RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Sikar: 26.8 lakh people, one story

People
26,77,333
Area
7,732 km²
Literacy
71.91%
Sex ratio
947
Lowest in RajasthanChild sex ratio (0–6): 848 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →Big number26.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 346 to every km².See the numbers →

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SikarRajasthan

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

Sikar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population26.8 lakh#6/33 in Rajasthan
Area7,732 km²#17/33 in Rajasthan
Population density346 per km²#10/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio947 females per 1000 males#14/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)848 girls per 1000 boys#32/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate71.91%#4/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy58.23%#5/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population23.7%#8/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

71.9% can read. 947 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.179.2
Female literacy
58.252.1
Scheduled Castes
15.617.8
Scheduled Tribes
2.813.5
Living in towns
23.724.9

Gender literacy gap: 26.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.5%
  • Muslim 12.2%
  • Jain 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    59 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.1 lakh workers, 37.6% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 49.8%
    • Farm labourers 8.7%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 48% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.146.6
      Latrine at home
      31.624.4
      Tap water
      35.228.3
      LPG / PNG
      18.615.9
      Phone
      54.549.2
      Television
      31.026.2
      Bicycle
      10.819.9
      Two-wheeler
      11.016.7

      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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