HPSC · District of Haryana

Mahendragarh: 9.2 lakh people, one story

People
9,22,088
Area
1,899 km²
Literacy
77.72%
Sex ratio
895
Lowest in HaryanaChild sex ratio (0–6): 775 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 21 of 21.See the numbers →Lowest in HaryanaUrban population: 14.4%. Rank 20 of 21.See the numbers →Lowest in HaryanaHomes with electricity (2011): 50.6 % of households. Rank 20 of 21.See the numbers →Big number9.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 486 to every km².See the numbers →

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MahendragarhHaryana

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

Mahendragarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.2 lakh#19/21 in Haryana
Area1,899 km²#9/21 in Haryana
Population density486 per km²#16/21 in Haryana▼ state 573
Sex ratio895 females per 1000 males#5/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)775 girls per 1000 boys#21/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate77.72%#10/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy64.57%#13/21 in Haryana▼ state 65.94
Urban population14.4%#20/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

77.7% can read. 895 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.784.1
Female literacy
64.665.9
Scheduled Castes
17.020.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
14.434.9

Gender literacy gap: 25.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 99.0%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Sikh 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    55 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.4 lakh workers, 36.7% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 44.0%
    • Farm labourers 11.3%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 42.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 51% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      50.660.2
      Latrine at home
      27.845.7
      Tap water
      40.545.8
      LPG / PNG
      16.929.3
      Phone
      49.952.8
      Television
      32.845.2
      Bicycle
      20.529.8
      Two-wheeler
      17.122.2

      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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