RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Chittaurgarh: 15.4 lakh people, one story

People
15,44,338
Area
7,822 km²
Literacy
61.71%
Sex ratio
972
Top 3 in RajasthanHomes with electricity (2011): 58.9 % of households. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number15.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 197 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChittaurgarhRajasthan

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

Chittaurgarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.4 lakh#21/33 in Rajasthan
Area7,822 km²#16/33 in Rajasthan
Population density197 per km²#20/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio972 females per 1000 males#7/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)912 girls per 1000 boys#6/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate61.71%#22/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy46.53%#25/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population18.5%#22/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

61.7% can read. 972 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.679.2
Female literacy
46.552.1
Scheduled Castes
16.217.8
Scheduled Tribes
13.113.5
Living in towns
18.524.9

Gender literacy gap: 30.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.5%
  • Muslim 6.3%
  • Jain 1.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8 lakh workers, 52.0% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 56.5%
    • Farm labourers 15.4%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.946.6
      Latrine at home
      14.924.4
      Tap water
      30.028.3
      LPG / PNG
      13.015.9
      Phone
      49.149.2
      Television
      26.326.2
      Bicycle
      38.019.9
      Two-wheeler
      22.716.7

      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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