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Madhya Pradesh’s population has grown by about a crore over the last ten years. The state’s population density is currently around 230 per sq km, substantially lower than the nationwide average. The state’s growth rate is around 20%, higher than the median of roughly 17%.
According to numbers given by the director of census activities during a press conference, the state’s literacy rate is around 70%, which is quite similar to the national average. This paper will highlight the MP district population rate and current development rate.
Information on MP districts
On November 1, 1956, the Indian state of MP was established. Madhya Pradesh has several regions with no formal administrative or governmental status and is solely geographic; some of these regions correlate to historical regions, or provinces. There are 52 districts inside the state right now. Eleven administrative divisions make up these districts. Madhya Pradesh’s regions and districts are shown below. Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh were formed from the state in 2000.
The sex ratio has been improving, with 12 points from 919 around 2001 to 931 by 2011. In addition, the state outperforms its neighbouring Uttar Pradesh (912), Rajasthan (928), Gujarat (919), and Maharashtra (928). It is, however, less than the national median of 943.
The bottom five statutory towns in terms of sex ratio are all cantonments, including Pachmarhi Cantt – 740 (Hoshangabad), Morar Cantt – 750 (Gwalior), Jabalpur Cantt – 713 (Jabalpur), and Sagar Cantt – 795 (Sagar). Pithampur, a Dhar industrial town, has the lowest population of 796. There have been no women in 96 villages throughout 33 districts per the census.
The overall literacy rate in the state has improved by 5.6 per cent, with women’s literacy rates increasing by 8.9 per cent. However, just approximately 60% of women in the state are literate, compared to a national standard of over 65 per cent. Jabalpur, with an 81.1 percent literacy rate, is followed by Bhopal and Indore (80.4 per cent as well as 80.9 per cent, accordingly), whereas rural districts Jhabua and Alirajpur have the poorest literacy rates (43.3 percent and 36.1 percent respectively).
The highest rise in education level among all districts is 11 per cent (from 46.4 to 57.4) in Sheopur, 11.2 percent (from 49.2 up 60.4) in Singrauli, and 10.5 per cent (from 46.4 to 57.4) in Chhatarpur (from 53.3 to 63.7).
Information on Madhya Pradesh population
With 32.76 lakh inhabitants, the Indore district is the most populated, trailed by Sagar (23.78 lakh), Jabalpur (24.63 lakh), and Bhopal (23.78 lakh). Likewise, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has the most residents (19.94 lakh), next to Jabalpur (10.81 lakh), Bhopal (17.98 lakh), and Gwalior civic bodies (10.54 lakh).
According to census 2011 data, the proportion of people living in cities has increased from 14.9 per cent in 1951 to 27.6 per cent in 2011. Bhopal (80.9 per cent) has the most significant share of the urban population, headed by Gwalior (62.7 per cent), Jabalpur (58.5 per cent), Indore (74.1 per cent), and Ujjain (58.5 per cent). Alirajpur (7.8%), Dindori (4.6 per cent), Jhabua (9%), Sidhi (8.3%), and Seoni (11.9 percent) districts have the poorest urban population. According to Census 2011 data, 5.25 crore people inhabit rural areas, and 2 crores inhabit urban areas.
During the decade 2001-11, the population of the MP district increased by 20.3 per cent, compared to 24.3 per cent in the preceding decade. Interestingly, women had a greater rate (21.1%) than men (19.6 per cent). Indore has experienced a high decadal population increase (32.9 percent), with 20 districts experiencing a population increase above the state level of 20.3 per cent. Anuppur has had the slowest population growth during the last decade (12.3 per cent). In comparison to neighbouring states, Maharashtra (16%), Gujarat (19.3%), and Uttar Pradesh (16%), the state has a greater growth rate (20.2 per cent). Indore tops the list for population growth rate among municipal corporations, with a rate of 32.4 per cent, followed by Gwalior (27.5%), Rewa (28.6%), and Bhopal (27.5%). Indore, for example, has the most significant growth rate (32.9%) among the districts, led by Jalandhar (30.6%) and Jhabua (30.7%).
Conclusion
Madhya Pradesh is divided into fifty districts, each of which is subdivided into ten divisions, further split into 50 district panchayat raj, 313 blocks, and 23043-gram panchayat. 86 Nagar Palikas, 14 Nagar Nigams, and 238 Nagar Panchayats make up the state’s municipality. Each district in Madhya Pradesh is managed by a District Collector, an Indian Administrative Service officer in charge of the district’s smooth operation. A District Magistrate is in charge of the district’s law and order situation.
