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Bijnor: 36.8 lakh people, one story

People
36,82,713
Area
4,561 km²
Literacy
68.48%
Sex ratio
917
Big number36.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 807 to every km².See the numbers →

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BijnorUttar Pradesh

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

Bijnor in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.8 lakh#16/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,561 km²#12/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density807 per km²#39/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio917 females per 1000 males#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)883 girls per 1000 boys#55/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate68.48%#40/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.72%#26/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population25.1%#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

68.5% can read. 917 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.677.3
Female literacy
59.757.2
Scheduled Castes
21.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
25.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 16.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 55.2%
  • Muslim 43.0%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 1.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    50 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.9 lakh workers, 29.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 21.3%
    • Farm labourers 28.6%
    • Household industry 4.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 30% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      29.526.8
      Latrine at home
      41.926.0
      Tap water
      25.019.9
      LPG / PNG
      14.113.8
      Phone
      49.048.8
      Television
      28.724.2
      Bicycle
      41.749.4
      Two-wheeler
      14.414.3

      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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