BPSC · District of Bihar

Sheohar: 6.6 lakh people, one story

People
6,56,246
Area
349 km²
Literacy
53.78%
Sex ratio
893
#1 in BiharPopulation density: 1,880 per km². Rank 1 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharArea: 349 km². Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharPopulation: 6,56,246. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Big number6.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,880 to every km².See the numbers →

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SheoharBihar

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

Sheohar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.6 lakh#37/38 in Bihar
Area349 km²#38/38 in Bihar
Population density1,880 per km²#1/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio893 females per 1000 males#35/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)929 girls per 1000 boys#27/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate53.78%#32/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy45.26%#28/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population4.3%#34/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

53.8% can read. 893 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
61.371.2
Female literacy
45.351.5
Scheduled Castes
14.715.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.01.3
Living in towns
4.311.3

Gender literacy gap: 16.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.2%
  • Muslim 15.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.2 lakh workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 17.9%
    • Farm labourers 63.0%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 6% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      6.013.2
      Latrine at home
      18.318.6
      Tap water
      1.33.6
      LPG / PNG
      2.46.5
      Phone
      50.244.9
      Television
      7.111.8
      Bicycle
      44.239.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.66.5

      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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