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Bulandshahr: 35 lakh people, one story

People
34,99,171
Area
4,512 km²
Literacy
68.88%
Sex ratio
896
Big number35 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 776 to every km².See the numbers →

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BulandshahrUttar Pradesh

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

Bulandshahr in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population35 lakh#22/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,512 km²#14/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density776 per km²#42/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio896 females per 1000 males#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)854 girls per 1000 boys#67/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate68.88%#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy55.57%#45/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population24.8%#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

68.9% can read. 896 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.977.3
Female literacy
55.657.2
Scheduled Castes
20.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
24.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 25.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 77.4%
  • Muslim 22.2%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.7 lakh workers, 33.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 28.3%
    • Farm labourers 20.6%
    • Household industry 5.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 25% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.426.8
      Latrine at home
      29.326.0
      Tap water
      17.319.9
      LPG / PNG
      14.213.8
      Phone
      46.748.8
      Television
      28.924.2
      Bicycle
      36.549.4
      Two-wheeler
      15.514.3

      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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