RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Alwar: 36.7 lakh people, one story

People
36,74,179
Area
8,380 km²
Literacy
70.72%
Sex ratio
895
Top 3 in RajasthanPopulation: 36,74,179. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number36.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 438 to every km².See the numbers →

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AlwarRajasthan

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

Alwar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.7 lakh#3/33 in Rajasthan
Area8,380 km²#15/33 in Rajasthan
Population density438 per km²#4/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio895 females per 1000 males#28/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#27/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate70.72%#5/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy56.25%#6/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population17.8%#23/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

70.7% can read. 895 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.779.2
Female literacy
56.352.1
Scheduled Castes
17.817.8
Scheduled Tribes
7.913.5
Living in towns
17.824.9

Gender literacy gap: 27.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.7%
  • Muslim 14.9%
  • Sikh 1.8%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Jain 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17.1 lakh workers, 46.5% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 52.6%
    • Farm labourers 12.7%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 49% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.846.6
      Latrine at home
      17.424.4
      Tap water
      19.028.3
      LPG / PNG
      12.415.9
      Phone
      48.049.2
      Television
      26.026.2
      Bicycle
      24.419.9
      Two-wheeler
      18.016.7

      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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