District of Telangana

Warangal: 35.1 lakh people, one story

People
35,12,576
Area
12,846 km²
Literacy
65.11%
Sex ratio
997
Top 3 in TelanganaLiteracy rate: 65.11%. Rank 3 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaUrban population: 28.3%. Rank 3 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaScheduled Tribes: 15.1 % of people. Rank 3 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaHomes with electricity (2011): 79.1 % of households. Rank 3 of 10 districts.See the numbers →

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WarangalTelangana

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

Warangal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population35.1 lakh#5/10 in Telangana
Area12,846 km²#5/10 in Telangana
Population density273 per km²#6/10 in Telangana▼ state 306
Sex ratio997 females per 1000 males#5/10 in Telangana▲ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)923 girls per 1000 boys#9/10 in Telangana▼ state 933
Literacy rate65.11%#3/10 in Telangana▼ state 66.46
Female literacy55.69%#4/10 in Telangana▼ state 57.92
Urban population28.3%#3/10 in Telangana▼ state 38.7

People & society

65.1% can read. 997 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.675.0
Female literacy
55.757.9
Scheduled Castes
17.515.4
Scheduled Tribes
15.19.3
Living in towns
28.338.7

Gender literacy gap: 18.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.2%
  • Muslim 5.6%
  • Christian 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    17.1 lakh workers, 48.6% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 23.5%
    • Farm labourers 44.4%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 79% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      79.177.1
      Latrine at home
      37.143.8
      Tap water
      57.161.5
      LPG / PNG
      22.730.4
      Phone
      54.360.1
      Television
      44.249.2
      Bicycle
      29.825.0
      Two-wheeler
      13.319.5

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.