BPSC · District of Bihar

Samastipur: 42.6 lakh people, one story

People
42,61,566
Area
2,904 km²
Literacy
61.86%
Sex ratio
911
Lowest in BiharUrban population: 3.5%. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Big number42.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,467 to every km².See the numbers →

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SamastipurBihar

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

Samastipur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population42.6 lakh#6/38 in Bihar
Area2,904 km²#14/38 in Bihar
Population density1,467 per km²#10/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio911 females per 1000 males#22/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)923 girls per 1000 boys#30/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate61.86%#21/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy51.51%#21/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population3.5%#38/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

61.9% can read. 911 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.371.2
Female literacy
51.551.5
Scheduled Castes
18.815.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.01.3
Living in towns
3.511.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.2%
  • Muslim 10.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.4 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 22.3%
    • Farm labourers 53.7%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 8% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      8.313.2
      Latrine at home
      15.118.6
      Tap water
      1.93.6
      LPG / PNG
      4.46.5
      Phone
      41.844.9
      Television
      8.011.8
      Bicycle
      43.439.4
      Two-wheeler
      5.36.5

      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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