UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Firozabad: 25 lakh people, one story

People
24,98,156
Area
2,407 km²
Literacy
71.92%
Sex ratio
875
Big number25 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,038 to every km².See the numbers →

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FirozabadUttar Pradesh

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

Firozabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25 lakh#38/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,407 km²#52/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,038 per km²#22/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio875 females per 1000 males#54/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)881 girls per 1000 boys#56/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate71.92%#18/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy61.75%#16/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population33.4%#10/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

71.9% can read. 875 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.877.3
Female literacy
61.757.2
Scheduled Castes
19.020.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
33.422.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.7%
  • Muslim 12.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Jain 0.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    44 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.6 lakh workers, 30.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 24.2%
    • Farm labourers 19.7%
    • Household industry 7.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 48.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 37% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.626.8
      Latrine at home
      27.426.0
      Tap water
      19.219.9
      LPG / PNG
      18.913.8
      Phone
      52.948.8
      Television
      31.724.2
      Bicycle
      52.049.4
      Two-wheeler
      16.014.3

      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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