BPSC · District of Bihar

Aurangabad: 25.4 lakh people, one story

People
25,40,073
Area
3,305 km²
Literacy
70.32%
Sex ratio
926
Top 3 in BiharScheduled Castes: 24.1 % of people. Rank 3 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Big number25.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 769 to every km².See the numbers →

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AurangabadBihar

The history, places and schemes of Aurangabad are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Aurangabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.4 lakh#22/38 in Bihar
Area3,305 km²#7/38 in Bihar
Population density769 per km²#33/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio926 females per 1000 males#11/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)944 girls per 1000 boys#11/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate70.32%#5/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy59.71%#4/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population9.3%#19/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

70.3% can read. 926 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.171.2
Female literacy
59.751.5
Scheduled Castes
24.115.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.01.3
Living in towns
9.311.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.2%
  • Muslim 9.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.4 lakh workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 21.3%
    • Farm labourers 50.9%
    • Household industry 4.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 9% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      9.313.2
      Latrine at home
      17.718.6
      Tap water
      2.93.6
      LPG / PNG
      5.16.5
      Phone
      49.344.9
      Television
      9.611.8
      Bicycle
      40.939.4
      Two-wheeler
      6.86.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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