HPSC · District of Haryana

Rohtak: 10.6 lakh people, one story

People
10,61,204
Area
1,745 km²
Literacy
80.22%
Sex ratio
867
Big number10.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 608 to every km².See the numbers →

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RohtakHaryana

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

Rohtak in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.6 lakh#14/21 in Haryana
Area1,745 km²#12/21 in Haryana
Population density608 per km²#11/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio867 females per 1000 males#17/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)820 girls per 1000 boys#15/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate80.22%#7/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy71.72%#5/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population42.0%#6/21 in Haryana▲ state 34.9

People & society

80.2% can read. 867 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.784.1
Female literacy
71.765.9
Scheduled Castes
20.420.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
42.034.9

Gender literacy gap: 15.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.4%
  • Muslim 0.8%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Jain 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    38 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.5 lakh workers, 32.6% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 27.7%
    • Farm labourers 10.6%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 59.3%

      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
      48.245.7
      Tap water
      50.245.8
      LPG / PNG
      30.829.3
      Phone
      52.352.8
      Television
      48.945.2
      Bicycle
      29.929.8
      Two-wheeler
      20.722.2

      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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