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Gorakhpur: 44.4 lakh people, one story

People
44,40,895
Area
3,321 km²
Literacy
70.83%
Sex ratio
950
Big number44.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,337 to every km².See the numbers →

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GorakhpurUttar Pradesh

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

Gorakhpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population44.4 lakh#10/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,321 km²#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,337 per km²#7/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)909 girls per 1000 boys#31/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate70.83%#27/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.36%#29/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population18.8%#31/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

70.8% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.877.3
Female literacy
59.457.2
Scheduled Castes
21.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.40.6
Living in towns
18.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.3%
  • Muslim 9.1%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    53 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.5 lakh workers, 30.4% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 18.9%
    • Farm labourers 33.7%
    • Household industry 6.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 41.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 31% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      31.226.8
      Latrine at home
      22.526.0
      Tap water
      25.119.9
      LPG / PNG
      15.713.8
      Phone
      57.248.8
      Television
      26.824.2
      Bicycle
      55.949.4
      Two-wheeler
      16.614.3

      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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