BPSC · District of Bihar

Jehanabad: 11.3 lakh people, one story

People
11,25,313
Area
931 km²
Literacy
66.80%
Sex ratio
922
Big number11.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,209 to every km².See the numbers →

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

Jehanabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.3 lakh#34/38 in Bihar
Area931 km²#35/38 in Bihar
Population density1,209 per km²#15/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio922 females per 1000 males#14/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)922 girls per 1000 boys#32/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate66.80%#10/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy55.01%#11/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population12.0%#11/38 in Bihar▲ state 11.3

People & society

66.8% can read. 922 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.771.2
Female literacy
55.051.5
Scheduled Castes
19.815.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
12.011.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.9%
  • Muslim 6.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.7 lakh workers, 32.5% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 23.6%
    • Farm labourers 49.1%
    • Household industry 4.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.913.2
      Latrine at home
      23.518.6
      Tap water
      2.83.6
      LPG / PNG
      7.26.5
      Phone
      46.644.9
      Television
      14.911.8
      Bicycle
      32.439.4
      Two-wheeler
      6.46.5

      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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