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Bahraich: 34.9 lakh people, one story

People
34,87,731
Area
5,237 km²
Literacy
49.36%
Sex ratio
892
Lowest in Uttar PradeshLiteracy rate: 49.36%. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number34.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 666 to every km².See the numbers →

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BahraichUttar Pradesh

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

Bahraich in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.9 lakh#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area5,237 km²#6/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density666 per km²#57/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio892 females per 1000 males#39/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)935 girls per 1000 boys#4/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate49.36%#70/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy39.18%#69/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population8.1%#58/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

49.4% can read. 892 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
58.377.3
Female literacy
39.257.2
Scheduled Castes
14.620.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.30.6
Living in towns
8.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 65.7%
  • Muslim 33.5%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.5 lakh workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 37.3%
    • Farm labourers 41.9%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 17.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 11% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      11.326.8
      Latrine at home
      12.326.0
      Tap water
      24.619.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.113.8
      Phone
      35.648.8
      Television
      9.424.2
      Bicycle
      52.349.4
      Two-wheeler
      6.814.3

      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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