District Profile · Madhya Pradesh
Raisen
- 1,331,597
- Population
- 8,446 km²
- Area
- Bhopal
- Region / Division
TWO UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES Area 8,466 km²; population 1,331,597 (2011); density 157/km²; sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 901; literacy 72.98%. Home to the Sanchi Stupa complex, among Buddhism's oldest surviving monuments, and the Bhimbetka rock shelters, with some of the earliest evidence of human life in India. Also hosts the Bhojpur Shiva temple and part of the Bhopal industrial belt.