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Bara Banki: 32.6 lakh people, one story

People
32,60,699
Area
4,402 km²
Literacy
61.75%
Sex ratio
910
Big number32.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 741 to every km².See the numbers →

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Bara BankiUttar Pradesh

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

Bara Banki in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population32.6 lakh#28/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,402 km²#18/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density741 per km²#45/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio910 females per 1000 males#26/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#6/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate61.75%#56/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy52.34%#52/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population10.1%#52/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

61.7% can read. 910 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.377.3
Female literacy
52.357.2
Scheduled Castes
26.520.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
10.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 17.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.8%
  • Muslim 22.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    74 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.9 lakh workers, 36.6% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 38.4%
    • Farm labourers 35.4%
    • Household industry 6.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      15.126.8
      Latrine at home
      14.526.0
      Tap water
      15.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      8.513.8
      Phone
      42.948.8
      Television
      16.224.2
      Bicycle
      62.449.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.814.3

      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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