Profile
Settings
Refer your friends
Sign out
Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. MP, or Madhya Pradesh, is India’s second-largest state, with a total size of 3,082,245 square kilometres. It is the sixth most populous state in India. As per the 2011 Census Report, the total population of Madhya Pradesh is 7,25,97,565 million people. According to the research, about 75% of the state’s population lives in rural areas, with agriculture as their primary profession. The remaining 25% of the population lives in Madhya Pradesh’s cities and towns. Indore is the state’s most populous district, with a population of 32,72,335 million people.
Madhya Pradesh: Location
Madhya Pradesh (MP) is a central Indian state. It is bordered on the northeastern side by Uttar Pradesh, on the northwestern side by Rajasthan, on the western part by Gujarat, on the southeastern part by Chhattisgarh, and on the southern side by Maharashtra. This state, sometimes referred to as the “Heart of India,” covers 3,08,252 square kilometres in the country’s central region. It makes up 9.38 percent of the country’s total land area. The state capital of MP is Bhopal. Indore is the state’s major city, whereas Jabalpur is the state’s most important commercial centre.
The Population of MP: Census 2011
Madhya Pradesh’s population has grown by nearly a crore in the last few decades. At 00.00 hours on March 1, 2011, India’s population was 1,21,01,93,422, with 62,37,24,248 males and 58,64,69,174 females. The total population of Madhya Pradesh is 7,25,97,565 people. It comprises 3,76,12,920 men and 3,49,84,645 women, accounting for 6% of India’s total population.
Concerning population size, the state rose from seventh place in Census 2001 to sixth place in Census 2011.
According to the 2011 Census, Madhya Pradesh’s average sex ratio is 930 per 1000 males. The state’s child sex ratio (aged 0 to 6 years) is 912.
Population Density And Growth of MP
The population density is measured in terms of the total number of people per square kilometre. Madhya Pradesh population density is 236 per sq kilometre, up from 196 per the Census 2001. It is significantly lower than the population density of India, which is 382. As per the Census 2011, India had a population growth of 17.6 per cent. At the same time, Madhya Pradesh had a growth of 20.3 per cent. As a result, the state’s growth rate is 2.7 percentage points greater than the national average.
Rural Population of MP
Around 73 percent of the total population of Madhya Pradesh resides in the rural areas. Rural areas have around 5.25 crore people, whereas urban areas have approximately 2 crore residents. Males numbered 27,149,388 in Madhya Pradesh’s rural areas, while females numbered 25,408,016.
Urban Population of MP
The overall urban population in Madhya Pradesh, according to the Census 2011, is 20,069,405. It consists of 10,462,918 men and 9,606,487 women. With 2.4 million people, Indore houses the highest proportion of urban residents (12.1%). The city is trailed by Bhopal (9.6 per cent) and Jabalpur (7.2 per cent).
Urban Population: Sex Ratio per Census 2011
In Madhya Pradesh’s urban areas, the total figure of population for children aged 0 to 6 is 2,483,664. They comprise 12.38 percent of the total population in the urban area. The sex ratio in Madhya Pradesh’s urban areas was 918 per 1000 males. The urban region’s sex ratio for children (0-6) was 901 girls for 1000 boys.
Urban Population: Literacy Rate per Census 2011
As per the census 2011, the average literacy rate was 82.85 per cent in the urban areas of MP. It comprised male literacy at 88.67 per cent and female literacy at 69.46 per cent. The total number of literates in Madhya Pradesh’s urban areas was 14,569,183.
Madhya Pradesh Metropolitan Population
City | Population | Male | Female |
Indore | 2,170,295 | 1,127,910 | 1,042,385 |
Bhopal | 1,886,100 | 981,860 | 904,240 |
Jabalpur | 1,268,848 | 661,436 | 607,412 |
Gwalior | 1,117,740 | 596,697 | 521,043 |
Conclusion
Madhya Pradesh, located at the heart of India, is the 6th most populous state of the nation. According to Census 2011, the total population of Madhya Pradesh is 7,25,97,565 million people. Currently, the population has increased to 87 million. More than 75% of the state’s population lives in villages where agriculture is the main source of income. The remaining population resides in urban areas. The overall urban population, as per the Census 2011, is 20,069,405. It consists of 10,462,918 men and 9,606,487 women.
