HPSC · District of Haryana

Ambala: 11.3 lakh people, one story

People
11,28,350
Area
1,574 km²
Literacy
81.75%
Sex ratio
885
Top 3 in HaryanaScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaLiteracy rate: 81.75%. Rank 3 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaFemale literacy: 75.50%. Rank 3 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaScheduled Castes: 26.3 % of people. Rank 3 of 21 districts.See the numbers →

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AmbalaHaryana

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

Ambala in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.3 lakh#11/21 in Haryana
Area1,574 km²#14/21 in Haryana
Population density717 per km²#6/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio885 females per 1000 males#9/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)810 girls per 1000 boys#17/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate81.75%#3/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy75.50%#3/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population44.4%#5/21 in Haryana▲ state 34.9

People & society

81.7% can read. 885 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.384.1
Female literacy
75.565.9
Scheduled Castes
26.320.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
44.434.9

Gender literacy gap: 11.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.6%
  • Muslim 2.0%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 12.2%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    30 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.7 lakh workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 14.2%
    • Farm labourers 15.4%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 66.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.360.2
      Latrine at home
      45.345.7
      Tap water
      55.145.8
      LPG / PNG
      38.629.3
      Phone
      54.052.8
      Television
      54.645.2
      Bicycle
      42.429.8
      Two-wheeler
      29.322.2

      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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