HPSC · District of Haryana

Hisar: 17.4 lakh people, one story

People
17,43,931
Area
3,983 km²
Literacy
72.89%
Sex ratio
872
Top 3 in HaryanaPopulation: 17,43,931. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaArea: 3,983 km². Rank 3 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Big number17.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 438 to every km².See the numbers →

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HisarHaryana

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

Hisar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.4 lakh#2/21 in Haryana
Area3,983 km²#3/21 in Haryana
Population density438 per km²#18/21 in Haryana▼ state 573
Sex ratio872 females per 1000 males#15/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)851 girls per 1000 boys#6/21 in Haryana▲ state 834
Literacy rate72.89%#15/21 in Haryana▼ state 75.55
Female literacy62.25%#15/21 in Haryana▼ state 65.94
Urban population31.7%#8/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

72.9% can read. 872 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.284.1
Female literacy
62.365.9
Scheduled Castes
23.420.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
31.734.9

Gender literacy gap: 19.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 97.5%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.7%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    59 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.9 lakh workers, 39.7% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 37.8%
    • Farm labourers 20.9%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.1%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.560.2
      Latrine at home
      50.745.7
      Tap water
      47.945.8
      LPG / PNG
      24.229.3
      Phone
      56.852.8
      Television
      44.445.2
      Bicycle
      32.429.8
      Two-wheeler
      19.922.2

      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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