - Sidhi 999 1006 1000 995 987 971 977 961 951 922 932 18 Neemuch 927 944 950 944 941 967 924 920 940 943 950 19 Mandsaur 946 949 947 941 945 940 925 925 941 947 956 20 Ratlam ***** 961 948 946 957 966 941 94 1 948 948 959 21 Ujjain ***** 920 918 913 935 952 921 918 926 929 940 22 Shajapur ***** 942 932 927 946 966 943 931 929 918 927 23 Dewas ***** 986 94 1 946 947 960 937 929 929 924 932 24 Jhabua ***** 1001 97 1 958 956 949 958 969 985 977 990 25 Dhar ***** 1004 987 979 971 963 962 962 966 951 954 26 Indo re ***** 891 848 838 861 900 882 880 898 906 911 27 West- Nimar ***** 962 956 952 966 969 951 939 944 941 948 28 Barwani ***** 967 96 1 957 970 974 968 967 969 964 973 29 East- Nilllar 948 948 930 929 946 948 939 934 939 938 936 30 Rajgarh ***** 928 906 906 912 924 917 907 931 923 931 31 Vidisha 939 940 908 917 905 915 890 882 881 874 876 32 Bhopal ***** 937 903 897 881 895 816 840 874 889 896 33 Sehore ***** 962 928 929 919 922 914 905 907 898 908 34 Raisen ***** 993 952 952 933 913 907 900 908 879 880 35 Betul 1040 1011 1025 1020 1003 997 994 982 973 966 965 36 Harda 996 981 965 957 972 957 955 939 930 914 919 37 Hoshan!!,abJ d 1007 985 967 962 968 956 925 902 899 892 898 38 Katni 1041 1031 1016 1010 996 989 975 965 956 939 94 1 39 Jabalpur 1019 977 953 953 905 91 4 897 887 894 903 910 40 Narsimhapur 1040 1013 990 992 972 969 952 926 930 913 909 4 1 Dindori 1028 1017 1011 1015 1010 1011 1011 999 999 98 5 994 42 Mandla 1027 1017 1012 1013 1008 1048 1002 994 1006 990 1002 43 Chhindwara 1046 1020 1026 1011 997 995 980 968 965 95 3 953 44 Seon i 1069 1053 1045 1046 1031 1015 1006 986 982 974 982 45 Balaghat 1065 1037 1032 1028 1021 989 1009 1000 1006 1002 1022

( 21 ) 200 I-Provisional Fi gures Table - 4 Population in the Age-Group 0-6, Number of Literates and Literacy Rate for State and Districts SI. State/Districts Total Population Population in Age-G roup Literate Population * Literacy Rate* No . . . 0-6 Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females MADHYA PRADESH 60385IJ8 31456873 28928245 10618323 5504422 5IJ3901 31906109 19932013 11974096 64.11 76.80 50.28 01 Sheopur 559715 295630 264085 110469 57202 53267 209385 148278 611 07 46.61 62.19 28.99 02 Morena 1587264 871243 716021 290670 158897 131773 850320 576809 2735 11 65.58 80.97 46.81 03 Bhind 1426951 780122 646829 24788 1 135553 112328 839687 541802 297885 71.22 84.06 55.73 04 Gwalior 1629881 882258 747623 248337 134299 114038 964234 604587 359647 69.79 80.83 56.76 05 Datia 627818 337842 289976 106833 56982 49851 382989 232957 150032 73.51 82.94 62.48 06 Shivpuri 1440666 775473 665193 276520 144863 131657 693228 47 1584 22 1644 59.55 74.78 41.54 07 Guna 1665503 883433 782070 320800 166278 154522 805920 535722 270198 59.93 74 .70 43.06 08 Tikarngarh 1203160 637842 5653 18 223003 11 6238 106765 546945 359046 187899 55.80 68.83 40.98 09 Chhatarpur 1474633 788845 685788 284631 1482 18 136413 635943 4196 19 216324 53.44 65.50 39.38 10 Panna 854235 447923 4063 12 167421 86673 80748 423150 267387 155763 61. 61 74 .02 47.84 II Sagar 2021783 1073032 948751 364967 189 146 175821 1128023 706797 421226 68.08 79.96 54.50 12 Darnoh 1081909 568704 513205 191638 98335 93303 552533 35303 1 199502 62.06 75.05 47.5 1 13 Satna 1868648 970114 898534 338527 175428 163099 996436 618459 377977 65. 12 77.82 51AO 14 Rewa 1972333 1017402 954931 367825 190983 176842 1000012 6278 19 372193 62.33 75 .97 47.83 15 Umaria 515851 264998 250853 95643 48788 46855 253200 160239 9296 1 60.26 74.1 1 45.57 16 Shahdol 1572748 8034 16 769332 264989 134505 130484 755303 465252 29005 1 57.76 69.55 45.40 17 Sidhi 1830553 947276 883277 373889 ]91719 182170 769407 514018 255389 52.82 68.03 36.43 18 Neernuch 725457 371972 353485 114370 59323 55047 406193 2596 12 146581 66.47 83.04 49.12 19 Mandsaur 1183369 604942 578427 193750 99573 94 177 699 186 433462 265724 70.65 85.77 54.87 20 Ratlam 1214536 620 11 9 5944 17 213248 108793 104455 677400 409592 267808 67.65 80.10 54.66 21 Ujjain 1709885 881509 828376 276442 142995 133447 1020307 618139 402 168 71.18 83 .70 57 .87 22 Shajapur 1290230 669419 620811 231765 11969 1 112074 752942 460030 292912 71.14 83.68 57.58 23 Dewas 1306617 676414 630203 228631 118195 11 0436 657999 424632 233367 61.04 76.07 44 .90 24 Jhabua 1396677 70 1742 694935 320703 165784 1549 19 3990 10 26 1288 137722 37.08 48.75 25.50 25 Dim 1740577 890853 849724 334269 172222 162047 741182 475600 265582 52.70 66. 18 38.62 26 Indore 2585321 1352849 1232472 366526 19 1608 174918 1660100 983693 676407 74.82 84 .71 63.96 27 West- Nirnar 1529954 7852 12 744742 2876 18 146158 141460 7878 10 48079 1 3070 19 63.4 1 75.23 50.89 28 Barwan i 1081039 547837 533202 240538 122132 11 8406 347540 217490 13 0050 41.35 51.09 31.35 29 East- Nim ar 1708 170 882371 825799 302400 155547 146853 867506 538477 329029 61.7 1 74.09 48.46 30 Rajgarh 1253246 648850 604396 229273 117960 111 313 553410 369133 184277 54.05 69.53 37.37 31 Vidisha 1214759 647632 567 127 229353 11807 1 111 282 611 927 395638 216289 62. 10 74.71 47 .45 32 Bhopal 1836784 968964 867820 282284 146186 136098 11 67 150 679308 487842 75.08 82.56 66.67

