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Mahamaya Nagar: 15.6 lakh people, one story

People
15,64,708
Area
1,840 km²
Literacy
71.59%
Sex ratio
871
Big number15.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 850 to every km².See the numbers →

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Mahamaya NagarUttar Pradesh

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

Mahamaya Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.6 lakh#63/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,840 km²#62/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density850 per km²#37/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio871 females per 1000 males#58/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#64/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate71.59%#20/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy59.23%#30/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population21.3%#25/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

71.6% can read. 871 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.477.3
Female literacy
59.257.2
Scheduled Castes
24.820.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
21.322.3

Gender literacy gap: 23.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.3%
  • Muslim 10.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    58 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.8 lakh workers, 30.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 25.7%
    • Farm labourers 32.0%
    • Household industry 6.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 36% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.126.8
      Latrine at home
      19.826.0
      Tap water
      14.519.9
      LPG / PNG
      13.113.8
      Phone
      50.248.8
      Television
      32.624.2
      Bicycle
      46.949.4
      Two-wheeler
      16.414.3

      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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