RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Hanumangarh: 17.7 lakh people, one story

People
17,74,692
Area
9,656 km²
Literacy
67.13%
Sex ratio
906
Top 3 in RajasthanScheduled Castes: 27.8 % of people. Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number17.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 184 to every km².See the numbers →

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HanumangarhRajasthan

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

Hanumangarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.7 lakh#19/33 in Rajasthan
Area9,656 km²#13/33 in Rajasthan
Population density184 per km²#24/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio906 females per 1000 males#23/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)878 girls per 1000 boys#22/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate67.13%#11/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy55.84%#7/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population19.7%#19/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

67.1% can read. 906 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.479.2
Female literacy
55.852.1
Scheduled Castes
27.817.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.813.5
Living in towns
19.724.9

Gender literacy gap: 21.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.8%
  • Muslim 6.7%
  • Sikh 12.2%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.4 lakh workers, 47.1% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 44.4%
    • Farm labourers 20.0%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 49% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.946.6
      Latrine at home
      55.924.4
      Tap water
      49.528.3
      LPG / PNG
      11.215.9
      Phone
      50.149.2
      Television
      28.226.2
      Bicycle
      18.819.9
      Two-wheeler
      11.416.7

      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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