~~ ,),) Sehore 1078769 565387 513382 204334 105625 .98709 558 115 359260 198855 63.83 78. 14 47 .95 34 Raisen 1120 159 595730 524429 208148 107112 101036 66362 1 401569 262052 72.76 82.18 61.89 35 Betul 139442 1 709525 684896 230225 11 6965 11 3260 7785 12 458125 320387 66.87 77.3 1 56.05 36 Harda 474174 247 129 227045 84952 44104 40848 260066 159265 10080 1 66.82 78.45 54.14 37 Hoshangabad 1085011 571796 5132 15 172326 89423 82903 64213 1 392448 249683 70,36 81.36 58.02 38 Katni 1063689 548077 515612 186455 95565 90890 567376 36 1460 2059 16 64.68 79.88 48.48 39 Jabalpur 2167469 11 34870 1032599 30 1227 156498 144729 1422240 894197 528043 76.2 1 91.40 59.47 40 Narsim hapu r 957399 501407 455992 150 158 78333 71825 632373 367206 265167 78.34 86.79 69.02 41 Dindori 5793 12 290572 288740 955 13 480 17 47496 2636 14 170774 92840 54 .4 9 70.4 1 38.48 42 Mand la 893908 446487 44742 1 155065 83716 71349 448979 278274 170705 60.77 76.71 45.39 43 Chhindwara 1848882 946582 902300 292830 149277 143553 10275 15 611 572 415943 66.03 76.70 54.82 44 Seoni 11 65893 588135 577758 193281 97636 95645 640752 380 126 260626 65.88 77.50 54.06 45 Balaghat 1445760 714938 730822 218596 113806 104790 844438 487446 356992 68.8 1 81.09 57.02 Note: • Literates exclude children In the age-group 0-6 years who were by definition treated as llietrate In the Census of India 2001 . # Literacy rate is the percentage of literates to population aged 7 years and above .

. ( 22 ) 200 I -Provi sional Figu n:s Statement - 1 Ranking of Districts by Population size in 1991 and 2001

Rankin Name of Population Percent to Total Percent to Total Rankin 1991 Districts 1991 population of the Population 2001 Population of the State 2001 State 1991 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Indore 1835915 3.78 2585321 4.28 I 2 Jabalpur 1768037 3.64 2167469 3.59 2 3 Sagar 1647736 3.39 202 1783 3.35 3 5 Rewa 1554987 3.20 1972333 3.27 4 6 Satna 1465384 3.02 1868648 3.09 5 4 Chhindwara 1568702 3.23 1848882 3.06 6 12 Bho pal 135 1479 2.78 1836784 3.04 7 9 S idhi 1373434 2.83 1830553 3.03 8 10 Ohar 13674 12 2.82 1740577 2.88 9 8 Ujjai n 1383086 2.85 170988 5 2. 83 10 7 East -N im ar 143 1662 2.95 1708170 2.83 11 14 G un a 1310317 2.70 1665503 2.76 12 15 Gwali or 1293567 2.66 162988 1 2.70 13 16 More na 1279094 2.63 1587264 2.63 14 13 Shahdo l 1323 054 2.72 1572748 2.60 1~ 18 West - N imar 11 95723 2.46 1529954 2.53 16 20 Chhata rpur 11 58076 2.38 1474633 2.44 17 11 Balaghat 1365870 2.81 1445760 2.39 18 21 Shi vpuri 11 32977 2.33 1440666 2.39 19 17 Bhind 12 19000 2.5 I 142695 1 2.36 20 22 Jha bua 11 30405 2.33 1396677 2.3 I 21 19 Betul I 18 15 01 2.43 139442 1 2.3 1 22 23 Dewas 1033 80 7 2. 13 13066 17 2.16 23 24 Shaj apur 1033248 2.1 3 1290230 2.14 24 26 Raj garh 992764 2.04 1253246 2.08 25 28 Vidisha 970388 2.00 1214759 2.01 26 27 Ratl am 97 1888 2.00 1214536 2.01 27 30 Tika mgarh 940829 1.94 1203 160 1.99 28 29 Mandsaur 95 6869 1.97 11 83369 1.96 29 25 Seoni 1000831 2.06 11 65893 1.93 30 34 Raisen 87646 1 1.80 11 201 59 1.86 31 32 Hoshall gabad 886449 1.83 1085 011 1.80 32 3 I Damoh 8981 25 1. 85 108 1909 1. 79 33 36 Barwani 832422 1.71 1081 039 1.79 34 35 Sehore 84 1358 1.73 1078769 1.79 35 33 Katni 881925 1. 82 1063689 1. 76 36 37 Na rsimhapur 785 496 1. 62 957399 1. 59 37 38 Mandla 779642 1. 61 893908 1.48 38 39 Panna 687945 1. 42 854235 1.41 39 40 Neemuc h 598339 1.23 72545 7 1.2 0 40 41 Dati a 515360 1. 06 6278 18 1.04 4 1 42 Dindori 51162 1 1. 05 5793 12 0.96 42 43 Sheopur 43 148 0 0.89 5597 15 0.93 43 44 Umari a 42081 5 0.87 51585 1 0.85 44 45 Ha rda 380762 0.78 4741 74 0.79 45

