HPSC · District of Haryana

Jind: 13.3 lakh people, one story

People
13,34,152
Area
2,702 km²
Literacy
71.44%
Sex ratio
871
#1 in HaryanaWorkers in farming: 63.5 % of workers. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in HaryanaHousehold industry workers: 1.7 % of workers. Rank 21 of 21.See the numbers →Big number13.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 494 to every km².See the numbers →

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JindHaryana

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

Jind in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.3 lakh#7/21 in Haryana
Area2,702 km²#4/21 in Haryana
Population density494 per km²#15/21 in Haryana▼ state 573
Sex ratio871 females per 1000 males#16/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)838 girls per 1000 boys#8/21 in Haryana▲ state 834
Literacy rate71.44%#16/21 in Haryana▼ state 75.55
Female literacy60.76%#16/21 in Haryana▼ state 65.94
Urban population22.9%#15/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

71.4% can read. 871 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.884.1
Female literacy
60.865.9
Scheduled Castes
21.220.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
22.934.9

Gender literacy gap: 20.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.7%
  • Muslim 1.7%
  • Sikh 2.2%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 39.2% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 44.0%
    • Farm labourers 19.5%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.560.2
      Latrine at home
      39.845.7
      Tap water
      35.145.8
      LPG / PNG
      21.329.3
      Phone
      52.652.8
      Television
      43.745.2
      Bicycle
      30.729.8
      Two-wheeler
      16.822.2

      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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