BPSC · District of Bihar
Madhubani: 44.9 lakh people, one story
- People
- 44,87,379
- Area
- 3,501 km²
- Literacy
- 58.62%
- Sex ratio
- 926
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MadhubaniBihar
The history, places and schemes of Madhubani are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.
Madhubani in 8 numbers
Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts
Population44.9 lakh#4/38 in Bihar
Area3,501 km²#5/38 in Bihar
Population density1,282 per km²#12/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio926 females per 1000 males#10/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)936 girls per 1000 boys#18/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate58.62%#24/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy46.16%#27/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population3.6%#36/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3
People & society
58.6% can read. 926 women for every 1000 men.
Society in numbers (%)
Gender literacy gap: 24.0 percentage points
People by religion
- Hindu 81.4%
- Muslim 18.2%
- Other / not stated 0.3%
Sectors at a glance
82 of every 100 workers live off the land
How people earn a living
16.4 lakh workers, 36.5% of all people
This district
Bihar
- Cultivators 24.2%
- Farm labourers 57.5%
- Household industry 3.4%
- Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.9%
Schemes & development
Only 10% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.
What homes had in 2011 (% of households)
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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Sources
- Census of India 2011: A-01 (area, households), Primary Census Abstract and Houselisting tables, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner
- District boundaries: DataMeet India, Census 2011 districts (CC BY 2.5 IN)
Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.