UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Agra: 44.2 lakh people, one story

People
44,18,797
Area
4,041 km²
Literacy
71.58%
Sex ratio
868
#1 in Uttar PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 59.3 % of households. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number44.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,093 to every km².See the numbers →

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AgraUttar Pradesh

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

Agra in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population44.2 lakh#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,041 km²#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,093 per km²#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio868 females per 1000 males#61/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)861 girls per 1000 boys#66/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate71.58%#21/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy61.18%#18/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population45.8%#6/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

71.6% can read. 868 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.677.3
Female literacy
61.257.2
Scheduled Castes
22.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.20.6
Living in towns
45.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.8%
  • Muslim 9.3%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    37 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.9 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 20.5%
    • Farm labourers 16.9%
    • Household industry 6.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 55.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.326.8
      Latrine at home
      34.526.0
      Tap water
      24.819.9
      LPG / PNG
      27.813.8
      Phone
      57.648.8
      Television
      48.024.2
      Bicycle
      49.149.4
      Two-wheeler
      27.014.3

      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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