Literate4,28,51,169MADHYA PRADESH
Literate males2,51,74,328
Literate females1,76,76,841
Illiterate2,97,75,640
Literacy %59%
Population7,26,26,809
Literacy
Literate4,28,51,169
Literate males2,51,74,328
Literate females1,76,76,841
Literacy %59%
Illiterate2,97,75,640
Illiterate males1,24,37,978
Illiterate females1,73,37,662
Population Overview
Total population7,26,26,809
Males3,76,12,306
Females3,50,14,503
Sex ratio931per 1,000 males
Households1,50,93,256
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,08,09,395
Boys 0–656,36,172
Girls 0–651,73,223
Child %14.9%
SC / ST
SC population1,13,42,320
SC males59,08,638
SC females54,33,682
SC %15.6%
ST population1,53,16,784
ST males77,19,404
ST females75,97,380
ST %21.1%
Workers — Total
Total workers3,15,74,133
Worker males2,01,46,970
Worker females1,14,27,163
Work participation %43.5%
Non-workers4,10,52,676
Non-worker males1,74,65,336
Non-worker females2,35,87,340
Workers — Main
Main workers2,27,02,119
Main males1,63,62,065
Main females63,40,054
Cultivators82,14,993
Cultivator males60,38,749
Cultivator females21,76,244
Agri labourers66,30,821
Agri labourer males40,27,711
Agri labourer females26,03,110
Household industry6,47,565
HH industry males3,96,320
HH industry females2,51,245
Other workers72,08,740
Other males58,99,285
Other females13,09,455
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers88,72,014
Marginal males37,84,905
Marginal females50,87,109
Marg. cultivators16,29,446
Marg. agri labourers55,61,446
Marg. HH industry3,11,694
Marg. other13,69,428
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males5,52,315
Marg. cultivator females10,77,131
Marg. agri lab. males22,82,946
Marg. agri lab. females32,78,500
Marg. HH industry males1,14,728
Marg. HH industry females1,96,966
Marg. other males8,34,916
Marg. other females5,34,512
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers73,09,526
3–6 mo males31,46,582
3–6 mo females41,62,944
3–6 mo cultivators12,92,775
3–6 mo cult. males4,25,808
3–6 mo cult. females8,66,967
3–6 mo agri lab.46,70,315
3–6 mo agri lab. males19,45,081
3–6 mo agri lab. females27,25,234
3–6 mo HH industry2,43,053
3–6 mo HH ind. males89,797
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,53,256
3–6 mo other11,03,383
3–6 mo other males6,85,896
3–6 mo other females4,17,487
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers15,62,488
0–3 mo males6,38,323
0–3 mo females9,24,165
0–3 mo cultivators3,36,671
0–3 mo cult. males1,26,507
0–3 mo cult. females2,10,164
0–3 mo agri lab.8,91,131
0–3 mo agri lab. males3,37,865
0–3 mo agri lab. females5,53,266
0–3 mo HH industry68,641
0–3 mo HH ind. males24,931
0–3 mo HH ind. females43,710
0–3 mo other2,66,045
0–3 mo other males1,49,020
0–3 mo other females1,17,025
Top districts by literate
districts comparison
50 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Literate | Lit. males | Lit. females | Illiterate | Literacy % | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indore | 23,09,130 | 12,89,631 | 10,19,499 | 9,67,567 | 70.5% | 32,76,697 |
| 2 | Jabalpur | 17,56,468 | 9,80,307 | 7,76,161 | 7,06,821 | 71.3% | 24,63,289 |
| 3 | Sagar | 15,45,719 | 9,08,607 | 6,37,112 | 8,32,739 | 65% | 23,78,458 |
| 4 | Bhopal | 16,60,690 | 9,20,314 | 7,40,376 | 7,10,371 | 70% | 23,71,061 |
| 5 | Rewa | 14,41,757 | 8,45,572 | 5,96,185 | 9,23,349 | 61% | 23,65,106 |
| 6 | Satna | 13,71,781 | 8,01,051 | 5,70,730 | 8,57,154 | 61.5% | 22,28,935 |
| 7 | Dhar | 10,77,338 | 6,38,479 | 4,38,859 | 11,08,455 | 49.3% | 21,85,793 |
