BPSC · District of Bihar

Madhepura: 20 lakh people, one story

People
20,01,762
Area
1,788 km²
Literacy
52.25%
Sex ratio
911
#1 in BiharWorkers in farming: 86.8 % of workers. Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharFemale literacy: 41.74%. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharHousehold industry workers: 2.1 % of workers. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharHomes with electricity (2011): 4.6 % of households. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →

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MadhepuraBihar

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

Madhepura in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20 lakh#26/38 in Bihar
Area1,788 km²#29/38 in Bihar
Population density1,120 per km²#20/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio911 females per 1000 males#23/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)930 girls per 1000 boys#25/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate52.25%#35/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy41.74%#37/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population4.4%#33/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

52.3% can read. 911 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
61.871.2
Female literacy
41.751.5
Scheduled Castes
17.315.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.61.3
Living in towns
4.411.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.6%
  • Muslim 12.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    87 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.8 lakh workers, 38.8% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 24.5%
    • Farm labourers 62.3%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 11.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 5% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      4.613.2
      Latrine at home
      10.318.6
      Tap water
      1.33.6
      LPG / PNG
      2.46.5
      Phone
      35.844.9
      Television
      4.511.8
      Bicycle
      33.339.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.26.5

      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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