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Hardoi: 40.9 lakh people, one story

People
40,92,845
Area
5,986 km²
Literacy
64.57%
Sex ratio
868
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshScheduled Castes: 31.1 % of people. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshArea: 5,986 km². Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 10.5 % of households. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number40.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 684 to every km².See the numbers →

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HardoiUttar Pradesh

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

Hardoi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40.9 lakh#13/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area5,986 km²#3/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density684 per km²#53/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio868 females per 1000 males#62/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)899 girls per 1000 boys#43/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate64.57%#51/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy53.19%#49/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population13.2%#45/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

64.6% can read. 868 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.477.3
Female literacy
53.257.2
Scheduled Castes
31.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
13.222.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.7%
  • Muslim 13.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.2 lakh workers, 32.2% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 45.2%
    • Farm labourers 30.8%
    • Household industry 4.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 11% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      10.526.8
      Latrine at home
      19.126.0
      Tap water
      15.119.9
      LPG / PNG
      6.713.8
      Phone
      42.748.8
      Television
      14.624.2
      Bicycle
      54.549.4
      Two-wheeler
      9.014.3

      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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