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Budaun: 36.8 lakh people, one story

People
36,81,896
Area
5,168 km²
Literacy
51.29%
Sex ratio
871
Big number36.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 712 to every km².See the numbers →

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BudaunUttar Pradesh

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

Budaun in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.8 lakh#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area5,168 km²#7/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density712 per km²#49/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio871 females per 1000 males#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)899 girls per 1000 boys#42/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate51.29%#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy40.09%#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population17.5%#32/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

51.3% can read. 871 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
61.077.3
Female literacy
40.157.2
Scheduled Castes
16.920.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
17.522.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 77.9%
  • Muslim 21.5%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.1 lakh workers, 30.1% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 52.0%
    • Farm labourers 23.4%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 13% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.726.8
      Latrine at home
      21.926.0
      Tap water
      14.219.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.213.8
      Phone
      40.948.8
      Television
      15.024.2
      Bicycle
      35.049.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.114.3

      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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