CENSUS 2011 – MADHYA PRADESH

(DEMOGRAPHY, LITERACY, WORKFORCE & SOCIAL STRUCTURE – FINAL REVISION NOTES)

1. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

• Districts: 50
• Sub-Districts: 342
• Towns: 476
• Villages: 54,903

Trend (2001–2011):

• Increase → Districts, Sub-districts, Towns
• Decrease → Villages (~490)

2. POPULATION & GROWTH

• Total Population: ~7.26 crore
• Rural Population: ~5.26 crore (~72%)
• Urban Population: ~2.01 crore

Growth Pattern

• Decadal Growth Rate: ~20.3%
• Rural Growth: ~18.4%
• Urban Growth: ~25.7%

👉 Key Insight:

• Urban Growth > Rural Growth → Increasing Urbanisation

District Facts

• Highest Rural Population: Rewa
• Highest Urban Population Share: Indore

3. POPULATION DENSITY

• Density (2011): 236 persons/sq km
• Increase: +40 (since 2001)

District Extremes

• Highest Density: Bhopal
• Lowest Density: Dindori

4. SEX RATIO

• Overall Sex Ratio: 931 (+12 increase)

Rural vs Urban

• Rural: ~936
• Urban: ~918

👉 Order: Rural > Overall > Urban

District Extremes

• Highest: Balaghat
• Lowest: Bhind

5. CHILD POPULATION (0–6 YEARS)

• Total: ~10.8 million
• Rural: ~8.3 million
• Urban: ~2.5 million

👉 Majority in Rural Areas

Trend

• Slight increase overall
• Decline in 26 districts
• Maximum decline: Chhindwara

6. CHILD SEX RATIO (0–6 YEARS)

• Child Sex Ratio: 918

Trend

• Significant decline
• Rural areas also declining

District Extremes

• Highest: Dindori
• Lowest: Morena

👉 IMPORTANT TRAP:

• Bhind = Lowest overall sex ratio
• Morena = Lowest child sex ratio

7. SC & ST POPULATION

Scheduled Castes (SC)

• MP: ~11.3 million (~15.56%)
• India: ~16.6%
• Highest SC Proportion: Ujjain

Scheduled Tribes (ST)

• MP: ~15.3 million
• India: ~8.6%

👉 ST share > SC share in MP

• Highest ST Proportion: Alirajpur
• Lowest ST Proportion: Bhind

8. LITERACY RATE

• Total Literacy (MP): 69.32%
• Male Literacy: ~78.7%
• Female Literacy: ~59.2%

Rural vs Urban Female Literacy

• Rural Female: ~52.4%
• Urban Female: ~76.5%

Key Insights

• Male > Female literacy
• Urban > Rural literacy
• Female literacy improving but gap persists

9. WORKFORCE STRUCTURE

• Total Workers (MP): ~31.6 million
• Male Workers: ~20.1 million
• Female Workers: ~11.4 million

👉 Male > Female workforce

• Growth Rate: ~22.4%

10. WORK PARTICIPATION RATE (WPR)

• India WPR: ~39.8%

Trend

• Male WPR → Increased
• Female WPR → Slight decline ⚠️

District Extremes

• Highest WPR: Mandsaur
• Lowest WPR: Morena

11. MAIN & MARGINAL WORKERS

• Main Workers: ~22.7 million
• Marginal Workers: ~8.9 million

👉 Main Workers ≈ 71.9% (>70%)

12. OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE (MP)

Key Trends

• Decline in Cultivators
• Increase in Agricultural Labourers
• Rise in Non-Farm Sector

13. DISTRICT-WISE WORKFORCE FACTS (VERY IMPORTANT)

14. MAJOR STRUCTURAL TRENDS (CENSUS 2011 MP)

• Rural dominance in population
• Urbanisation increasing gradually
• Gender gap persists in literacy
• Workforce shifting → Cultivators → Labourers & Other sectors
• Child sex ratio declining (major concern)
• Strong presence of SC & ST population

 ULTRA-IMPORTANT EXAM TRAPS (MPPSC FAVOURITE)

1. Sex Ratio Confusion

• Bhind → Lowest overall sex ratio
• Morena → Lowest child sex ratio
• Dindori → Highest child sex ratio + lowest density

2. Workforce Mapping

• Dhar → Cultivators highest
• Umaria → Cultivators lowest
• Rewa → Agri labour highest
• Alirajpur → Agri labour lowest + Other workers lowest
• Sagar → Household industry highest
• Neemuch → Household industry lowest
• Indore → Other workers highest

3. Trends (HIGHLY ASKED)

• Urban growth > Rural growth
• Female WPR ↓
• Child sex ratio ↓
• Cultivators ↓, Labourers ↑
• Non-farm sector ↑

1-LINE REVISION (LAST DAY)

• Density: 236 (+40)
• Sex Ratio: 931
• Child Sex Ratio: 918 ↓
• Literacy: 69.32%
• Workers: 31.6M
• Growth Rate: 20.3% (Urban > Rural)
• WPR Highest: Mandsaur
• Lowest WPR: Morena