BPSC · District of Bihar

Darbhanga: 39.4 lakh people, one story

People
39,37,385
Area
2,279 km²
Literacy
56.56%
Sex ratio
911
Top 3 in BiharPopulation density: 1,728 per km². Rank 3 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number39.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,728 to every km².See the numbers →

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DarbhangaBihar

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

Darbhanga in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population39.4 lakh#8/38 in Bihar
Area2,279 km²#23/38 in Bihar
Population density1,728 per km²#3/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio911 females per 1000 males#21/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)931 girls per 1000 boys#22/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate56.56%#28/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy45.24%#29/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population9.7%#15/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

56.6% can read. 911 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
66.871.2
Female literacy
45.251.5
Scheduled Castes
15.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
9.711.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 77.3%
  • Muslim 22.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.2 lakh workers, 31.1% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 19.3%
    • Farm labourers 52.5%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 13% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.713.2
      Latrine at home
      20.218.6
      Tap water
      1.93.6
      LPG / PNG
      5.96.5
      Phone
      44.044.9
      Television
      8.011.8
      Bicycle
      32.039.4
      Two-wheeler
      5.26.5

      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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