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Moradabad: 47.7 lakh people, one story

People
47,72,006
Area
3,718 km²
Literacy
56.77%
Sex ratio
906
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshPopulation: 47,72,006. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number47.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,283 to every km².See the numbers →

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MoradabadUttar Pradesh

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

Moradabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population47.7 lakh#2/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,718 km²#28/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,283 per km²#10/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio906 females per 1000 males#31/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)916 girls per 1000 boys#27/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate56.77%#66/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy47.86%#64/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population33.0%#12/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

56.8% can read. 906 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
64.877.3
Female literacy
47.957.2
Scheduled Castes
15.320.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
33.022.3

Gender literacy gap: 17.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 52.1%
  • Muslim 47.1%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    50 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.2 lakh workers, 29.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.0%
    • Farm labourers 23.9%
    • Household industry 6.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 27% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      26.926.8
      Latrine at home
      47.326.0
      Tap water
      25.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      17.113.8
      Phone
      48.248.8
      Television
      27.024.2
      Bicycle
      38.149.4
      Two-wheeler
      14.214.3

      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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