District of Punjab

Bathinda: 13.9 lakh people, one story

People
13,88,525
Area
3,353 km²
Literacy
68.28%
Sex ratio
868
Top 3 in PunjabHomes with electricity (2011): 71.9 % of households. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabSex ratio: 868 females per 1000 males. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Big number13.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 414 to every km².See the numbers →

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BathindaPunjab

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

Bathinda in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.9 lakh#9/20 in Punjab
Area3,353 km²#6/20 in Punjab
Population density414 per km²#16/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio868 females per 1000 males#20/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)854 girls per 1000 boys#8/20 in Punjab▲ state 846
Literacy rate68.28%#15/20 in Punjab▼ state 75.84
Female literacy61.94%#16/20 in Punjab▼ state 70.73
Urban population36.0%#6/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

68.3% can read. 868 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.880.4
Female literacy
61.970.7
Scheduled Castes
32.431.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
36.037.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 27.4%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 70.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.5 lakh workers, 39.6% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 25.7%
    • Farm labourers 23.3%
    • Household industry 2.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 48.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 72% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.966.6
      Latrine at home
      65.454.7
      Tap water
      42.635.1
      LPG / PNG
      33.337.6
      Phone
      60.556.6
      Television
      57.456.9
      Bicycle
      49.645.7
      Two-wheeler
      29.832.7

      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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