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Auraiya: 13.8 lakh people, one story

People
13,79,545
Area
2,016 km²
Literacy
78.95%
Sex ratio
864
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshLiteracy rate: 78.95%. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshHousehold industry workers: 2.8 % of workers. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number13.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 684 to every km².See the numbers →

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AuraiyaUttar Pradesh

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

Auraiya in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.8 lakh#65/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,016 km²#60/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density684 per km²#52/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio864 females per 1000 males#65/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)896 girls per 1000 boys#46/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate78.95%#3/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy70.61%#4/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population17.0%#35/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

78.9% can read. 864 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.177.3
Female literacy
70.657.2
Scheduled Castes
28.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
17.022.3

Gender literacy gap: 15.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 7.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.4 lakh workers, 32.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 37.7%
    • Farm labourers 34.3%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 21% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      20.826.8
      Latrine at home
      23.226.0
      Tap water
      14.719.9
      LPG / PNG
      10.413.8
      Phone
      48.448.8
      Television
      19.124.2
      Bicycle
      57.349.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.414.3

      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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