HPSC · District of Haryana

Palwal: 10.4 lakh people, one story

People
10,42,708
Area
1,359 km²
Literacy
69.32%
Sex ratio
880
Top 3 in HaryanaChild sex ratio (0–6): 866 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in HaryanaScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 21 of 21.See the numbers →Lowest in HaryanaFemale literacy: 54.23%. Rank 20 of 21.See the numbers →Big number10.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 767 to every km².See the numbers →

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PalwalHaryana

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

Palwal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.4 lakh#15/21 in Haryana
Area1,359 km²#17/21 in Haryana
Population density767 per km²#4/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio880 females per 1000 males#11/21 in Haryana▲ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)866 girls per 1000 boys#2/21 in Haryana▲ state 834
Literacy rate69.32%#17/21 in Haryana▼ state 75.55
Female literacy54.23%#20/21 in Haryana▼ state 65.94
Urban population22.7%#16/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

69.3% can read. 880 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.784.1
Female literacy
54.265.9
Scheduled Castes
19.520.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
22.734.9

Gender literacy gap: 28.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 79.2%
  • Muslim 20.0%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.1 lakh workers, 29.7% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 29.6%
    • Farm labourers 19.6%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 48.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 53% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.260.2
      Latrine at home
      29.945.7
      Tap water
      38.145.8
      LPG / PNG
      18.729.3
      Phone
      48.752.8
      Television
      37.545.2
      Bicycle
      27.129.8
      Two-wheeler
      22.422.2

      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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