UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Baghpat: 13 lakh people, one story

People
13,03,048
Area
1,321 km²
Literacy
72.01%
Sex ratio
861
Lowest in Uttar PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 841 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 71 of 71.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshScheduled Castes: 11.4 % of people. Rank 71 of 71.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number13 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 986 to every km².See the numbers →

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BaghpatUttar Pradesh

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

Baghpat in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13 lakh#66/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,321 km²#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density986 per km²#27/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio861 females per 1000 males#69/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)841 girls per 1000 boys#71/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate72.01%#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.95%#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population21.1%#27/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

72.0% can read. 861 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.477.3
Female literacy
60.057.2
Scheduled Castes
11.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
21.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 70.4%
  • Muslim 28.0%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Jain 1.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    48 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.2 lakh workers, 32.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 29.9%
    • Farm labourers 17.9%
    • Household industry 4.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 47.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 38% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      37.726.8
      Latrine at home
      42.426.0
      Tap water
      16.219.9
      LPG / PNG
      14.213.8
      Phone
      49.348.8
      Television
      35.324.2
      Bicycle
      36.349.4
      Two-wheeler
      13.614.3

      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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