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Ballia: 32.4 lakh people, one story

People
32,39,774
Area
2,981 km²
Literacy
70.94%
Sex ratio
937
Big number32.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,087 to every km².See the numbers →

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BalliaUttar Pradesh

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

Ballia in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population32.4 lakh#29/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,981 km²#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,087 per km²#16/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio937 females per 1000 males#18/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)900 girls per 1000 boys#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate70.94%#25/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.75%#25/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population9.4%#55/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

70.9% can read. 937 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.577.3
Female literacy
59.857.2
Scheduled Castes
15.320.7
Scheduled Tribes
3.40.6
Living in towns
9.422.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.7%
  • Muslim 6.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    58 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.2 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 20.2%
    • Farm labourers 37.7%
    • Household industry 7.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      19.126.8
      Latrine at home
      19.826.0
      Tap water
      11.919.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.913.8
      Phone
      54.548.8
      Television
      18.424.2
      Bicycle
      51.549.4
      Two-wheeler
      10.414.3

      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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