( 23 ) 200 I -Provisional Fi gures Statement - 2 Ranking of districts by Sex-ratio

Rank 1991 Districts Sex,ratio Rankin 1· 91 2001 2001 I 2 J 4 5 1 Balaghat 1002 1022 1 2 Mandla 990 \002 2 3 Dindori 985 994 3 4 Jhabua 977 990 4 5 Seoni 974 982 5 7 Barwani 964 973 6 6 Betul 966 965 7 10 Ratlam 948 959 8 15 Shahdol 940 958 9 II Mandsaur 947 956 10 9 Dhar 95\ 954 I I 8 Chhindwara 953 953 12 12 Neemuch 943 950 13 14 w.est-N imar 941 948 14 13 Umaria 942 947 IS 16 Katni 939 941 16 19 Ujlain 929 940 17 18 Rewa 932 939 18 17 East - Nimar 938 936 19 22 Sidhi 922 932 20 20 Dewas 924 932 21 21 Rajgarh 923 931 22 24 Shajapur 918 927 23 23 Satna 918 926 24 25 Harda 914 919 25 27 Indore 906 911 26 29 Jabalpur 903 910 27 26 Narsimhapur 913 909 28 30 Sehore 898 908 29 31 Panna 897 907 30 28 Damoh 905 902 31 32 Hoshangabad 892 898 32 33 Bhopal 889 896 33 35 Sheopur 880 893 34 39 Tikamgarh 871 886 35 37 Guna 875 885 36 34 Sagar 881 884 37 36 Raisen 879 880 38 38 Yidisha 874 876 39 40 Chhatarpur 856 869 40 42 Datia 847 858 41 41 Shivpuri 849 858 42 43 Gwalior 831 847 43 44 Bhind 816 829 44 45 Morena 808 822 45

( 24 ) 200 I-Provisional Figures Statement -3 Ranking of Districts by Population Density

Rankin Districts Population Density Rankin 199. 1991 200. 2001 1 2 3 4 5 2 Indore 47 1 663 I 1 Bhopal 488 663 2 3 Jabalpur 339 416 J" 4 Gwalior 284 357 4 5 Bhind 273 320 5 6 Morena 256 318 6 7 Rewa 246 3!2 7 8 Ujjain 227 28 1 8 9 Ratlam 200 25 0 9 10 Salna 195 249 10 12 Tikamgarh 186 238 II II Dalia 192 233 12 13 Kalni 178 215 13 14 Mandsaur 173 214 14 15 Ohar 168 213 15 16 Sbajapur 167 208 16 17 Jhabua 167 206 17 18 Rajgarb 161 204 18 20 Barwani 154 199 19 19 Sagar 161 197 20 22 West- Nimar 149 19 1 2 1 2 1 Narsimhapur 153 187 22 24 Oewas 147 186 23 33 Sidhi 130 174 24 25 Chhatarpur 141 170 25 27 Neemuch 133 170 26 32 Vidisha 132 165 27 34 Sehore 128 164 28 3 1 Hoshangabad 132 162 29 29 East- N imar 133 159 30 28 Shahdol 133 158 3 1 7"_J Balaghat 148 157 32 30 C hh indwara 133 156 33 26 MandJa 134 154 34 36 G una 118 151 35 35 Oamoh 123 148 36 38 Harda 11 4 142 37 40 Shivpuri 110 140 38 37 BetLll 118 \39 39 39 Seoni 11 4 I""JJ 40 4 1 Raisen 104 132 41 42 Umaria 103 127 42 43 Panna 96 120 43 44 Sheopur 69 85 44 45 Oindori 65 78 45

( 25 ) 200 I-Provisional Figures Statement - 4 Literacy Rate, 1951-2001 Year Persons Males Females 1 2 3 4 1951* 13.16 20.28 4.96 1961 21.41 32.96 8.88 1971 27.27 39.37 13,.93 1981 38.63 49.25 26.94 1991 44.67 58.54 29.35 2001 64. 11 76.80 50.28

* Based on Sample Population Note : Literacy rates for 1951, 1961 and 1971 relate to population aged five years and above. The rates for the years 1981 to 2001 relate to the poplation aged seven years and above.

\ I 200 I-Provisional Figures Special Table- ~

State and DivisionwiseTotal Population, Population in Age-Group 0-6 , Density, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-Ratio and Literacy Rate

State/Div isions Total Population Population 0-6 Age Group Density Growth Sex Literacy Rate· . Rate Ratio 1991-01 2001 Persons Mares Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females MADHYA PRADESH 60383118 314568'13 28928245 10618323 5504422 5113901 )96 . 24.34 920 64.11 76.80 50.28 Chambal 3573930 1946995 1626935 649020 35 1652 297368 223 21.99 836 64.94 79 .41 47.57 Gwalior 5363868 2879006 2484862 952490 502422 450068 188 26.14 863 64.52 77.63 49.22 Sagar 6635720 35·16346 3119374 123 1660 6386 10 593050 173 24 .43 887 60.82 73. 18 46.74 Rewa 7760133 4003206 3756927 1440873 741423 699450 202 26.43 938 59.73 73.14 45.42 Ujjain 7430094 3824375 3605719 1258206 648570 609636 219 24.31 943 68.28 82.04 53.69 Indore 10041738 5160864 4880874 1852054 95345 1 898603 233 28 .85 946 58.65 70.29 46.35 Bhopal 7898138 4136088 3762050 13836 17 71 1919 67 1698 191 27.10 910 66.5 1 77.77 54.03 Hoshangabad 1559185 818925 740260 257278 133527 123751 155 23.04 904 69.30 80.50 56.85 Jabalpur 10122312 5171068 4951244 1593125 822848 770277 173 16.86 957 68.56 81.67 54.92

Note : * Literacy rate is the percentage of literates to population aged 7 years and above.

