HPSC · District of Haryana

Kurukshetra: 9.6 lakh people, one story

People
9,64,655
Area
1,530 km²
Literacy
76.31%
Sex ratio
888
Big number9.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 630 to every km².See the numbers →

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KurukshetraHaryana

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

Kurukshetra in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.6 lakh#16/21 in Haryana
Area1,530 km²#15/21 in Haryana
Population density630 per km²#9/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio888 females per 1000 males#6/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)818 girls per 1000 boys#16/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate76.31%#11/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy68.84%#10/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population28.9%#11/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

76.3% can read. 888 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.084.1
Female literacy
68.865.9
Scheduled Castes
22.320.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
28.934.9

Gender literacy gap: 14.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 83.5%
  • Muslim 1.7%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 14.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    46 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.4 lakh workers, 34.9% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 20.5%
    • Farm labourers 25.5%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 52.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.960.2
      Latrine at home
      46.745.7
      Tap water
      52.245.8
      LPG / PNG
      30.929.3
      Phone
      50.052.8
      Television
      49.145.2
      Bicycle
      36.929.8
      Two-wheeler
      25.322.2

      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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