Statistical Observatory, Gurgaon, India An Atlas on Literacy Situation in the Districts of Madhya Pradesh (MP), 2011 A Quick Review of the Decadal (2010-2011) Achievement of Literacy in the State By Statistical Observatory, Gurgaon, India

Preface -Locations of Areas The Content of the Atlas Scientifically Manipulated and Elegantly Presented Provide the Pointers to the Decision Makers for Strategic Planning in the State at District and block Level. The Simple and Easy Analysis focuses: -Locations of Areas -Locations of Areas with Peculiarities -Areas with Achievements Over Time and Space -Areas with State Level Ranks and All India Ranks -Areas with State Level Percentiles and All India Percentiles etc. We hope, the Approach of the Atlas may be Adapted for Different Contexts.

An Introduction It is the proven fact that literacy is the key to the socio-economic development of the country. The Government of India, aims to achieve the 85% literacy by the end of the XIth five year plan (2007-2012) in the country across all states of India. This Atlas, provides the landscape view of the literacy situation in the second largest state (geographically) Madhya Pradesh divided into 50 districts and located in the heart of the country. The Atlas has been prepared by using the data from the latest Census of India (preliminary report) 2011 . The Atlas contains many maps, enlightening strategic information by unfolding the achievements, gaps and the districts requiring attention with priority for interventions so that the low performing areas can keep pace with other areas of the state for development. The maps are self-explanatory and easily interpretable and can be used by the policy makers, administrators, programme implementers, UN agencies and other interested organizations and individuals working in the field of social development in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Specific Objectives: Strategic and/or Actionable Information To provide strategic and/or actionable information from Census 2011 in ready-to-use form to the development Professionals / Administrators for evidence-based planning and decision-making by GIS-based analysis of the literacy-data generated by Census of India (Preliminary Report) 2011 through: Reviewing the progress by the state in each of the district made during the decade 2001-2011. Identifying the districts with extreme (high & marginal) performance. Highlighting the districts requiring attention with high priority for development of literacy. Identifying the cluster/(s) of districts (if any) with geographical contiguity of most illiterate population in the state. Supporting development partners in usage of literacy data for stimulating growth in the state.

Background of Madhya Pradesh Section 1 Background of Madhya Pradesh

Location of Madhya Pradesh in India Total number of sub-nationals (states & union territories) in the country: 35

Geographical Location of Districts of MP in the State Total number of districts: 50, Census of India 2011

A Basic Social Profile of Madhya Pradesh

A Rank Analysis of Districts for Literacy Rate, 2011, MP Good Rankers Alirajpur is Observed to be the Lowest Literacy-Ranked (Literacy Rate = 36.1 %, Rank= 640 and Percentile = 0.0%) District of the Country. Medium Rankers Low Rankers

(Lowest Ranker District) A Rank Analysis of Districts for Literacy Rate, 2011, MP (Lowest Ranker District) Alirajpur with Blocks

Distribution Pattern of SC & ST Population and Literacy Achievement Across Blocks of Madhya Pradesh, 2011 Many Tribal (ST) Blocks in the State Have Low Literacy Rate.

Section 2 Literacy Development

Districts with change in literacy rate in a decade (2001-2011) Min: 31.10 percent Max: 77.73 percent Range: 46.63 point percent Min: 37.22percent Max: 82.47 percent Range: 45.25 point percent Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

A comparative analysis of literacy rate w. r. t A comparative analysis of literacy rate w.r.t. state and national average, 2011 Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Highest Increase in Singrauli! Five districts with HIGHEST INCREASE (>10%) in literacy, 2011 Increase: Max: 13.11 point percent Min: -00.94 point percent Highest Increase in Singrauli! Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Districts with MARGINAL INCREASE/DECREASE in literacy after 10 years interventions, 2011 Max: 13.11 point percent Min: -00.94 point percent DECREASE IN LITERACY! Marginal increase! DECREASE IN LITERACY! Marginal increase! Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Concentration of Illiterates Section 3 Concentration of Illiterates

Which is the district with highest illiterate population? Districts with varying sizes of illiterate population, 2011 Which is the district with highest illiterate population? Inter District Illiteracy Index: 33.40 % (2011) Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Every second person is illiterate Districts with proportional illiterate population, 2011 Which is the district with highest illiteracy? Every second person is illiterate here! Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Districts with EXTREME number of illiterate population, 2011 District with highest no. of Illiterates in the state! District with lowest no. of Illiterates! Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

CLUSTER of 3-districts with highest illiterate population, 2011 A cluster of 3-districts with large number of illiterates (1852109) in the state Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Binomial Distribution: Districts according to the amount of illiterate population, 2011 Note: Map Legend - Value in bracket is the number of districts

Multinomial Distribution: Districts with EXTREME 40 % illiterate population, 2011

Multinomial Distribution: Districts with EXTREME 30 % illiterate population, 2011

Multinomial Distribution: Districts with EXTREME 20 % illiterate population, 2011

Multinomial Distribution: Districts with EXTREME 10 % illiterate population, 2011

Level of Disparity in Literacy Section 4 Level of Disparity in Literacy

Districts with EXTREME level of gender-gap in literacy rate, 2011 Gap in literacy rate by gender Mini. 10.87 point percent Max: 28.67 point percent Highest Lowest

Districts with EXTREME level of gap-in-literacy rate by geographic location (rural & urban), 2011 Lowest Gap in literacy rate by location Mini. 04.55 point percent Max: 47.83 point percent Highest

Summary With Closing Note Section 5 Summary With Closing Note

Summary of Main Observations

Closing Note We hope that the professionals working in the area of development sector, particularly in the area of literacy will find the Atlas useful for informed-decision-making and/or designing/fine tuning the interventions in the districts requiring comparatively higher priority. Author welcomes the feedback from the users and would appreciate if they could share their suggestions, comments through the email (statisticalobservatory@yahoo.com). The valuable feedback will be very helpful to strengthen the Atlas to make it more useful. Thank You!