HPSC · District of Haryana

Kaithal: 10.7 lakh people, one story

People
10,74,304
Area
2,317 km²
Literacy
69.15%
Sex ratio
881
Big number10.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 464 to every km².See the numbers →

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KaithalHaryana

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

Kaithal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.7 lakh#13/21 in Haryana
Area2,317 km²#7/21 in Haryana
Population density464 per km²#17/21 in Haryana▼ state 573
Sex ratio881 females per 1000 males#10/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)828 girls per 1000 boys#12/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate69.15%#18/21 in Haryana▼ state 75.55
Female literacy59.24%#18/21 in Haryana▼ state 65.94
Urban population22.0%#17/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

69.2% can read. 881 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.084.1
Female literacy
59.265.9
Scheduled Castes
23.020.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
22.034.9

Gender literacy gap: 18.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.7%
  • Muslim 0.8%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 8.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.7 lakh workers, 34.8% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 34.2%
    • Farm labourers 22.9%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.3%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.160.2
      Latrine at home
      41.445.7
      Tap water
      37.945.8
      LPG / PNG
      20.429.3
      Phone
      50.052.8
      Television
      45.745.2
      Bicycle
      31.229.8
      Two-wheeler
      19.322.2

      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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