| 8 | Chhindwara | 12,94,198 | 7,31,294 | 5,62,904 | 7,96,724 | 61.9% | 20,90,922 |
| 9 | Gwalior | 13,57,210 | 8,03,114 | 5,54,096 | 6,74,826 | 66.8% | 20,32,036 |
| 10 | Ujjain | 12,40,990 | 7,30,817 | 5,10,173 | 7,45,874 | 62.5% | 19,86,864 |
| 11 | Morena | 11,79,685 | 7,47,652 | 4,32,033 | 7,86,285 | 60% | 19,65,970 |
| 12 | Khargone (West Nimar) | 9,86,234 | 5,75,428 | 4,10,806 | 8,86,812 | 52.7% | 18,73,046 |
| 13 | Chhatarpur | 9,43,033 | 5,72,010 | 3,71,023 | 8,19,342 | 53.5% | 17,62,375 |
| 14 | Shivpuri | 9,00,846 | 5,73,242 | 3,27,604 | 8,25,204 | 52.2% | 17,26,050 |
| 15 | Bhind | 10,94,917 | 6,76,513 | 4,18,404 | 6,08,088 | 64.3% | 17,03,005 |
| 16 | Balaghat | 11,47,623 | 6,26,468 | 5,21,155 | 5,54,075 | 67.4% | 17,01,698 |
| 17 | Betul | 9,39,769 | 5,29,783 | 4,09,986 | 6,35,593 | 59.7% | 15,75,362 |
| 18 | Dewas | 9,25,369 | 5,50,716 | 3,74,653 | 6,38,346 | 59.2% | 15,63,715 |
| 19 | Rajgarh | 8,04,245 | 4,88,797 | 3,15,448 | 7,41,569 | 52% | 15,45,814 |
| 20 | Shajapur | 8,94,612 | 5,43,509 | 3,51,103 | 6,18,069 | 59.1% | 15,12,681 |
| 21 | Vidisha | 8,62,918 | 5,12,344 | 3,50,574 | 5,95,957 | 59.1% | 14,58,875 |
| 22 | Ratlam | 8,25,880 | 4,85,090 | 3,40,790 | 6,29,189 | 56.8% | 14,55,069 |
| 23 | Tikamgarh | 7,47,940 | 4,59,353 | 2,88,587 | 6,97,226 | 51.8% | 14,45,166 |
| 24 | Barwani | 5,49,926 | 3,13,642 | 2,36,284 | 8,35,955 | 39.7% | 13,85,881 |
| 25 | Seoni | 8,64,194 | 4,85,341 | 3,78,853 | 5,14,937 | 62.7% | 13,79,131 |
| 26 | Mandsaur | 8,34,591 | 5,02,898 | 3,31,693 | 5,05,820 | 62.3% | 13,40,411 |
| 27 | Raisen | 8,20,220 | 4,79,093 | 3,41,127 | 5,11,377 | 61.6% | 13,31,597 |
| 28 | Sehore | 7,80,362 | 4,69,208 | 3,11,154 | 5,30,970 | 59.5% | 13,11,332 |
| 29 | Khandwa (East Nimar) | 7,31,615 | 4,32,259 | 2,99,356 | 5,78,446 | 55.8% | 13,10,061 |
| 30 | Katni | 7,90,773 | 4,60,583 | 3,30,190 | 5,01,269 | 61.2% | 12,92,042 |
| 31 | Damoh | 7,47,715 | 4,45,737 | 3,01,978 | 5,16,504 | 59.1% | 12,64,219 |
| 32 | Guna | 6,53,980 | 4,00,537 | 2,53,443 | 5,87,539 | 52.7% | 12,41,519 |
| 33 | Hoshangabad | 8,10,644 | 4,69,199 | 3,41,445 | 4,30,706 | 65.3% | 12,41,350 |
| 34 | Singrauli | 5,85,054 | 3,59,923 | 2,25,131 | 5,93,219 | 49.7% | 11,78,273 |
| 35 | Sidhi | 6,00,785 | 3,53,030 | 2,47,755 | 5,26,248 | 53.3% | 11,27,033 |
| 36 | Narsimhapur | 7,18,785 | 4,13,491 | 3,05,294 | 3,73,069 | 65.8% | 10,91,854 |
| 37 | Shahdol | 6,04,194 | 3,48,761 | 2,55,433 | 4,61,869 | 56.7% | 10,66,063 |
| 38 | Mandla | 6,04,962 | 3,48,033 | 2,56,929 | 4,49,943 | 57.3% | 10,54,905 |
| 39 | Jhabua | 3,52,081 | 2,14,582 | 1,37,499 | 6,72,967 | 34.3% | 10,25,048 |
| 40 | Panna | 5,52,559 | 3,32,140 | 2,20,419 | 4,63,961 | 54.4% | 10,16,520 |
| 41 | Ashoknagar | 4,69,109 | 2,90,304 | 1,78,805 | 3,75,962 | 55.5% | 8,45,071 |
| 42 | Neemuch | 5,08,834 | 3,07,889 | 2,00,945 | 3,17,233 | 61.6% | 8,26,067 |
| 43 | Datia | 4,91,445 | 3,03,815 | 1,87,630 | 2,95,309 | 62.5% | 7,86,754 |
| 44 | Burhanpur | 4,08,679 | 2,33,073 | 1,75,606 | 3,49,168 | 53.9% | 7,57,847 |
| 45 | Anuppur | 4,36,595 | 2,54,120 | 1,82,475 | 3,12,642 | 58.3% | 7,49,237 |
| 46 | Alirajpur | 2,09,754 | 1,20,905 | 88,849 | 5,19,245 | 28.8% | 7,28,999 |
| 47 | Dindori | 3,78,714 | 2,22,759 | 1,55,955 | 3,25,810 | 53.8% | 7,04,524 |
| 48 | Sheopur | 3,28,025 | 2,08,201 | 1,19,824 | 3,59,836 | 47.7% | 6,87,861 |
| 49 | Umaria | 3,56,672 | 2,10,907 | 1,45,765 | 2,88,086 | 55.3% | 6,44,758 |
| 50 | Harda | 3,52,550 | 2,03,807 | 1,48,743 | 2,17,915 | 61.8% | 5,70,465 |