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Faizabad: 24.7 lakh people, one story

People
24,70,996
Area
2,341 km²
Literacy
68.73%
Sex ratio
962
Big number24.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,056 to every km².See the numbers →

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FaizabadUttar Pradesh

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

Faizabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.7 lakh#40/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,341 km²#55/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,056 per km²#20/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio962 females per 1000 males#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)931 girls per 1000 boys#7/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate68.73%#38/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.03%#31/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population13.8%#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

68.7% can read. 962 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.177.3
Female literacy
59.057.2
Scheduled Castes
22.520.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
13.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.8%
  • Muslim 14.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.3 lakh workers, 33.6% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 31.3%
    • Farm labourers 32.8%
    • Household industry 5.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 22% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      21.726.8
      Latrine at home
      16.126.0
      Tap water
      15.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.913.8
      Phone
      46.948.8
      Television
      16.924.2
      Bicycle
      58.849.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.614.3

      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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