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Gautam Buddha Nagar: 16.5 lakh people, one story

People
16,48,115
Area
1,282 km²
Literacy
80.12%
Sex ratio
851
#1 in Uttar PradeshLiteracy rate: 80.12%. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshSex ratio: 851 females per 1000 males. Rank 71 of 71.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshFemale literacy: 70.82%. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 843 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →

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Gautam Buddha NagarUttar Pradesh

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

Gautam Buddha Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.5 lakh#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,282 km²#69/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,286 per km²#9/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio851 females per 1000 males#71/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)843 girls per 1000 boys#70/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate80.12%#1/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy70.82%#3/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population59.1%#4/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

80.1% can read. 851 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.177.3
Female literacy
70.857.2
Scheduled Castes
13.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
59.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 17.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.6%
  • Muslim 13.1%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Sikh 0.6%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 1.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    21 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.7 lakh workers, 34.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 12.8%
    • Farm labourers 8.6%
    • Household industry 6.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 72.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 51% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      50.526.8
      Latrine at home
      48.226.0
      Tap water
      33.619.9
      LPG / PNG
      38.013.8
      Phone
      54.748.8
      Television
      45.724.2
      Bicycle
      25.249.4
      Two-wheeler
      24.514.3

      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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