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Kushinagar: 35.6 lakh people, one story

People
35,64,544
Area
2,905 km²
Literacy
65.25%
Sex ratio
961
Lowest in Uttar PradeshUrban population: 4.7%. Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number35.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,227 to every km².See the numbers →

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KushinagarUttar Pradesh

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

Kushinagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population35.6 lakh#21/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,905 km²#43/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,227 per km²#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio961 females per 1000 males#12/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)929 girls per 1000 boys#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate65.25%#49/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy52.36%#51/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population4.7%#70/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

65.2% can read. 961 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.777.3
Female literacy
52.457.2
Scheduled Castes
15.320.7
Scheduled Tribes
2.30.6
Living in towns
4.722.3

Gender literacy gap: 25.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.2%
  • Muslim 17.4%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.2 lakh workers, 31.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 23.8%
    • Farm labourers 47.3%
    • Household industry 5.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 16% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      16.226.8
      Latrine at home
      12.126.0
      Tap water
      21.919.9
      LPG / PNG
      3.713.8
      Phone
      51.548.8
      Television
      13.124.2
      Bicycle
      55.049.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.914.3

      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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