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Jalaun: 16.9 lakh people, one story

People
16,89,974
Area
4,565 km²
Literacy
73.75%
Sex ratio
865
Big number16.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 370 to every km².See the numbers →

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JalaunUttar Pradesh

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

Jalaun in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.9 lakh#57/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,565 km²#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density370 per km²#66/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio865 females per 1000 males#63/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)881 girls per 1000 boys#57/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate73.75%#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy62.46%#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population24.8%#20/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

73.7% can read. 865 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.577.3
Female literacy
62.557.2
Scheduled Castes
27.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
24.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.3%
  • Muslim 10.2%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.2 lakh workers, 36.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 31.7%
    • Farm labourers 39.2%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 26% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      26.326.8
      Latrine at home
      28.926.0
      Tap water
      13.219.9
      LPG / PNG
      10.813.8
      Phone
      50.448.8
      Television
      22.824.2
      Bicycle
      41.149.4
      Two-wheeler
      14.714.3

      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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