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Muzaffarnagar: 41.4 lakh people, one story

People
41,43,512
Area
4,008 km²
Literacy
69.12%
Sex ratio
889
Big number41.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,034 to every km².See the numbers →

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MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh

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

Muzaffarnagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population41.4 lakh#12/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,008 km²#26/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,034 per km²#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio889 females per 1000 males#42/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)863 girls per 1000 boys#65/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate69.12%#33/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy58.69%#33/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population28.8%#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

69.1% can read. 889 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.477.3
Female literacy
58.757.2
Scheduled Castes
13.520.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
28.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 57.5%
  • Muslim 41.3%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    51 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.9 lakh workers, 31.2% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.0%
    • Farm labourers 25.1%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 38% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.026.8
      Latrine at home
      46.326.0
      Tap water
      21.019.9
      LPG / PNG
      15.213.8
      Phone
      52.948.8
      Television
      34.224.2
      Bicycle
      39.049.4
      Two-wheeler
      15.014.3

      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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