Editing Madhya Pradesh (section)

=== Population ===
{{Historical population
| source = [[Census of India]]<ref name="Census Population">{{cite web |url=http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf |title=Census Population |work=Census of India |publisher=Ministry of Finance India |access-date=18 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073658/http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf |archive-date=19 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1951 | 18615000
| 1961 | 23218000
| 1971 | 30017000
| 1981 | 38169000
| 1991 | 48566000
| 2001 | 60348000
| 2011 | 72597565
}}
The population of Madhya Pradesh consists of a number of [[ethnic group]]s and [[tribe]]s, [[caste]]s and communities. The [[scheduled castes]] and the [[scheduled tribes]] constitute a significant portion of the [[population]] of the State 15.6% and 21.1% respectively.

The main tribal groups in Madhya Pradesh are [[Gondi people|Gond]], [[Bhil]], [[Baiga (tribe)|Baiga]], [[Korku people|Korku]], [[Bharia people|Bhadia]] (or Bhariya), Halba, [[Kaul]], [[Madia Gond|Mariya]], [[Malto people|Malto]] and [[Sahariya]]. [[Mandla district|Mandla]], [[Dhar district, India|Dhar]], [[Dindori district|Dindori]], [[Barwani district|Barwani]], [[Jhabua district|Jhabua]] and [[Alirajpur district|Alirajpur]] districts have more than 50% tribal population, with Jhabua and Alirajpur having nearly 90% tribal population. In [[Khargone]], [[Khandwa district|Khandwa]], [[Burhanpur district|Burhanpur]], [[Betul district|Betul]], [[Chhindwara district|Chhindwara]], [[Seoni district|Seoni]], [[Anuppur district|Anuppur]], [[Umaria district|Umaria]], [[Shahdol district|Shahdol]] and [[Singrauli district|Singrauli]] districts 30–50% of the population is tribal. According to the 2011 census, the [[adivasi|tribal]] population in Madhya Pradesh was 15.34&nbsp;million, constituting 21.1% of the total population. There were 46 recognised Scheduled Tribes and three of them have been identified as "Special Primitive Tribal Groups" in the State.<ref>[http://www.mp_gov_in_sc_st_welfare_2001/tribal/]{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}.</ref>

Madhya Pradesh ranks 33rd on the [[Human Development Index]] with a value of 0.606 (2018).<ref name="UNDP_HDI_2011">[http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/madhyapradesh_factsheet.pdf Madhya Pradesh: Economic and Human Development Indicators] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916043423/http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/madhyapradesh_factsheet.pdf |date=16 September 2012}}, UNDP (2011).</ref>  The state's per-capita [[Gross state product|gross state domestic product]] (nominal GDP) is the 26th highest in the country (2018–19). According to the SDG India Index 2020–21 compiled by the [[NITI Aayog]], Madhya Pradesh ranks 21st on sustainable development goals, 9th on gender equality, and 10th on clean water and sanitation.<ref name=FinalReport>{{Cite web |url=https://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/SDG_3.0_Final_04.03.2021_Web_Spreads.pdf |title=SDG INDIA – Index & Dashboard 2020–21 – Partnerships in the Decade of Action |website=NITI Aayog|access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612135413/https://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/SDG_3.0_Final_04.03.2021_Web_Spreads.pdf}}</ref>

Madhya pradesh ranked ninth in the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025, with a score of 42.2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Cherry |date=28 January 2025 |title=India’s top 10 best-performing states in the Fiscal Health Index 2025 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/top-10-listing/indias-top-10-best-performing-states-in-the-fiscal-health-index-2025-9801341/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=20 February 2025}}</ref>

{{See also|Tribals in Madhya Pradesh}}

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File:Children in Raisen district, MP, India.jpg|Children in Raisen district, Bhil tribe
File:Shepherds, Chambal, India.jpg|Shepherds in Chambal
File:Ploughing paddy field with oxen, Umaria district, MP, India.jpg|A young farmer in Umaria district
File:Young Baiga women, India.jpg|Young [[Baiga (tribe)|Baiga]] women
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