RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Baran: 12.2 lakh people, one story

People
12,22,755
Area
6,992 km²
Literacy
66.66%
Sex ratio
929
Big number12.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 175 to every km².See the numbers →

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

Baran in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.2 lakh#27/33 in Rajasthan
Area6,992 km²#19/33 in Rajasthan
Population density175 per km²#26/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio929 females per 1000 males#18/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)912 girls per 1000 boys#8/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate66.66%#13/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy51.96%#13/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population20.8%#13/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

66.7% can read. 929 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.479.2
Female literacy
52.052.1
Scheduled Castes
18.117.8
Scheduled Tribes
22.613.5
Living in towns
20.824.9

Gender literacy gap: 28.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.7%
  • Muslim 6.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.5 lakh workers, 45.2% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 39.2%
    • Farm labourers 33.5%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 51% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      50.646.6
      Latrine at home
      13.224.4
      Tap water
      17.928.3
      LPG / PNG
      10.215.9
      Phone
      47.249.2
      Television
      27.726.2
      Bicycle
      19.219.9
      Two-wheeler
      18.816.7

      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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