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Kaushambi: 16 lakh people, one story

People
15,99,596
Area
1,779 km²
Literacy
61.28%
Sex ratio
908
#1 in Uttar PradeshScheduled Castes: 34.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number16 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 899 to every km².See the numbers →

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KaushambiUttar Pradesh

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

Kaushambi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16 lakh#60/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,779 km²#63/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density899 per km²#31/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio908 females per 1000 males#29/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)923 girls per 1000 boys#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate61.28%#58/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy48.56%#62/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population7.8%#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

61.3% can read. 908 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.877.3
Female literacy
48.657.2
Scheduled Castes
34.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
7.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 24.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.8%
  • Muslim 13.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.4 lakh workers, 40.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 22.1%
    • Farm labourers 50.3%
    • Household industry 4.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 12% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      11.526.8
      Latrine at home
      12.126.0
      Tap water
      7.019.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.813.8
      Phone
      40.648.8
      Television
      13.924.2
      Bicycle
      55.349.4
      Two-wheeler
      9.314.3

      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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