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Kheri: 40.2 lakh people, one story

People
40,21,243
Area
7,680 km²
Literacy
60.56%
Sex ratio
894
#1 in Uttar PradeshArea: 7,680 km². Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number40.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 524 to every km².See the numbers →

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KheriUttar Pradesh

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

Kheri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40.2 lakh#14/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area7,680 km²#1/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density524 per km²#63/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio894 females per 1000 males#38/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)921 girls per 1000 boys#21/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate60.56%#61/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy50.42%#57/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population11.5%#50/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

60.6% can read. 894 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.677.3
Female literacy
50.457.2
Scheduled Castes
26.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.30.6
Living in towns
11.522.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.6%
  • Muslim 20.1%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 2.3%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.6 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 41.8%
    • Farm labourers 33.4%
    • Household industry 3.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      14.226.8
      Latrine at home
      20.426.0
      Tap water
      23.519.9
      LPG / PNG
      10.113.8
      Phone
      41.748.8
      Television
      16.424.2
      Bicycle
      56.449.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.014.3

      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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