District of Punjab

Firozpur: 20.3 lakh people, one story

People
20,29,074
Area
5,305 km²
Literacy
68.92%
Sex ratio
893
#1 in PunjabArea: 5,305 km². Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabScheduled Castes: 42.2 % of people. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabWorkers in farming: 55.5 % of workers. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabHousehold industry workers: 1.9 % of workers. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →

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FirozpurPunjab

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

Firozpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.3 lakh#5/20 in Punjab
Area5,305 km²#1/20 in Punjab
Population density382 per km²#18/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio893 females per 1000 males#9/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)847 girls per 1000 boys#10/20 in Punjab▲ state 846
Literacy rate68.92%#14/20 in Punjab▼ state 75.84
Female literacy61.69%#18/20 in Punjab▼ state 70.73
Urban population27.2%#14/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

68.9% can read. 893 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.480.4
Female literacy
61.770.7
Scheduled Castes
42.231.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
27.237.5

Gender literacy gap: 13.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 44.7%
  • Muslim 0.3%
  • Christian 1.0%
  • Sikh 53.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    55 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.6 lakh workers, 37.3% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 25.3%
    • Farm labourers 30.1%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 42.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.666.6
      Latrine at home
      54.554.7
      Tap water
      32.135.1
      LPG / PNG
      28.237.6
      Phone
      57.956.6
      Television
      55.356.9
      Bicycle
      47.445.7
      Two-wheeler
      29.632.7

      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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