As per provisional census 2011 report, women have outnumbered the men with registering ratio more than one thousand against men in four tribal districts of State. It means the women in maximum number legged behind the men folk in these districts. Not only this, literacy rate has also scaled up considerably. These four districts are Dindori, Alirajpur, Mandla and Balaghat. Of late census release figure, woman-man ratio was 1004 with literacy rate at 65.5 percent in Dindori district of Shahdol division. Similarly, Alirajpur district of Indore division registered woman-man ratio at 1009 and literacy rate at 37.2 percent. Mandla district of Jabalpur division has 1005 woman-man ratio with literacy rate at 68.3 percent and Balaghat district recorded 1021 woman-man ratio with literacy rate at 78.3 percent. Comparing figures with census 2001 as follows: Districts - Woman-Man ratio - Literacy percentage 2001 - 2011 - 2001 - 2011 Dindori - 991 - 1004 - 54.2 - 65.5 Alirajpur - 995 - 1009 - 31.1 - 37.2 Mandla - 996 - 1005 - 59.6 - 68.3 Balaghat - 1022 - 1021 - 68.7 - 78.3