BPSC · District of Bihar

Vaishali: 35 lakh people, one story

People
34,95,021
Area
2,036 km²
Literacy
66.60%
Sex ratio
895
Lowest in BiharChild sex ratio (0–6): 904 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Big number35 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,717 to every km².See the numbers →

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VaishaliBihar

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

Vaishali in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population35 lakh#10/38 in Bihar
Area2,036 km²#25/38 in Bihar
Population density1,717 per km²#4/38 in Bihar▲ state 1,106
Sex ratio895 females per 1000 males#34/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)904 girls per 1000 boys#38/38 in Bihar▼ state 935
Literacy rate66.60%#11/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy56.73%#9/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population6.7%#26/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

66.6% can read. 895 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.471.2
Female literacy
56.751.5
Scheduled Castes
21.115.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
6.711.3

Gender literacy gap: 18.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.2%
  • Muslim 9.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.6 lakh workers, 30.3% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 24.1%
    • Farm labourers 47.4%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 9% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      9.313.2
      Latrine at home
      22.918.6
      Tap water
      2.43.6
      LPG / PNG
      6.36.5
      Phone
      52.044.9
      Television
      13.511.8
      Bicycle
      52.939.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.06.5

      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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