HPSC · District of Haryana

Karnal: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,05,324
Area
2,520 km²
Literacy
74.73%
Sex ratio
887
Big number15.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 597 to every km².See the numbers →

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KarnalHaryana

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

Karnal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#5/21 in Haryana
Area2,520 km²#6/21 in Haryana
Population density597 per km²#12/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio887 females per 1000 males#7/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)824 girls per 1000 boys#14/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate74.73%#14/21 in Haryana▼ state 75.55
Female literacy66.82%#12/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population30.2%#10/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

74.7% can read. 887 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.884.1
Female literacy
66.865.9
Scheduled Castes
22.620.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
30.234.9

Gender literacy gap: 15.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.1%
  • Muslim 2.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 8.4%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    48 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 34.3% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 21.8%
    • Farm labourers 25.9%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 62% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.360.2
      Latrine at home
      50.445.7
      Tap water
      53.545.8
      LPG / PNG
      33.429.3
      Phone
      50.452.8
      Television
      50.445.2
      Bicycle
      33.529.8
      Two-wheeler
      25.222.2

      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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