HPSC · District of Haryana

Faridabad: 18.1 lakh people, one story

People
18,09,733
Area
741 km²
Literacy
81.70%
Sex ratio
873
#1 in HaryanaPopulation density: 2,442 per km². Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →#1 in HaryanaUrban population: 79.5%. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →#1 in HaryanaHousehold industry workers: 5.6 % of workers. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →#1 in HaryanaPopulation: 18,09,733. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →

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FaridabadHaryana

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

Faridabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.1 lakh#1/21 in Haryana
Area741 km²#21/21 in Haryana
Population density2,442 per km²#1/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio873 females per 1000 males#13/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)843 girls per 1000 boys#7/21 in Haryana▲ state 834
Literacy rate81.70%#4/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy73.84%#4/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population79.5%#1/21 in Haryana▲ state 34.9

People & society

81.7% can read. 873 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.684.1
Female literacy
73.865.9
Scheduled Castes
12.420.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
79.534.9

Gender literacy gap: 14.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.8%
  • Muslim 8.9%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 1.9%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    10 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.8 lakh workers, 32.0% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 4.8%
    • Farm labourers 5.1%
    • Household industry 5.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 84.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.860.2
      Latrine at home
      63.045.7
      Tap water
      44.945.8
      LPG / PNG
      54.929.3
      Phone
      64.452.8
      Television
      59.445.2
      Bicycle
      36.329.8
      Two-wheeler
      32.522.2

      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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