UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Deoria: 31 lakh people, one story

People
31,00,946
Area
2,540 km²
Literacy
71.13%
Sex ratio
1,017
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshSex ratio: 1,017 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshScheduled Tribes: 3.5 % of people. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number31 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,221 to every km².See the numbers →

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DeoriaUttar Pradesh

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

Deoria in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population31 lakh#32/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,540 km²#49/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,221 per km²#12/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio1,017 females per 1000 males#3/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)925 girls per 1000 boys#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate71.13%#24/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.38%#28/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population10.2%#51/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

71.1% can read. 1,017 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.377.3
Female literacy
59.457.2
Scheduled Castes
15.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
3.50.6
Living in towns
10.222.3

Gender literacy gap: 23.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.1%
  • Muslim 11.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.8 lakh workers, 28.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 27.2%
    • Farm labourers 33.2%
    • Household industry 5.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 23% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.526.8
      Latrine at home
      15.026.0
      Tap water
      16.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.113.8
      Phone
      57.048.8
      Television
      18.424.2
      Bicycle
      53.149.4
      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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