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Mahrajganj: 26.8 lakh people, one story

People
26,84,703
Area
2,952 km²
Literacy
62.76%
Sex ratio
943
Big number26.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 909 to every km².See the numbers →

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MahrajganjUttar Pradesh

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

Mahrajganj in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population26.8 lakh#34/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,952 km²#42/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density909 per km²#30/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio943 females per 1000 males#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)931 girls per 1000 boys#8/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate62.76%#55/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy48.92%#61/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population5.0%#69/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

62.8% can read. 943 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.877.3
Female literacy
48.957.2
Scheduled Castes
18.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.60.6
Living in towns
5.022.3

Gender literacy gap: 26.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.8%
  • Muslim 17.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.9 lakh workers, 37.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 23.1%
    • Farm labourers 53.6%
    • Household industry 4.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      15.126.8
      Latrine at home
      13.126.0
      Tap water
      32.319.9
      LPG / PNG
      3.913.8
      Phone
      48.148.8
      Television
      13.924.2
      Bicycle
      55.849.4
      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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