( 26 ) 200 I-Provisional Figures Statement -S Literacy Rate by Sex for State and Districts, 1991-2001 SI. State/Districts . ,Literacy Rate * No. Persons Males Females

1991 2001 1991 2001 1991 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Madhya Pradesh 44.67 64.11 58.54 76.80 29.35 50.28 0 1 Sheopur 27.55 46.6 1 40.73 62.19 12.27 28.99 02 Morena 45 .93 65.58 63 .53 80.97 23.79 46.81 03 Bhind 49.23 7 1.22 66.2 84.06 28.2 55.73 04 Gwali or 58.36 69.79 70.87 80.83 43 .08 56.76 05 Dati a 45 .1 9 73 .51 62.5 82.94 24.45 62.48 06 Shi vpuri 33 .03 59.55 47.5 74.78 15.64 4 1.54 07 Guna 34.58 59.93 48.86 74.70 17.99 43.06 08 Tik amgarh 34.78 55. 80 47.52 68.83 19.96 40.98 09 Chh atarpur 35.2 53 .44 46.87 65 .50 2 1.32 39.38 10 Pann a 33.68 61. 61 46.29 74.02 19.4 1 47.84 II Sagar 53.44 68.08 67.02 79.96 37.78 54.50 12 Damoh 46.27 62. 06 60.49 75 .05 30.46 47.51 13 Satn a 44.65 65 .12 60.03 77.82 27 .80 51.40 14 Rewa 44.38 62.33 60.67 75 .97 26.88 47.83 15 Umaria 32.63 60.26 46.85 74.11 17.43 45.57 16 Shahdol 35.45 57.76 48.93 69.55 20.93 45.40 17 Sidhi 29. 15 52 .82 43.23 68.03 13 .6 1 36.43 18 Neemuch 50.27 66.47 69.34 83.04 30.04 49. 12 19 Mand sa ur 47.66 70.65 66.98 85.77 27.24 54.87 20 Ratl am 44. 15 67.65 58.36 80.10 19.13 54.66 2 1 UJ.iain 49.06 7 1. 18 64 .25 83.70 32 .64 57.87 22 Shajapur 39.2 7 1. 14 56.99 83.68 19 .77 57.58 23 Dewas 44.08 6 1. 04 6 1.1 5 76.07 25 .57 44.90 24 Jhabua 19. 01 37.08 26.29 48.75 11.52 25.50 25 Dhar 34.54 52.70 47.62 66. 18 20.7 1 38.62 26 Indore 66.32 74.82 77.99 84.32 53 .35 63.96 27 West-N imar 4 1.23 63.4 1 55.43 75 .23 26.09 50.89 28 Barwani 28.08 4 1.35 36.77 5 1. 09 19. 01 31.35 29 East-N im ar 45.49 6 1. 7 1 58.53 74. 09 31.53 48.46 30 Rajgarh 3 1.81 54 .05 46.73 69.53 15.62 37.37 3 1 Vidisha 44.08 62 .10 58.04 74.7 1 27 .8 1 47.45 32 Bhopal 64.27 75 .08 73. 14 82.56 54 .1 7 66.67 33 Sehore 40.43 63.83 56.9 78.14 2 1.99 47.95 34 Raise n 40.76 72.76 54.02 82 .1 8 25.47 61.89 35 Betul 45 .89 66.87 57.42 77.3 1 33.9 56.05 36 Hard a 48.84 66.82 62.54 78.45 33.76 54.14 37 Hoshangabad 54. 11 70.36 67. 19 8 1.36 39.29 58.02 38 Katni 47.8 1 64 .68 63.97 79.88 30.53 48.48 39 Jabalpur 64.60 76.2 1 75 .64 9 1.40 52.29 59.47 40 Narsimhapur 55.65 78 .34 68.44 86.79 41 .59 69.02 4 1 Dindori 37.74 54.49 55.05 70.41 20.21 38.48 42 Mandla 37.02 60.77 50.45 76.71 23.48 45.39 43 Chhindwara 44.90 66.03 56.65 76.70 32.52 54.82 44 Seoni 44.49 65 .88 57.50 77.50 31. 14 54.06 45 Ba laghat 53 .23 68.8 1 67.63 8 1.09 38.95 57.02 Note : * Literacy rate is the percentage of literates 10 population aged 7 years and above.

