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Lalitpur: 12.2 lakh people, one story

People
12,21,592
Area
5,039 km²
Literacy
63.52%
Sex ratio
906
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshScheduled Tribes: 5.9 % of people. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshPopulation density: 242 per km². Rank 71 of 71.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshWorkers in farming: 79.3 % of workers. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number12.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 242 to every km².See the numbers →

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LalitpurUttar Pradesh

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

Lalitpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.2 lakh#67/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area5,039 km²#8/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density242 per km²#71/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio906 females per 1000 males#32/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)916 girls per 1000 boys#26/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate63.52%#54/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy50.84%#55/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population14.4%#42/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

63.5% can read. 906 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.077.3
Female literacy
50.857.2
Scheduled Castes
19.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
5.90.6
Living in towns
14.422.3

Gender literacy gap: 24.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.3%
  • Muslim 2.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Jain 1.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5 lakh workers, 41.2% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 53.2%
    • Farm labourers 26.1%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 17.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.526.8
      Latrine at home
      14.026.0
      Tap water
      6.819.9
      LPG / PNG
      6.913.8
      Phone
      41.948.8
      Television
      17.724.2
      Bicycle
      39.249.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.214.3

      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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