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Mahoba: 8.8 lakh people, one story

People
8,75,958
Area
3,144 km²
Literacy
65.27%
Sex ratio
878
Lowest in Uttar PradeshPopulation: 8,75,958. Rank 71 of 71.See the numbers →Big number8.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 279 to every km².See the numbers →

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MahobaUttar Pradesh

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

Mahoba in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.8 lakh#71/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,144 km²#39/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density279 per km²#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio878 females per 1000 males#53/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)892 girls per 1000 boys#49/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate65.27%#48/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy53.22%#48/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population21.2%#26/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

65.3% can read. 878 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.877.3
Female literacy
53.257.2
Scheduled Castes
25.220.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
21.222.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.1%
  • Muslim 6.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.5 lakh workers, 39.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 32.7%
    • Farm labourers 37.3%
    • Household industry 3.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 17% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      17.426.8
      Latrine at home
      16.926.0
      Tap water
      7.319.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.213.8
      Phone
      45.848.8
      Television
      14.424.2
      Bicycle
      34.749.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.614.3

      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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