Mandla
Mandla district profile
Mandla is one of the districts covered by PACS in Madhya Pradesh. The district (area: 8,771sq. km) lies in the Mahakoshal region. There are nine blocks and four tehsils in the district. Much of the district is forested, and it is home to Kanha National Park, a Project Tiger sanctuary.
Around 57% of the total population belongs to scheduled tribes.
| No | Indicator | Data |
| 1 | Population | |
| Persons | 894,236 | |
| Male | 447,956 | |
| Female | 446,280 | |
| Children (0 to 4 years) | 96,354 | |
| Decadal growth (1991-2001) | 14.66% | |
| Rural | 802,322 (89.72%) | |
| Urban | 91,914 (10.28%) | |
| Sex ratio (females per 1000 males) | 996 | |
| Household size (per household) | 5 | |
| SC population | 41,305 (4.62%) | |
| ST population | 511,798 (57.23%) | |
| 2 | Literacy rate | |
| Persons | 59.61 | |
| Male | 73.72 | |
| Female | 45.49 | |
| 3 | Religious groups (largest three) | |
| Hindus | 784,274 | |
| Others | 86,203 | |
| Muslims | 13,280 | |
| 4 | Important towns (largest three) | |
| Mandla | 45,922 | |
| Nainpur | 21,760 | |
| Bamhani | 9,612 | |
| 5 | Amenities in villages | |
| Total inhabited villages | 1,213 | |
| Villages with: | ||
| Safe drinking water | 1,171 | |
| Electricity (domestic) | 795 | |
| Primary schools | 1,140 | |
| Medical facility | 342 | |
| Paved approach road | 395 | |
| 6 | Health | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least three or more antenatal checkups | 28.4% | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least one TT injection | 57.7% | |
| Women* who had institutional delivery | 28.4% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who were fully immunised** | 26.3% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who received at least one dose of vitamin A | 52.1% | |
Sources:
*Women aged 15-49 who had their last live/still birth after December 31, 2003
** BCG, three injections of DPT, three doses of polio (excluding Polio 0) and measles
Indicator groups 1-5: Basic Data Sheet, Census of India 2001 http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-2342.pdf
Indicator group 6: Tables 4.6, 4.9 and 5.7 in District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3), 2007-2008: India. Madhya Pradesh. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 2010; funded by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
