BPSC · District of Bihar

Nawada: 22.2 lakh people, one story

People
22,19,146
Area
2,494 km²
Literacy
59.76%
Sex ratio
939
Top 3 in BiharScheduled Castes: 25.5 % of people. Rank 2 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number22.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 890 to every km².See the numbers →

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NawadaBihar

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

Nawada in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population22.2 lakh#24/38 in Bihar
Area2,494 km²#18/38 in Bihar
Population density890 per km²#30/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio939 females per 1000 males#5/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)945 girls per 1000 boys#9/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate59.76%#23/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy48.86%#23/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population9.7%#16/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

59.8% can read. 939 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.071.2
Female literacy
48.951.5
Scheduled Castes
25.515.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
9.711.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.5%
  • Muslim 11.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.2 lakh workers, 36.8% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 26.5%
    • Farm labourers 48.7%
    • Household industry 4.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 7% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      7.313.2
      Latrine at home
      18.218.6
      Tap water
      2.43.6
      LPG / PNG
      4.86.5
      Phone
      43.044.9
      Television
      8.011.8
      Bicycle
      17.839.4
      Two-wheeler
      3.86.5

      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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