Ratlam
District in Census 2011
Area, Population & Sex Ratio Geographical Area : 4861.0 Km2
Population in Ratlam (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1,454,483
Male : 737,365
Female : 717,118
Under 6 population
Total : 212,009
Male : 109,801
Female : 102,208
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 28218
In seeing : 12764
In speech : 1162
In hearing : 1915
In movement : 10046
Mental : 2331
Social, Environmental
& Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district Backwardness : 159
Sex Ratio Rank : 383
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District :
C (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 329 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 245 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Ratlam District
Ratlam is one of the important Districts of Madhya Pradesh Which
is situated in the North West part of the State "The MALWA" Region.
The New Town of Ratlam was founded by Captain Borthwick in 1829
with regular and broadened streets and well built houses. Ratlam
was once one of the first Commercial Towns in Central India being
the centre of an extensive trade in opium, tobacco and salt. It
was also famous in Malwa for its bargains called Sattas. Before
the opening of the Railway Line to Kahndwa in 1872, there was
no better mart than Ratlam.
The District of Ratlam was created in June 1948 and was reorganised
in January 1949. It covers the area of the former princely State
of Ratlam, Jaora, Sailana, Piploda. Ringnod Tehsil of Dewas Senior,
Alot Tehsil of Dewas Junior and parts of Mandsaur Tehsil of Gwalior
State, a few villages of Dhar State and Chief Commissioners provinces
of Pant Piploda.
The District is known after the Headquarters town, Ratlam which
was also the headquarter of Princely State of Ratlam.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Ratlam is situated in North-West region of
Madhya Pradesh from 23 05' North to 23 52' North Longitude and
74 31' East to 75 41' East Latitude. It is bounded by Mandsaur
District in North, Jhabua and Dhar on the South, Ujjain on the
East, Chhitorgarh and Banswara District of Rajasthan on the
West, Shajapur District of Madhya Pradesh and Jhalawar District
of Rajasthan on the North.
AREA AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Total Area of Ratlam District is s 4861 Sq.km.
which is 1.11% of Total Area of Madhya Pradesh. For the Administrative
convenience, Ratlam is divided in Six Tehsils and 6 Blocks
Town Population : 27,970
Rural Population : 1,23,648
Total Population : 1,51,618
Total District Area :-4861 Sq.Km. Population
as per 1991 census 9,71,888
CLIMATE
The Average temperature of Ratlam is 55 F.
The average rainfall of the District is 90 cm. Most of the rain
occur in the month of July and August.
MODE OF TRANSPORT
Ratlam is well connected both by Rails and
Roads. Ratlam junction is Divisional head quarters of Western
Railways. It has both Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge Railway Lines.
Ratlam is situated on State Highway number 31 and 22. Ratlam
is well connected by road to Madhya Pradesh and other states
namely Gujarat and Rajasthan.
BUSINESS
Ratlam has several chemical factories namely
JVL, Hightech, IPCA, Shaba Chemicals, Bordiya Chemicals, Sujjan
Chemicals etc. There are a number of manufacturing units of
Copper wires and plastic rope etc. Ratlam is also famous for
its gold and ornaments for its purity and designs. Ratlami Namkin
(sev) is famous through out the country.
How
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From our database of 50 000 NGOs, we have randomly picked up NGOs
for each district, so that we give opportunity for any NGO to share
their concerns for the district.
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During 2013-14, we plan to talk to 3 to 5 NGOs from each district,
including our set of recommended NGOs, to get an overall perspective
of the challenges of the district.
NGO
Database for this district
Total NGOs
FCRA NGOs
FCRA NGOs (1 crore plus)*
Recommended NGOs
* NGOs which received over Rs 1 crore FCRA donations
in 2011-12
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