RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Ganganagar: 19.7 lakh people, one story

People
19,69,168
Area
10,978 km²
Literacy
69.64%
Sex ratio
887
#1 in RajasthanScheduled Castes: 36.6 % of people. Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number19.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 179 to every km².See the numbers →

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GanganagarRajasthan

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

Ganganagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.7 lakh#15/33 in Rajasthan
Area10,978 km²#10/33 in Rajasthan
Population density179 per km²#25/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio887 females per 1000 males#29/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)854 girls per 1000 boys#30/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate69.64%#7/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy59.70%#4/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population27.2%#7/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 24.9

People & society

69.6% can read. 887 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.579.2
Female literacy
59.752.1
Scheduled Castes
36.617.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.713.5
Living in towns
27.224.9

Gender literacy gap: 18.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.0%
  • Muslim 2.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 24.1%
  • Jain 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    55 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.1 lakh workers, 46.3% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 29.4%
    • Farm labourers 25.2%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 50% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      50.346.6
      Latrine at home
      56.324.4
      Tap water
      48.828.3
      LPG / PNG
      15.715.9
      Phone
      50.649.2
      Television
      32.326.2
      Bicycle
      26.619.9
      Two-wheeler
      15.216.7

      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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