RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Bhilwara: 24.1 lakh people, one story

People
24,08,523
Area
10,455 km²
Literacy
61.37%
Sex ratio
973
Top 3 in RajasthanChild sex ratio (0–6): 928 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number24.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 230 to every km².See the numbers →

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BhilwaraRajasthan

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

Bhilwara in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.1 lakh#10/33 in Rajasthan
Area10,455 km²#12/33 in Rajasthan
Population density230 per km²#16/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio973 females per 1000 males#6/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)928 girls per 1000 boys#3/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate61.37%#26/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy47.21%#22/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population21.3%#12/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

61.4% can read. 973 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.379.2
Female literacy
47.252.1
Scheduled Castes
16.917.8
Scheduled Tribes
9.513.5
Living in towns
21.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 28.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.4%
  • Muslim 5.9%
  • Jain 1.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.5 lakh workers, 47.7% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 48.4%
    • Farm labourers 14.2%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 55% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      55.346.6
      Latrine at home
      17.124.4
      Tap water
      27.128.3
      LPG / PNG
      13.915.9
      Phone
      50.549.2
      Television
      26.026.2
      Bicycle
      31.419.9
      Two-wheeler
      22.316.7

      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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