District of Punjab

Mansa: 7.7 lakh people, one story

People
7,69,751
Area
2,198 km²
Literacy
61.83%
Sex ratio
883
#1 in PunjabWorkers in farming: 59.8 % of workers. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabLiteracy rate: 61.83%. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabFemale literacy: 55.68%. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabPopulation density: 350 per km². Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →

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MansaPunjab

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

Mansa in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7.7 lakh#15/20 in Punjab
Area2,198 km²#13/20 in Punjab
Population density350 per km²#19/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio883 females per 1000 males#15/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)836 girls per 1000 boys#16/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate61.83%#20/20 in Punjab▼ state 75.84
Female literacy55.68%#20/20 in Punjab▼ state 70.73
Urban population21.3%#17/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

61.8% can read. 883 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.380.4
Female literacy
55.770.7
Scheduled Castes
33.631.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
21.337.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 20.3%
  • Muslim 1.3%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 77.7%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.3 lakh workers, 42.7% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 32.3%
    • Farm labourers 27.5%
    • Household industry 4.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.366.6
      Latrine at home
      50.754.7
      Tap water
      36.635.1
      LPG / PNG
      20.137.6
      Phone
      57.056.6
      Television
      52.156.9
      Bicycle
      46.345.7
      Two-wheeler
      24.532.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.