BPSC · District of Bihar

Khagaria: 16.7 lakh people, one story

People
16,66,886
Area
1,486 km²
Literacy
57.92%
Sex ratio
886
Lowest in BiharScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Big number16.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,122 to every km².See the numbers →

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KhagariaBihar

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

Khagaria in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.7 lakh#31/38 in Bihar
Area1,486 km²#32/38 in Bihar
Population density1,122 per km²#19/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio886 females per 1000 males#36/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)926 girls per 1000 boys#28/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate57.92%#26/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy49.56%#22/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population5.2%#31/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

57.9% can read. 886 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
65.271.2
Female literacy
49.651.5
Scheduled Castes
14.815.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.01.3
Living in towns
5.211.3

Gender literacy gap: 15.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.2%
  • Muslim 10.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.6 lakh workers, 33.6% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 18.6%
    • Farm labourers 58.1%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 10% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      10.313.2
      Latrine at home
      19.818.6
      Tap water
      2.53.6
      LPG / PNG
      3.96.5
      Phone
      40.544.9
      Television
      7.911.8
      Bicycle
      25.339.4
      Two-wheeler
      3.66.5

      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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