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Population : India’s population according to the provisional totals of Census of India 2001 at the 00.00 hours of I^st March 2001 is 1,027,015,247, out of which the population of Madhya Pradesh is 60,385,118, state thus contributing 5.87% share to India’s total population.

Madhya Pradesh is the 7^th largest state population-wise whereas it is 2^nd in terms of its geographical spread and contributes 9.38% to the country’s total area of 3,287,263 sq.km.

Population 1901 to 2001 in Madhya Pradesh

Growth Rate : The population growth rate in 2001 has come down to 24.34% from 26.75% in the 1991 and is even less than 24.73% growth rate of 1961 census. The growth rate of 24.34% of the state is higher than the growth rate of 18.06% of newly created state of Chhattisgarh. The average growth rate for the country as a whole is 21.34% and there are 12 districts viz. Bhind, Damoh, Shahdol, Neemuch, East Nimar, Betul, Katani, Dindori, Mandla, Chhindwara, Seoni and Balaghat where the population growth is less then the country’s average with Balaghat having the lowest growth rate of 5.85%. In fact, Balaghat is one such district which over the decades have been registering the lowest population growth rate in the state, except in 1981 when it was replaced by Mandla with population growth rate of 16.28%.

Density : Before the creation of new state of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh in the country was largest state with an area of 443,436 sq. km. But today it occupies the second position in the country with an area of 308,245 sq. km., Rajasthan becomes the largest state in the country with an area of 342,239 sq.km. and Maharashtra the third largest with an area of 307,713 sq.km.

Density is the number of persons per sq.km. The density of Madhya Pradesh today is 196 persons per sq.km. which is less than country’s density of 324. Density-wise Madhya Pradesh is the 13^th in ascending order, whereas population-wise it holds the 7^th position. Higher density may indicate more urbanization but at the same time low density also means better space. Though, state’s density is low compared to country’s density but in 100 years period of 1901 to 2001, the state’s density has increased by 378.05% whereas country’s density has increased by 343.84%.

Population Density 1991 to 2001 in Madhya Pradesh

Sex-Ratio : The sex ratio in Madhya Pradesh has always been adverse to females as has been the case in most of the states in the country as a whole i.e., the number of women per thousand men is always less than one thousand. The sex-ratio in entire country this time has registered a upward trend compared to 1991 census and so also in Madhya Pradesh. Whereas country’s sex ratio has gone up from 927 to 933, Madhya Pradesh ratio has increased form 912 in 1991 to 920 in 2001.

Sex Ratio 1901-2001 Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining States

Literacy : A person is considered literate if he is able to read and write with understanding in any language. One who can merely read but cannot write is not considered literate. To qualify as a literate it is not necessary that a person should have received any formal education.

In three censuses of 1961, 1971 and 1981, children in the age group of 0-4 were considered as illiterate. But from 1991 Census onward, 0-6 age group is being considered as illiterate. In 1951 the literacy rate was calculated on the basis of a sample and not on the basis of 100% enumeration of illiterate population. In the year 1991, Indore was the most literate district in the state with literacy rate of 66.32%, but in the following decade Narsimhapur has replaced Indore with literacy rate risen to 78.34% from 55.65% in 1991. 24 districts have literacy rate lower than country’s average. Jhabua is the lowest literacy district with rate of 37.08% followed by Badwani with literacy rate 41.35% and Sheopur being the third in that order with litercy rate 46.61%.

Literacy Rate 1961-2001 in Madhya Pradesh

A-Demograpic profile of Madhya Pradesh (Highlights)

Highest and lowest districts of Madhya Pradesh

A-Demograpic profile of Chhattisgarh (Highlights)

Highest and lowest districts of Chhattisgarh