BPSC · District of Bihar

Sheikhpura: 6.4 lakh people, one story

People
6,36,342
Area
689 km²
Literacy
63.86%
Sex ratio
930
Lowest in BiharPopulation: 6,36,342. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Big number6.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 924 to every km².See the numbers →

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SheikhpuraBihar

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

Sheikhpura in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.4 lakh#38/38 in Bihar
Area689 km²#36/38 in Bihar
Population density924 per km²#27/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio930 females per 1000 males#7/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)940 girls per 1000 boys#15/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate63.86%#16/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy53.40%#17/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population17.1%#5/38 in Bihar▲ state 11.3

People & society

63.9% can read. 930 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.671.2
Female literacy
53.451.5
Scheduled Castes
20.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
17.111.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.7%
  • Muslim 5.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.2 lakh workers, 35.3% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 24.3%
    • Farm labourers 48.8%
    • Household industry 4.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      15.113.2
      Latrine at home
      22.618.6
      Tap water
      3.83.6
      LPG / PNG
      5.16.5
      Phone
      46.444.9
      Television
      12.311.8
      Bicycle
      25.439.4
      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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