( 27 ) 2(JO I-Prov isional Figllf<:s Spl'l'ial Tahle 2

Total Population, POJlulation in the Age-Group U-(l, and Pen:entage to Total Population in Age G.-oup 0-6 SI. Statel Total Population Population in Age-Group 0 - 6 Percentage to Total Popualtion No. Districts in the Age Group 0-6 Persons Males "'emales Pel-sons Males Females Persons ~ales J

( 28 ) COMPARATIVE SIZE OF POPULATION OF STATES I UNION TERRITORIES 2001

MIZORAM 0.09% 891058 SIKKIM 0.05% 540493 CHANDIGARH 0.09% 900914 A&N ISLAND 0.03% 356265 PONDICHERf 0.09% 973829 DADAR & NAGAR HAVEL! ().()2 '10 220451 DAMAN &DIU 0.01 % 158059 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.11 % 1091117 LAKSHADWEEP 0.005% 60595 GOA 0.13% 1343998 NAGALAND 0.19% 1988636 -----....., MEGHALAYA 0.22% 2306069 ------, MANIPUR 0.23% 2388634 ----_, TRIPURA 0.31 % 3191168 ----....., HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.59% 6077248 -----., UITARANCHAL 0.83% 8479562 --_, JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.98% 10069917

50596992

(29) Percentage of area and population 0 w 0 '" '" SHEOPUR

MORENA

BHIND

GWALIOR

DATIA SHIVPURI 01 GUNA "tI » 0 ;:%l "tI m TIKAMGARH C » r- () CHHATARPUR ~ 0 0 Z PANNA s: SAGAR ~ DAMOH :::0 SATNA ~

REWA <: \ m UMARIA en SHAHDOL N m 3: SIDHI I 0 » NEEMUCH ." C MANDSAUR » :::0 ::I: RATLAM m I . UJJAIN » SHAJAPUR QO ~ ""D DEWAS 0 ""C JHABUA ""D ;0 C DHAR r » INDORE ~ C WEST NIMAR 0 m BARWANI z en EAST NIMAR 0 ." ::I: RAJGARH c VIDISHA en -i BHOPAL :::0 SEHORE () RAISEN en-i BETUL N 0 HARDA 0 n ...a. HOSHANGABAD

KATN I

JABAL PUR

NARSIMHAPUR

DINDORI

MANDLA

CHHINDWARA

SEONI

BALAGHAT

(30) MADHYA PRADESH DECADAL GROWTH OF POPULATION 1901-2001

I 70000000

FEMALE

60000000 _ MALE

50000000

40000000

30000000

20000000

10000000

o

CENSUS YEAR

(31 ) MADHYA PRADESH TRENDS IN DECADAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1901·2001 (DIS!RICTS WITH HIGH & LOW GROWTH RATE)

60

50

INDORE 40

BHOPAL StDHI

30 c: 0 SHIVPURI ;: !'IS STATE 'i: !'IS AVERAGE > G.I C'l 20 !'IS ..c: G.I ..CJ MANDLA G.I Do 10 BALAGHAT

0 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" It) CD I"- co 0) CI "'f I I I I I 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" CI CO) "It It) CD I"- co ~ 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 'II"'" 0) 0) -10 'II"'"

-20 CENSUS DECADE

(32) MADHYA PRADESH SEX RATIO 1901-2001

980

II) coCI) 940 E 0 0 0 .,...... CI) 930 c. II) ~ C'CJ E CI) u. 920

1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001

CENSUS YEAR

(33) MADHYA PRADESH TRENDS IN SEX RATIO 1901-2001 (DISTRICTS WITH HIGH & LOW SEX RATIOS)

1100 +------...:.------.--

GWALIOR

MORENA

..... 8..... CENSUS YEAR

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NEEMUCH . ,,', ...... \" "" - \... - ... MANDSAUR !I.. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII .. ..~ .. ga .. ~C5~ RATLAM fllIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI.. ~~zzaaBe_a.B UJJAIN .... 1I1I1I .... II •• _____ Im===~!lI SHAJAPUR ~IIIIIIIIIIII.. IIIIIIIIIIII .. .a~~2a&Esa~~Bm~~ DEWAS JHABUA 1I1I1I1I1I.. 1I ...... aaaaacm DHAR ....IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII .. ..~~ED=m~ INDORE hllIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI"IIIIIIIIII2ZZ:~ WESTN'MAR lI"lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI~mc~~~~~~ BARWANI ) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. ___aa EAST NIMAR . 1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I...... !Ir: :;m:zza:::a:l!1BII RAJGARH )lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.. ..mc~ .. .a .. ~D VBHOPALIDISHA 1: ::::::::::::::: =::::::'.r:m:::!lII!IiII; SEHORE ..1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I .. ...a_BB~ .. a. .. RAISEN .1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I"1I1I~ _____BC_II:Ia:a:;;;;o:i::zlI

HARDABETULe== ===- HOSHANGABAD JABALKATN PURl e~~=- NARSIMHAPUR DINDORI ..111111111111111111 ...... MANDLA ..IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII =-_...... &m.a .. ~ CHHINDWARA1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I1I......

(35) · Percentage of female literates to total female population excluding age group 0-6

IV w (Jl O"l (Xl o o o o o... o o o

MADHYA PRADESH

SHEOPUR MORENA ~ I BHIND \ 0'" T 0 '" "I GWALIOR '"

DATIA

SHIV PURl I GUNA ,

TIKAMGARH CHHATARPUR -_ PANNA - , SAGAR

DAMOH

SATNA

REWA \ UMARIA s: ; i SHAHDOL ;' , » SIDHI .- 'I c NEEMUCH " :J: MANDSAUR

RATLAM

UJJAIN ~ SHAJAPUR ""C DEWAS JHABUA ~ DHAR C INDORE

WESTNIMAR

BADWANI

EAST NIMAR

RAJGARH

VIDISHA

BHOPAL

SEHORE

RAISEN

BETUL

HARDA

HOSHANGABAD KATN I - JABALPUR

NARSIMHAPUR

DINDORI _.. MANDLA

CHHINDWARA

SEONI

8ALAGHAT -

(36) TRENDS IN DECADAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1901-2001 INDIA & MADHYA PRADESH Vs ADJOINING STATES

35~------

RAJASTHAN

UTTAR PRADESH

MADHYA PRADESH

MAHARASHTRA GUJARAT .INDIA

CHHATTISGARH

I: ~ 15 .;::III III > Q) Cl III -I: ....~ 10 Q) Q.

