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Farrukhabad: 18.9 lakh people, one story

People
18,85,204
Area
2,181 km²
Literacy
69.04%
Sex ratio
874
Big number18.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 864 to every km².See the numbers →

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FarrukhabadUttar Pradesh

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

Farrukhabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.9 lakh#49/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,181 km²#58/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density864 per km²#33/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio874 females per 1000 males#55/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)889 girls per 1000 boys#50/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate69.04%#34/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.44%#27/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population22.1%#24/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

69.0% can read. 874 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.477.3
Female literacy
59.457.2
Scheduled Castes
16.620.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
22.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 18.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.7%
  • Muslim 14.7%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.9 lakh workers, 31.4% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 41.4%
    • Farm labourers 22.9%
    • Household industry 7.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 21% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      21.426.8
      Latrine at home
      27.626.0
      Tap water
      11.919.9
      LPG / PNG
      14.413.8
      Phone
      48.148.8
      Television
      21.224.2
      Bicycle
      49.649.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.114.3

      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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