BPSC · District of Bihar

Sitamarhi: 34.2 lakh people, one story

People
34,23,574
Area
2,294 km²
Literacy
52.05%
Sex ratio
899
Lowest in BiharLiteracy rate: 52.05%. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Big number34.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,492 to every km².See the numbers →

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SitamarhiBihar

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

Sitamarhi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.2 lakh#11/38 in Bihar
Area2,294 km²#22/38 in Bihar
Population density1,492 per km²#9/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio899 females per 1000 males#31/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)930 girls per 1000 boys#26/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate52.05%#37/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy42.41%#35/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population5.6%#29/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

52.1% can read. 899 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
60.671.2
Female literacy
42.451.5
Scheduled Castes
11.915.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
5.611.3

Gender literacy gap: 18.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 78.1%
  • Muslim 21.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.1 lakh workers, 32.6% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 19.4%
    • Farm labourers 57.1%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      7.713.2
      Latrine at home
      17.818.6
      Tap water
      1.33.6
      LPG / PNG
      4.66.5
      Phone
      39.844.9
      Television
      7.111.8
      Bicycle
      37.039.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.56.5

      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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