.1·

0 ...... M II) u::> r-.. co 0) 0 .....I '1'...... I .....I .....I .....I .....I .....I ("II M ' r-.. co 0) ...... 0) .....0) .....0) .....0) .....0) .....0) .....0) ..-0) -5 CENSUS DECADE

. -10+------

- INDIA - MADHYA PRADESH CHHATTISGARH - MAHARASHTRA - GUJARAT- RAJASTHAN - UTTAR PRADESH

(37) DENSITY 1901-2001 :INDIA,MADHYA PRADESH AND ADJOINING STATES

800 -,-~----~~-

700 -l-~~----~~~------~------~- UTTAR PRADESH

\ \

500 +-----~~~~------~------1_------

E -'"cr

MAHARASHTARA

GUJARAT

RAJASTHAN

CHHATTISGARH

1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001

CENSUS YEAR

-- .. - - India • Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Maharashtra

- - ....-- Gujaral --....-- Rajasthan -----Uttar Pradesh

(38) SEX RATIO 1901 -2001 : INDIA,MADHYA PRADESH AND ADJOINING STATES

1100 ,------

1050 +------~------

1000 . -~-- V> <1l CHHATTISGARH ~ § ~ V> <1l ~ u..<1l 950

INDIA

RAJASTHAN .. -~ MAHARASHTRA GUJARAT

MADHYA PRADESH ~-

900 UTTAR PRADESH

c;; u:; ;:::: ..--0> ~..-- 0>..-- l£..-- ..--0> 3i..- 8i..- ~ CENS U S YEAR

.. -- India • Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh • M aharashtra • Gujarat Rajasthan • Uttar Pradesh

(39) LITERACY RATE 1961-2001 : INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH AND ADJOINING STATES

90 ,------~----

80 +------~------MAHARASHTRA

70 GUJARAT

INDIA CHHATTISGARH MADHYA PRAD ESH RAJASTHAN 60 UTTAR PRADESH

10 +------

0 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 CENSUS YEAR India Madhya Pradesh • Uttar Pradesh • Maharashlra Gujaral • Chhallisgarh - 8 Rajasthan

(40) 74° 76° 78° 80° 82°

28° MADHYA PRADESH 28° DECADAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1991 - 2001

KILOMETRES mom ~ ~ ~1OO1m1~ I! I I I I I I I I

26° 26'

24°

22'

H

PERCENTAGE INCREASE

20° I, , 30.01 AND ABOVE 20'

25.01 - 30.00 BOUNDARIES . o STATE DISTRICT I I 20.01 - 25.00 State Average 24.34 I I 15.01 - 20.00 I I 15.00 AND BELOW

L_~ ______~~ ______~ ______~~ ______~~ ______~18 "

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28° MADHYA PRADESH 28° DENSITY OF POPULATION 2001

KILOMETRES 20 0 20 40 60 80 100120140

26° 26°

<. SIDHI ) 174 \ 24° . 24'

22°

PERSONS PER KM 2

20° 301 AND ABOVE 20'

BOUNDARIES : 251·300 STATE DISTRICT ". -I 201 · 250 I 151 ·200 State Average 196 I 101 ·150 I 100 AND BELOW

78' 80' 82' Based upon Survey 01 India Map with the permission of the Surveyor General of India. © Government of India copyright. 2001 (42) 74° 76° 7S0 80° . S2"

2S0 MADHYA PRADESH isO CHANGE IN DENSITY OF POPULATION 1991-2001

KILOMETRES w ow ~ ~ 00100IWl~ I I I I I I I I I I ~

~/ 26° 26° ../ ( . ( . ,/ \ / SHIVPURI "" ...... G ' .r'['. . 3.0 , ( \" _..---t /.... / ,.; "'~~ (_-/ \ (.

StOH l ) 44 , 24° , 24°

22'

H

INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PERSONS PER Km 2

20° _ 66 AND ABOVE 20°

BOUNDARIES 51 - 65 STATE .... DISTRI CT 36 - 50 State Average 38

21 - 35

20AND BELOW

L_~ ______J~ ______~ ______~~ ______~~ ______~18 °

74° EAST OF GREENWICH 76° 78° 80° 82° Based upon Survey of India Map with the permission of the Surveyor General of India. © Government of India copyright, 2001 (43) 0 0 0 74 76° 78 80° 82

28° MADHYA PRADESH 280 SEX RATIO - 2001

KILOMETRES 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120140 I I I I ! ! ! I I I

26° 26°

240 . 240

22°

R s 'T (

NUMBER OF FEMALES PER 1000fOF IMALES

20° 1001 AND ABOVE 200

951 -1000 BOU NDARIES : I STATE - DISTRICT .. ' 901 - 950 State Average 920

851 - 900

850 AND BELOW

~~------~------~------~~------~----~~------~180 ° 740 EAST OF GREENWIC H 760 78 80° 820 Based upon Survey of India Map with the permission of the Surveyor General of India. © Government of India copyright, 200 ' (44) MADHYA PRADESH CHANGE IN SEX RATIO 1991-2001

KILOMETRES 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 [I I I I I I I I I

26'

A

R s T (

I' INCREASE / DECREASE IN NUMBER OF FEMALES PER 1000 OF MALES

INCREASE DECREASE 20 0 _ 16 · ANDABOVE 1 - 5 BOUNDARIES : STATE ... DISTRICT ... 11 • 15 6 • 10 State Average· 8

1 ·5

NO CHANGE

~7~4~' ---EA-S-T -OF~G~RE~E~NW~'~C H~----~76~0 ------7.78~0 ------~8~Oo~------~8~2o~------J18 °

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2S' MADHYA PRADESH 2S' CHANGE IN LITERACY RATE 1991-2001

KILOMETRES 20 0 20 40 60 80100120140

26' 26'

24'

22'

H

PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN LITERACY

20' _ 30.01 AND ABOVE 20'

BOUNDARIES : 24.01 . 30.00 STATE DISTRICT 18.01 . 24.00 State Average 19.44

12.01 . 18.00

12.00 AND BELOW

~~------~------~------~------~------~~74° EAST OF GREENWICH 76' 7S' so' S2' ' IS' Based upon Survey of India Map with the permission of the Surveyor General of India. © Government of India copyl'ight; 2001 , (46) 74° 76° 78° 80° 82°

28° MADHYA PRADESH 28° LITERACY RATE FOR PERSONS AND FEMALES - 2001

KILOMETERS 20 0 20 40 60 80100120 140 I! I ! ! I I ! I !

