BPSC · District of Bihar

Gopalganj: 25.6 lakh people, one story

People
25,62,012
Area
2,033 km²
Literacy
65.47%
Sex ratio
1,021
#1 in BiharSex ratio: 1,021 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number25.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,260 to every km².See the numbers →

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GopalganjBihar

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

Gopalganj in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.6 lakh#21/38 in Bihar
Area2,033 km²#26/38 in Bihar
Population density1,260 per km²#13/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio1,021 females per 1000 males#1/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)954 girls per 1000 boys#6/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate65.47%#13/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy54.81%#14/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population6.4%#27/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

65.5% can read. 1,021 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.571.2
Female literacy
54.851.5
Scheduled Castes
12.515.9
Scheduled Tribes
2.41.3
Living in towns
6.411.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.7%
  • Muslim 17.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.3 lakh workers, 28.4% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 28.7%
    • Farm labourers 46.5%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.513.2
      Latrine at home
      15.218.6
      Tap water
      3.03.6
      LPG / PNG
      5.66.5
      Phone
      57.144.9
      Television
      11.111.8
      Bicycle
      56.439.4
      Two-wheeler
      9.46.5

      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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