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Mathura: 25.5 lakh people, one story

People
25,47,184
Area
3,340 km²
Literacy
70.36%
Sex ratio
863
Big number25.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 763 to every km².See the numbers →

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MathuraUttar Pradesh

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

Mathura in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.5 lakh#37/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,340 km²#35/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density763 per km²#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio863 females per 1000 males#66/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)870 girls per 1000 boys#62/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate70.36%#30/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy56.89%#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population29.7%#14/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

70.4% can read. 863 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.077.3
Female literacy
56.957.2
Scheduled Castes
19.920.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
29.722.3

Gender literacy gap: 25.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.7%
  • Muslim 8.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.4 lakh workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 28.1%
    • Farm labourers 21.3%
    • Household industry 5.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 48% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.126.8
      Latrine at home
      26.426.0
      Tap water
      20.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      18.413.8
      Phone
      54.548.8
      Television
      37.924.2
      Bicycle
      36.449.4
      Two-wheeler
      21.214.3

      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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