26° 26°

24°

T R A H s

PERCENTAGE OF LITERATES TO PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE LITERATES TOTAL POPULATION EXCLUDING TO TOTAL FEMALE POPULATION AGE GROUP 0-6 EXCLUDING AGE GROUP 0-6 20° 20° 73.01 AND ABOVE _ ~ 65.01 AND ABOVE BOUNDAR IES STATE . DISTRICT. 67.01 - 73.00 I ~ 55.01 - 65 .00 61.01 - 67 .00 I I ~ 45.01 - 55.00 State Average 64.11 <""""""""<,...... --, State Average 50.28 55.01 - 61 .00 I I t\S3 35.01 - 45.00 55.00 AND BELOW 0 I: : : : :I 35.00 AND BELOW

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(52) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

On completion of the operations in the State, I endeavour of census taking. I am also thankful to must congratulate and thank the vast multitude of Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha respondents who spared time to answer the barrage of Mandai for adjusting Board's Examinations schedule census questions. I must also express my gratitude to on later dates in view of on going Census. I must express the house less of the state who are consulted at least once my heart felt gratitude to Managing Director, Madhya in 10 years about their particulars in order to include Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation for kindly them too, in India's population. We disturbed them allowing us the use of corporation buses for publicity of th throughout the state in the night of 28 Feb.200 I, when the Census Operations in the State. Buses really carried they were sleeping beneath the sky, in and outside the census-message across the state. I am thankful to railway stations, bus stands, in parks, in open spaces the officers and staff of the AIR, Doordarshan, Indian near dharamasalas, on the footpaths, in bazaar places, Railways, Postal Department, press and Madhya etc. Pradesh Madhyam and Arushi (NGO-Bhopal) for giving The enumerators and supervisors, most of them wide and enthusiastic coverage to the operation. teachers and Govt. employees maintained the best I express my respectful gratitude to the Governor tradition of Indian census and did their job with a rare and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for their blessings sense of duty for which I express my sincere thanks. I and message to the people. I am personally grateful to owe a debt of gratitude to the master trainers who Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh, Principal Secretary worked with dedication and brought in the real quality (Home), Principal Secretary (Urban Administration & in the training of the enumerators and supervisors. Dev. Department) and all other colleagues in the Tehsildars and Chief Municipal Officers as Charge Secretariat who were ever willing to help. It was due to Officers and City Census Officers in the Municipal timely provisions of funds, vehicles and personnel by Corporations bore the real brunt during the actual the state that the census organization could do justice to operation. ] record 'my gratitude to them and officials the job. The secretary to the Chief Minister and the who assisted them in their offices. [ am also grateful to Secretary to Governor helped in many ways in the census the Additional Collectors, Joint Collectors and Deputy operations. I feel gratefully obliged to them. I am Collectors who as District Census Officers did excellent indebted to the Director of Economics & Statistics who job as Administrator and Co-ordinator of Census most willingly allowed involvement of District activities in the districts. I also record my gratitude to Statistical Officers and their staff in the districts during Collectors and Commissioners of Municipal various stages of the operations. They really did a Corporations who able guided the operations in their marvellous job in the entire operation. districts and corporations. I would also like to place on Finally I am personally grateful to Shri. J. K. record the help extended by Divisional Commissioners. Banthia, Registrar General & Census Commissioner of I should also record my appreciation and thanks India for his inspiring leadership, constant support and to Commissioner-cum-Con!roller, Govt. Central Press mature advice at every stage. My friends and colleagues Bhopal, and his staff for helping in timely printing of in the Directorate really worked hard with sense of Instruction Manuals for enumerators, and Director, involvement and dedication. Many of them had to Public Instructions who motivated the school teachers, undergo a lot of inconvenience while working with me. in order to cOlitribute their maximum to the national I gratefully acknowledge their contribution.

Prabhakar Bansod Dated: 27 March, 2001 Director of Census Operations

( 53 ) Divisional Com 111 issioners Madhya Pradesh Division Chambal Shri.Pukhraj Maroo Gwalior S/Shri. Serjius Minz, Vimal Julka Sagar Shri. Pukhraj Maroo, Dr.D.R.Birdi Rewa Shri B.S.Shrivastava Bhopal S/Shri. Wilfred Lakra,Suraj Prakash & , Hoshangabad \ Ujjain Shri.Mohan Gupta, Dr. P.Raghavan, Ms.Swarnamala Rawla Indore S/Shri. Iqbal Ahmed, Ram Saj iwan Jabalpur S/Shri.Ram Sajiwan, M.M.Upadhyay

