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Ghazipur: 36.2 lakh people, one story

People
36,20,268
Area
3,377 km²
Literacy
71.78%
Sex ratio
952
Big number36.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,072 to every km².See the numbers →

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GhazipurUttar Pradesh

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

Ghazipur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.2 lakh#20/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,377 km²#33/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,072 per km²#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#14/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)908 girls per 1000 boys#32/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate71.78%#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy60.29%#22/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population7.6%#62/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

71.8% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.877.3
Female literacy
60.357.2
Scheduled Castes
20.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.80.6
Living in towns
7.622.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.3%
  • Muslim 10.2%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12 lakh workers, 33.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 30.6%
    • Farm labourers 36.2%
    • Household industry 5.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.926.8
      Latrine at home
      15.326.0
      Tap water
      7.719.9
      LPG / PNG
      4.813.8
      Phone
      49.448.8
      Television
      18.324.2
      Bicycle
      50.449.4
      Two-wheeler
      10.314.3

      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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