HPSC · District of Haryana

Sonipat: 14.5 lakh people, one story

People
14,50,001
Area
2,122 km²
Literacy
79.12%
Sex ratio
856
Lowest in HaryanaSex ratio: 856 females per 1000 males. Rank 20 of 21.See the numbers →Big number14.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 683 to every km².See the numbers →

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SonipatHaryana

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

Sonipat in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.5 lakh#6/21 in Haryana
Area2,122 km²#8/21 in Haryana
Population density683 per km²#8/21 in Haryana▲ state 573
Sex ratio856 females per 1000 males#20/21 in Haryana▼ state 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)798 girls per 1000 boys#18/21 in Haryana▼ state 834
Literacy rate79.12%#8/21 in Haryana▲ state 75.55
Female literacy69.80%#8/21 in Haryana▲ state 65.94
Urban population31.3%#9/21 in Haryana▼ state 34.9

People & society

79.1% can read. 856 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.284.1
Female literacy
69.865.9
Scheduled Castes
18.620.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
31.334.9

Gender literacy gap: 17.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.9%
  • Muslim 3.1%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    47 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 36.1% of all people

    This district
    Haryana
    • Cultivators 27.2%
    • Farm labourers 19.4%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.660.2
      Latrine at home
      44.045.7
      Tap water
      39.445.8
      LPG / PNG
      30.229.3
      Phone
      49.752.8
      Television
      46.145.2
      Bicycle
      28.529.8
      Two-wheeler
      20.222.2

      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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