BPSC · District of Bihar

Pashchim Champaran: 39.4 lakh people, one story

People
39,35,042
Area
5,228 km²
Literacy
55.70%
Sex ratio
909
#1 in BiharScheduled Tribes: 6.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →#1 in BiharArea: 5,228 km². Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number39.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 753 to every km².See the numbers →

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Pashchim ChamparanBihar

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

Pashchim Champaran in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population39.4 lakh#9/38 in Bihar
Area5,228 km²#1/38 in Bihar
Population density753 per km²#35/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio909 females per 1000 males#24/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#8/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate55.70%#30/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy44.69%#32/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population10.0%#13/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

55.7% can read. 909 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
65.671.2
Female literacy
44.751.5
Scheduled Castes
14.115.9
Scheduled Tribes
6.41.3
Living in towns
10.011.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 77.4%
  • Muslim 22.0%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    82 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.8 lakh workers, 37.6% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 14.7%
    • Farm labourers 67.5%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 6% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      6.113.2
      Latrine at home
      12.018.6
      Tap water
      2.13.6
      LPG / PNG
      4.16.5
      Phone
      39.644.9
      Television
      7.411.8
      Bicycle
      45.439.4
      Two-wheeler
      5.26.5

      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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