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Aligarh: 36.7 lakh people, one story

People
36,73,889
Area
3,650 km²
Literacy
67.52%
Sex ratio
882
Big number36.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,007 to every km².See the numbers →

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AligarhUttar Pradesh

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

Aligarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.7 lakh#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,650 km²#32/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,007 per km²#25/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio882 females per 1000 males#46/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)877 girls per 1000 boys#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate67.52%#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy55.68%#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population33.1%#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

67.5% can read. 882 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.077.3
Female literacy
55.757.2
Scheduled Castes
20.620.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
33.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 79.0%
  • Muslim 19.9%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    47 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.7 lakh workers, 32.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 24.0%
    • Farm labourers 22.8%
    • Household industry 6.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 46.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 31% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      31.226.8
      Latrine at home
      29.626.0
      Tap water
      19.619.9
      LPG / PNG
      17.913.8
      Phone
      52.048.8
      Television
      30.524.2
      Bicycle
      42.549.4
      Two-wheeler
      17.714.3

      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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