HPSC · District of Haryana

Gurgaon: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,14,432
Area
1,258 km²
Literacy
84.70%
Sex ratio
854
#1 in HaryanaLiteracy rate: 84.70%. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →#1 in HaryanaFemale literacy: 77.98%. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaPopulation density: 1,204 per km². Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaUrban population: 68.8%. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →

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GurgaonHaryana

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

Gurgaon in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#4/21 in Haryana
Area1,258 km²#19/21 in Haryana
Population density1,204 per km²#2/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio854 females per 1000 males#21/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)830 girls per 1000 boys#11/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate84.70%#1/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy77.98%#1/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population68.8%#2/21 in Haryana▲ state 34.9

People & society

84.7% can read. 854 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.584.1
Female literacy
78.065.9
Scheduled Castes
13.120.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
68.834.9

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.0%
  • Muslim 4.7%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Sikh 1.0%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    15 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.4 lakh workers, 36.0% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 10.3%
    • Farm labourers 5.0%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 81.4%

      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
      51.845.7
      Tap water
      41.945.8
      LPG / PNG
      45.529.3
      Phone
      52.552.8
      Television
      47.445.2
      Bicycle
      19.729.8
      Two-wheeler
      25.122.2

      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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