BPSC · District of Bihar

Purnia: 32.6 lakh people, one story

People
32,64,619
Area
3,229 km²
Literacy
51.08%
Sex ratio
921
Lowest in BiharLiteracy rate: 51.08%. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Big number32.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,011 to every km².See the numbers →

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PurniaBihar

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

Purnia in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population32.6 lakh#13/38 in Bihar
Area3,229 km²#8/38 in Bihar
Population density1,011 per km²#22/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio921 females per 1000 males#17/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)954 girls per 1000 boys#7/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate51.08%#38/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy42.34%#36/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population10.5%#12/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

51.1% can read. 921 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
59.171.2
Female literacy
42.351.5
Scheduled Castes
12.015.9
Scheduled Tribes
4.31.3
Living in towns
10.511.3

Gender literacy gap: 16.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 60.9%
  • Muslim 38.5%
  • 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

    11.4 lakh workers, 35.0% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 17.3%
    • Farm labourers 65.2%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 11% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      10.813.2
      Latrine at home
      11.018.6
      Tap water
      1.53.6
      LPG / PNG
      4.26.5
      Phone
      32.344.9
      Television
      7.911.8
      Bicycle
      36.639.4
      Two-wheeler
      5.06.5

      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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