UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Bareilly: 44.5 lakh people, one story

People
44,48,359
Area
4,120 km²
Literacy
58.49%
Sex ratio
887
Lowest in Uttar PradeshScheduled Castes: 12.5 % of people. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number44.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,080 to every km².See the numbers →

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BareillyUttar Pradesh

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

Bareilly in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population44.5 lakh#9/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,120 km²#21/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,080 per km²#18/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio887 females per 1000 males#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)903 girls per 1000 boys#37/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate58.49%#65/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy48.30%#63/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population35.3%#9/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

58.5% can read. 887 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.577.3
Female literacy
48.357.2
Scheduled Castes
12.520.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
35.322.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 63.6%
  • Muslim 34.5%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.1%
    • Farm labourers 23.3%
    • Household industry 9.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 41.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 27% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      27.426.8
      Latrine at home
      46.626.0
      Tap water
      32.619.9
      LPG / PNG
      21.213.8
      Phone
      48.448.8
      Television
      30.224.2
      Bicycle
      45.949.4
      Two-wheeler
      16.114.3

      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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