BPSC · District of Bihar

Siwan: 33.3 lakh people, one story

People
33,30,464
Area
2,219 km²
Literacy
69.45%
Sex ratio
988
Top 3 in BiharSex ratio: 988 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number33.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,501 to every km².See the numbers →

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

Siwan in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population33.3 lakh#12/38 in Bihar
Area2,219 km²#24/38 in Bihar
Population density1,501 per km²#7/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio988 females per 1000 males#2/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)940 girls per 1000 boys#14/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate69.45%#7/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy58.66%#5/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population5.5%#30/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

69.5% can read. 988 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.271.2
Female literacy
58.751.5
Scheduled Castes
11.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
2.61.3
Living in towns
5.511.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.4%
  • Muslim 18.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.3 lakh workers, 28.0% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 28.4%
    • Farm labourers 40.4%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      7.813.2
      Latrine at home
      18.518.6
      Tap water
      2.83.6
      LPG / PNG
      6.36.5
      Phone
      59.544.9
      Television
      11.011.8
      Bicycle
      56.839.4
      Two-wheeler
      9.56.5

      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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