RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Jhunjhunun: 21.4 lakh people, one story

People
21,37,045
Area
5,928 km²
Literacy
74.13%
Sex ratio
950
Lowest in RajasthanChild sex ratio (0–6): 837 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 33 of 33.See the numbers →Top 3 in RajasthanLiteracy rate: 74.13%. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in RajasthanFemale literacy: 60.95%. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanHousehold industry workers: 1.5 % of workers. Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →

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JhunjhununRajasthan

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

Jhunjhunun in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21.4 lakh#12/33 in Rajasthan
Area5,928 km²#21/33 in Rajasthan
Population density361 per km²#9/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#12/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)837 girls per 1000 boys#33/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate74.13%#3/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy60.95%#3/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population22.9%#9/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

74.1% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.979.2
Female literacy
61.052.1
Scheduled Castes
16.917.8
Scheduled Tribes
1.913.5
Living in towns
22.924.9

Gender literacy gap: 25.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.2%
  • Muslim 10.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.9 lakh workers, 41.9% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 58.3%
    • Farm labourers 7.7%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.5%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.746.6
      Latrine at home
      31.624.4
      Tap water
      35.628.3
      LPG / PNG
      20.315.9
      Phone
      48.449.2
      Television
      29.126.2
      Bicycle
      11.519.9
      Two-wheeler
      9.216.7

      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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