UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Jaunpur: 44.9 lakh people, one story

People
44,94,204
Area
4,038 km²
Literacy
71.55%
Sex ratio
1,024
#1 in Uttar PradeshSex ratio: 1,024 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number44.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,113 to every km².See the numbers →

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JaunpurUttar Pradesh

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

Jaunpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population44.9 lakh#7/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,038 km²#24/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,113 per km²#14/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio1,024 females per 1000 males#1/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)918 girls per 1000 boys#24/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate71.55%#22/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.81%#24/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population7.7%#61/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

71.5% can read. 1,024 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.877.3
Female literacy
59.857.2
Scheduled Castes
22.020.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
7.722.3

Gender literacy gap: 24.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.6%
  • Muslim 10.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.4 lakh workers, 32.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 37.6%
    • Farm labourers 30.4%
    • Household industry 6.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 18% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.026.8
      Latrine at home
      13.126.0
      Tap water
      13.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.613.8
      Phone
      51.248.8
      Television
      21.024.2
      Bicycle
      53.149.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.814.3

      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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