BPSC · District of Bihar

Rohtas: 29.6 lakh people, one story

People
29,59,918
Area
3,881 km²
Literacy
73.37%
Sex ratio
918
#1 in BiharLiteracy rate: 73.37%. Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →#1 in BiharFemale literacy: 62.97%. Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number29.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 763 to every km².See the numbers →

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RohtasBihar

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

Rohtas in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population29.6 lakh#17/38 in Bihar
Area3,881 km²#4/38 in Bihar
Population density763 per km²#34/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio918 females per 1000 males#20/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)931 girls per 1000 boys#23/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate73.37%#1/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy62.97%#1/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population14.5%#7/38 in Bihar▲ state 11.3

People & society

73.4% can read. 918 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.971.2
Female literacy
63.051.5
Scheduled Castes
18.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
1.11.3
Living in towns
14.511.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.4%
  • Muslim 10.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.2 lakh workers, 31.2% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 23.6%
    • Farm labourers 43.8%
    • Household industry 5.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.913.2
      Latrine at home
      21.218.6
      Tap water
      4.23.6
      LPG / PNG
      6.96.5
      Phone
      51.444.9
      Television
      17.511.8
      Bicycle
      37.039.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.26.5

      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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