RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Nagaur: 33.1 lakh people, one story

People
33,07,743
Area
17,718 km²
Literacy
62.80%
Sex ratio
950
Lowest in RajasthanScheduled Tribes: 0.3 % of people. Rank 33 of 33.See the numbers →Big number33.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 187 to every km².See the numbers →

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NagaurRajasthan

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

Nagaur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population33.1 lakh#4/33 in Rajasthan
Area17,718 km²#5/33 in Rajasthan
Population density187 per km²#23/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#13/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)897 girls per 1000 boys#17/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate62.80%#19/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy47.82%#20/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population19.3%#21/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

62.8% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.279.2
Female literacy
47.852.1
Scheduled Castes
21.217.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.313.5
Living in towns
19.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 29.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.7%
  • Muslim 13.7%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.3 lakh workers, 43.1% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 51.5%
    • Farm labourers 18.5%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 41% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      41.246.6
      Latrine at home
      24.924.4
      Tap water
      28.228.3
      LPG / PNG
      11.515.9
      Phone
      55.249.2
      Television
      21.926.2
      Bicycle
      10.719.9
      Two-wheeler
      11.216.7

      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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