BPSC · District of Bihar

Saran: 39.5 lakh people, one story

People
39,51,862
Area
2,641 km²
Literacy
65.96%
Sex ratio
954
Top 3 in BiharSex ratio: 954 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number39.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,496 to every km².See the numbers →

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SaranBihar

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

Saran in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population39.5 lakh#7/38 in Bihar
Area2,641 km²#16/38 in Bihar
Population density1,496 per km²#8/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#3/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)926 girls per 1000 boys#29/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate65.96%#12/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy54.42%#16/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population8.9%#20/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

66.0% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.071.2
Female literacy
54.451.5
Scheduled Castes
12.015.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.91.3
Living in towns
8.911.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.4%
  • Muslim 10.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.4 lakh workers, 26.3% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 22.3%
    • Farm labourers 47.4%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 12% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.213.2
      Latrine at home
      17.718.6
      Tap water
      3.63.6
      LPG / PNG
      6.76.5
      Phone
      54.544.9
      Television
      16.511.8
      Bicycle
      55.539.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.86.5

      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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