RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Dausa: 16.3 lakh people, one story

People
16,34,409
Area
3,432 km²
Literacy
68.16%
Sex ratio
905
Top 3 in RajasthanPopulation density: 476 per km². Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanArea: 3,432 km². Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →Big number16.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 476 to every km².See the numbers →

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DausaRajasthan

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

Dausa in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.3 lakh#20/33 in Rajasthan
Area3,432 km²#32/33 in Rajasthan
Population density476 per km²#3/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio905 females per 1000 males#24/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#26/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate68.16%#10/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy51.93%#14/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population12.3%#28/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

68.2% can read. 905 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.079.2
Female literacy
51.952.1
Scheduled Castes
21.717.8
Scheduled Tribes
26.513.5
Living in towns
12.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 31.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.8%
  • Muslim 2.8%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.8 lakh workers, 41.9% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 57.1%
    • Farm labourers 11.1%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.446.6
      Latrine at home
      12.024.4
      Tap water
      12.928.3
      LPG / PNG
      8.515.9
      Phone
      48.249.2
      Television
      19.526.2
      Bicycle
      20.219.9
      Two-wheeler
      14.816.7

      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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