BPSC · District of Bihar

Kishanganj: 16.9 lakh people, one story

People
16,90,400
Area
1,884 km²
Literacy
55.46%
Sex ratio
950
#1 in BiharChild sex ratio (0–6): 971 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharScheduled Castes: 6.7 % of people. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Big number16.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 897 to every km².See the numbers →

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KishanganjBihar

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

Kishanganj in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.9 lakh#30/38 in Bihar
Area1,884 km²#28/38 in Bihar
Population density897 per km²#29/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#4/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)971 girls per 1000 boys#1/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate55.46%#31/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy46.76%#26/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population9.5%#18/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

55.5% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
63.771.2
Female literacy
46.851.5
Scheduled Castes
6.715.9
Scheduled Tribes
3.81.3
Living in towns
9.511.3

Gender literacy gap: 16.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 31.4%
  • Muslim 68.0%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.3 lakh workers, 31.3% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 20.4%
    • Farm labourers 60.8%
    • Household industry 2.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.6%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.213.2
      Latrine at home
      7.818.6
      Tap water
      1.03.6
      LPG / PNG
      2.66.5
      Phone
      29.344.9
      Television
      6.511.8
      Bicycle
      39.939.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.46.5

      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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