HPSC · District of Haryana

Panchkula: 5.6 lakh people, one story

People
5,61,293
Area
898 km²
Literacy
81.88%
Sex ratio
873
#1 in HaryanaScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaLiteracy rate: 81.88%. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaFemale literacy: 75.99%. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in HaryanaHousehold industry workers: 4.7 % of workers. Rank 2 of 21 districts.See the numbers →

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PanchkulaHaryana

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

Panchkula in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.6 lakh#21/21 in Haryana
Area898 km²#20/21 in Haryana
Population density625 per km²#10/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio873 females per 1000 males#14/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)863 girls per 1000 boys#3/21 in Haryana▲ state 834
Literacy rate81.88%#2/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy75.99%#2/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population55.8%#3/21 in Haryana▲ state 34.9

People & society

81.9% can read. 873 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.084.1
Female literacy
76.065.9
Scheduled Castes
18.120.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
55.834.9

Gender literacy gap: 11.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.4%
  • Muslim 4.2%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 7.3%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    19 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.1 lakh workers, 37.7% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 12.6%
    • Farm labourers 6.1%
    • Household industry 4.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 76.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.960.2
      Latrine at home
      47.445.7
      Tap water
      60.645.8
      LPG / PNG
      42.329.3
      Phone
      56.252.8
      Television
      53.745.2
      Bicycle
      26.029.8
      Two-wheeler
      30.422.2

      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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