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About Ratlam District

Ratlam is a district in Madhya Pradesh , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Ratlam was 1,455,069 with a growth rate of 19.72%. Ratlam covers 4,861 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Ratlam's population is 971 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 939 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Ratlam, Urban/Rural population of Ratlam, Literacy data of Ratlam and Religion wise data of Ratlam. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Ratlam,Madhya Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Ratlam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,455,069 Growth (%) 19.72
Male Population 738,241 Sex Ratio 971
Female Population 716,828 Child Sex Ratio 939
Area ( In Km. Square ) 4,861

Ratlam has a total population of 1,455,069 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 738,241 while the female population 716,828. The state area is 4,861 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Ratlam has sex ratio of 971 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 939 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Ratlam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 435,031 Rural Population 1,020,038
Urban Population (%) 29.90 Rural Population (%) 70.10
Urban male Population 221,773 Rural Male Population 516,468
Urban Female Population 213,258 Rural Female Population 503,570
Urban Sex Ratio 962 Rural Sex Ratio 975

Ratlam urban population is 435,031 (29.90% of the total), while the rural population is 1,020,038 (70.10% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 19.72% overall.

Among the urban population 221,773 are males, and 213,258 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 962 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 516,468 are males and 503,570 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Ratlam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 825,880 Literacy (%) 66.78
Male Literate 485,090 Male Literacy (%) 77.54
Female Literate 340,790 Female Literacy (%) 55.77
Urban Literate 318,776 Rural Literate 507,104
Urban Male Literates 174,036 Urban Male Literacy (%) 89.28
Rural Male Literates 311,054 Rural Male Literacy (%) 72.22
Urban Female Literates 144,740 Urban Female Literacy (%) 76.95
Rural Female Literates 196,050 Rural Female Literacy (%) 46.35

The literacy data of Ratlam highlights a total literacy rate stands at 66.78% with 825,880 literate individuals. Male literacy is 77.54% while female literacy is lower at 55.77% among them, 485,090 males and 340,790 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 318,776 people being literate, with men at 89.28% and female at 76.95%, compared to rural areas whereas 507,104 people are literate, with male at 72.22% and female at 46.35%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Ratlam

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,267,043 Hindu (%) 87.08
Muslim 151,071 Muslim (%) 10.38
Sikh 1,353 Sikh (%) 0.09
Christian 3,996 Christian (%) 0.27
Jain 29,353 Jain (%) 2.02
Buddhist 175 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 123 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 1,955 Not Avaiable (%) 0.13

Ratlam population is mostly hindu (87.08%) with a total 1,267,043 people. Muslim(10.38%) with a total 151,071 people. Sikh are (0.09%) with a total 1,353 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.27% with 3,996 people). Jain (2.02% with 29,353 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 175 people) and Other (0.01% with 123 people). Around (0.13% with 1,955 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Ratlam.

List of Tehsils in Ratlam

8

Alot

Area: 529 Km2

Population

111,970

Male

56,934%

Females

55,036

Bajna

Area: 329 Km2

Population

80,290

Male

40,361%

Females

39,929

Jaora

Area: 760 Km2

Population

243,070

Male

123,843%

Females

119,227

Piploda

Area: 612 Km2

Population

138,362

Male

70,156%

Females

68,206

Ratlam

Area: 1,321 Km2

Population

555,259

Male

282,488%

Females

272,771

Rawti

Area: 352 Km2

Population

84,171

Male

41,893%

Females

42,278

Sailana

Area: 537 Km2

Population

134,959

Male

67,880%

Females

67,079

Tal

Area: 421 Km2

Population

106,988

Male

54,686%

Females

52,302

Common questions about Ratlam

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Ratlam district had a population of 1,455,069. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Ratlam is divided into 8 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Ratlam is 971 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Ratlam is 939 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Ratlam is 66.78 per cent. That works out to 825,880 literate people.

Ratlam covers an area of 4,861 square kilometres.

1,020,038 people in Ratlam live in rural areas and 435,031 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Ratlam grew by 19.72 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Ratlam is a district of Madhya Pradesh. You can open Madhya Pradesh from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.