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Saharanpur: 34.7 lakh people, one story

People
34,66,382
Area
3,689 km²
Literacy
70.49%
Sex ratio
890
Big number34.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 940 to every km².See the numbers →

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SaharanpurUttar Pradesh

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

Saharanpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.7 lakh#24/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,689 km²#30/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density940 per km²#28/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio890 females per 1000 males#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)887 girls per 1000 boys#51/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate70.49%#29/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy61.74%#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population30.8%#13/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

70.5% can read. 890 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.377.3
Female literacy
61.757.2
Scheduled Castes
22.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
30.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 16.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 56.7%
  • Muslim 41.9%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.5%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    48 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.4 lakh workers, 29.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 21.4%
    • Farm labourers 26.3%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.526.8
      Latrine at home
      38.626.0
      Tap water
      21.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      16.813.8
      Phone
      47.248.8
      Television
      33.124.2
      Bicycle
      41.249.4
      Two-wheeler
      17.114.3

      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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