Principal Cenus Officers and District Collectors

ISL. District Name SL. District Name No. No. I SHEOPUR S/Shri. K. R. Mangod iya, M.S .Painkra, K.M.Gautam 24 JHAB UA Shri. Was im Ak htar 2 MORENA Shri. Pramod Agrawal 25 DHAR Dr. R.K . Rajoura 3 BHIND Shri. M.K. Varshney 26 INDOR E Shri. M.K. Shrivastava 4 GWALJOR S/Shri. Anil Kumar Jain, Prabhanshu Kamal 27 WESTNIMAR SIShri. Bhupal Singh, Sm!. Alka Upad hyay 5 DATIA Sm!. Alk.a Upadhyay, Shri Ajit Ke sri 28 BARWANI S/Shri. Ashish Shrivastava, Omesh Moondra 6 SH IVP URI S/Shri. Shailesh Pathak, .VL.Kantarao 29 EASTN IMAR Shri. Pravee n Garg 7 GUNA Shri. A.K. Bamwal, Smt.Neelam Shamirao 30 RAJGARH Shri. J .N. Kan soti ya 8 TIKAMGARH Shri. Ramanand Shukla 31 VIDISHA Shri. B.R. Naidu, Smt. Veera Rana 9 CHHATARPUR S/Shri. Amitabh Jain, Raj ee v Ranjan 32 BHOPAL Shri. S.K. Vashishta

10 PANNA Shri. R.R. Gan garekar "jj SEHORE S/Shri. D.S. Rai, A.K.Pandey II SAGAR S/Shri. Prabhanshu Kamal , B R.Naidu 34 RAlSEN Sh ri . A.K. Shah 12 DAMOH S/Shri. S.N. Mi shra, C. K. Khaitan,Arun Tiwari 35 BETUL Shri. Pankaj Rag 13 SATNA Shri. T. Dharmarao 36 HARDA Sm!. Shikha Dubey, Shri S.K.Mishra 14 REWA S/Shri. D.P. Dubey, Vinod Kumar 37 HOSHANGABADS /Shri . Ajay Tirkey, Ashish Upadhyay 15 UMARlA Shri. S.c. Mishra 38 KATNI Shr i. Shahj ad Kh an 16 SHAHDOL Shri . Pank aj Agrawa l 39 JABALPUR S/Shri. R.K. Swain, Sanjay Bandopadhyay 17 SIDHI S/Sh ri . Y.M. Upad hyay. S.N. Mishra 40 NA RSIMHAPUR Shri . Malay Shrivastava 18 NEEMUC H Shri. P.K. Parasar 41 DINDORI S/Sh ri . B.L. Thakur, Dr.J.T. Ekka 19 MANDSAU R Shri. Anurag Jai n 42 MA NDLA Shri. Manoj Gov il 20 RATLAM Shri . Manoj lhalani 43 CHHI NDWARA S/Shri. Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Manu Shrivastava 21 UJJAIN S/Shri . c.P. Arora, Bhupal Si ngh 44 SEON I S/Sh ri . Mohamm ed Sul eman, Dr.Y.S.Niranjan 22 SHAJAP UR Shri . K.C. Gupta 45 BA LAG I-IAT S/Shri. Manu Shri vastava, 23 DEWAS S/Shri . M. Mohanrao, A.K. BarnIVal Mohammad Sukman

Principal Census Officers and Municipal Commissioners

SL. District Name SL. District Name No. ~o. Bhopal ShriD.P. Tiwari. lAS. 8 Khandwa S/Shri .s. K. Shr;;wa le. S. K.Dubey 2 Gwalior S/Shri .Vikas Sheel, I.A. S. , Rakesh Shrivasta va I.A _S 9 Burhanpur Shri .R.N.Tiwari 3 Indore Shri .Sanj ay Shukla, lAS. 10 Dewas S/Shri .Pramod Kumar Gupta, P.L.Kh an degar 4 Jabalpur S/Shri.Ramesh Thete, l.A. S., Ani rudh Mukherjee l. A.S II Satna Shri .R.P'S.Tyagi 5 Sagar S/Shri . S.K.Dubey, L.S.Ken, R.D.S ingh 12 Katni S/Shri . VVS. Geharvar, VP.Singh 6 Rat lam Shri .Narayan Patidar I3 Rewa Sh ri .Chandramauli Pandey 7 Ujjai n S/Shri. Anand Kumar Sharm a, Shekh ar Verma 14 Singraul i S/Shri .Rum Lochan Singh, S.B.Singh

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Shri Ram Sin gh Jo int Directo r

S/Shri G .S. Gill, P.K. C haudha ry, D.R. Baneljee De puty Directors S/Shri Ahmed Uddin, Narayan Buliwal (R.C.O s)

S/Shri B. R. Banawal, K.M. Philip, S.c. Ja in , Vishram S ingh, Smt. Asha Rai Ass istant Directors

Shri. Dashrath Singh Research Offi cer ( Map)

Those who worked on Provisional Paper-

(i) Compilation of provisional figures arid fair copying:

S/Shri C .K. Mishra, Ajay Sahay, R.P. Verma, V Sati sh Iye r, S.M .A. Naqvi, Surendra C handra Sood, D. Tha ndlekar,

R.B. Saxena, P.K. Jain, J.N . Ve rma, J.P. Sama li ya, A.A. Q ureshi, Umakant Chaturvedi , Smt. Anita Shri vastava, Ri zwana

Khan, S/Shri. O .P. Tiwari, Sudhir Goyal , Rajnish Bhargava, Gun va nt V Dhaba le, Praveen Modhe, Milind Deshpande,

Santosh Ame, Mohd. Jamil, Sandeep G hore, Manoj Nathani , Jite nd ra Bakliwal, Jose T. Varghese and S udeep Joshi .

(ii) Preparation of Maps and Charts :

S/Shri B.L. M eena, Suresh Dubey, Smt. Mari amma Joseph, S/Shri. M. P. Soni, VS. Bahad, V K. S in gh, Smt. Meena

Shinde, S/Shri, Raj endra G umdelwar, M anoj Prabh akar Manik, J.U. Godbo le, M ang lani Hotu, O m Sha nkar Shukla,

Arv ind Kumar Saxena.

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