BPSC · District of Bihar

Bhojpur: 27.3 lakh people, one story

People
27,28,407
Area
2,395 km²
Literacy
70.47%
Sex ratio
907
Top 3 in BiharLiteracy rate: 70.47%. Rank 3 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number27.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,139 to every km².See the numbers →

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BhojpurBihar

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

Bhojpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population27.3 lakh#20/38 in Bihar
Area2,395 km²#20/38 in Bihar
Population density1,139 per km²#17/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio907 females per 1000 males#25/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)918 girls per 1000 boys#35/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate70.47%#3/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy58.03%#8/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population14.3%#8/38 in Bihar▲ state 11.3

People & society

70.5% can read. 907 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.771.2
Female literacy
58.051.5
Scheduled Castes
15.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.51.3
Living in towns
14.311.3

Gender literacy gap: 23.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 7.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.2 lakh workers, 30.1% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 23.2%
    • Farm labourers 44.4%
    • Household industry 5.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 12% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.113.2
      Latrine at home
      22.118.6
      Tap water
      3.03.6
      LPG / PNG
      8.96.5
      Phone
      52.444.9
      Television
      17.211.8
      Bicycle
      40.439.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.56.5

      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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