HPSC · District of Haryana

Bhiwani: 16.3 lakh people, one story

People
16,34,445
Area
4,778 km²
Literacy
75.21%
Sex ratio
886
#1 in HaryanaArea: 4,778 km². Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaWorkers in farming: 63.0 % of workers. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaPopulation: 16,34,445. Rank 3 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in HaryanaPopulation density: 342 per km². Rank 20 of 21.See the numbers →

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BhiwaniHaryana

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

Bhiwani in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.3 lakh#3/21 in Haryana
Area4,778 km²#1/21 in Haryana
Population density342 per km²#20/21 in Haryana▼ state 573
Sex ratio886 females per 1000 males#8/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)832 girls per 1000 boys#10/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate75.21%#13/21 in Haryana▼ state 75.55
Female literacy63.54%#14/21 in Haryana▼ state 65.94
Urban population19.7%#18/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

75.2% can read. 886 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.684.1
Female literacy
63.565.9
Scheduled Castes
20.920.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
19.734.9

Gender literacy gap: 22.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.6%
  • Muslim 0.9%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.2 lakh workers, 38.1% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 46.3%
    • Farm labourers 16.7%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.460.2
      Latrine at home
      38.545.7
      Tap water
      44.645.8
      LPG / PNG
      19.529.3
      Phone
      53.252.8
      Television
      38.645.2
      Bicycle
      21.729.8
      Two-wheeler
      14.522.2

      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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