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Shahjahanpur: 30.1 lakh people, one story

People
30,06,538
Area
4,388 km²
Literacy
59.54%
Sex ratio
872
Big number30.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 685 to every km².See the numbers →

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ShahjahanpurUttar Pradesh

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

Shahjahanpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population30.1 lakh#33/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,388 km²#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density685 per km²#50/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio872 females per 1000 males#57/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)903 girls per 1000 boys#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate59.54%#62/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy49.57%#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population19.8%#29/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

59.5% can read. 872 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.277.3
Female literacy
49.657.2
Scheduled Castes
17.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
19.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 18.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.2%
  • Muslim 17.5%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 1.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.9 lakh workers, 29.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 38.7%
    • Farm labourers 30.8%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 18% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      17.626.8
      Latrine at home
      30.326.0
      Tap water
      22.619.9
      LPG / PNG
      14.013.8
      Phone
      44.048.8
      Television
      20.724.2
      Bicycle
      50.949.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.214.3

      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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