RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Banswara: 18 lakh people, one story

People
17,97,485
Area
4,522 km²
Literacy
56.33%
Sex ratio
980
#1 in RajasthanChild sex ratio (0–6): 934 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →#1 in RajasthanScheduled Tribes: 76.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in RajasthanWorkers in farming: 81.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanScheduled Castes: 4.5 % of people. Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →

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BanswaraRajasthan

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

Banswara in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18 lakh#18/33 in Rajasthan
Area4,522 km²#28/33 in Rajasthan
Population density397 per km²#6/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio980 females per 1000 males#5/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)934 girls per 1000 boys#1/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate56.33%#30/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy43.06%#28/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population7.1%#31/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

56.3% can read. 980 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.579.2
Female literacy
43.152.1
Scheduled Castes
4.517.8
Scheduled Tribes
76.413.5
Living in towns
7.124.9

Gender literacy gap: 26.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.6%
  • Muslim 2.7%
  • Christian 1.2%
  • Jain 1.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.2 lakh workers, 51.0% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 59.6%
    • Farm labourers 21.8%
    • Household industry 2.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 28% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      28.146.6
      Latrine at home
      10.624.4
      Tap water
      8.928.3
      LPG / PNG
      8.015.9
      Phone
      25.349.2
      Television
      11.326.2
      Bicycle
      9.319.9
      Two-wheeler
      10.716.7

      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.