RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Churu: 20.4 lakh people, one story

People
20,39,547
Area
13,835 km²
Literacy
66.75%
Sex ratio
940
Big number20.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 147 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChuruRajasthan

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

Churu in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.4 lakh#13/33 in Rajasthan
Area13,835 km²#6/33 in Rajasthan
Population density147 per km²#30/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio940 females per 1000 males#17/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)902 girls per 1000 boys#12/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate66.75%#12/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy54.04%#11/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population28.3%#6/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 24.9

People & society

66.8% can read. 940 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.879.2
Female literacy
54.052.1
Scheduled Castes
22.117.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.613.5
Living in towns
28.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 24.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.2%
  • Muslim 12.2%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9 lakh workers, 44.3% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 63.4%
    • Farm labourers 9.7%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 47% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.946.6
      Latrine at home
      40.724.4
      Tap water
      54.428.3
      LPG / PNG
      15.015.9
      Phone
      54.449.2
      Television
      26.626.2
      Bicycle
      9.419.9
      Two-wheeler
      5.616.7

      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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