RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Bikaner: 23.6 lakh people, one story

People
23,63,937
Area
30,239 km²
Literacy
65.13%
Sex ratio
905
Top 3 in RajasthanArea: 30,239 km². Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanPopulation density: 78 per km². Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanScheduled Tribes: 0.3 % of people. Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →Big number23.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 78 to every km².See the numbers →

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BikanerRajasthan

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

Bikaner in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.6 lakh#11/33 in Rajasthan
Area30,239 km²#2/33 in Rajasthan
Population density78 per km²#32/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio905 females per 1000 males#25/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)908 girls per 1000 boys#9/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate65.13%#17/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy53.23%#12/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population33.9%#5/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 24.9

People & society

65.1% can read. 905 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.979.2
Female literacy
53.252.1
Scheduled Castes
20.917.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.313.5
Living in towns
33.924.9

Gender literacy gap: 22.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.7%
  • Muslim 10.0%
  • Sikh 0.8%
  • Jain 1.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.9 lakh workers, 41.7% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 50.6%
    • Farm labourers 10.5%
    • Household industry 2.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 42% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      41.546.6
      Latrine at home
      36.724.4
      Tap water
      42.128.3
      LPG / PNG
      20.515.9
      Phone
      54.149.2
      Television
      26.026.2
      Bicycle
      18.419.9
      Two-wheeler
      12.916.7

      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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