UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Sitapur: 44.8 lakh people, one story

People
44,83,992
Area
5,743 km²
Literacy
61.12%
Sex ratio
888
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshScheduled Castes: 32.3 % of people. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number44.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 781 to every km².See the numbers →

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SitapurUttar Pradesh

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

Sitapur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population44.8 lakh#8/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area5,743 km²#4/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density781 per km²#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio888 females per 1000 males#43/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)930 girls per 1000 boys#9/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate61.12%#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy50.67%#56/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population11.8%#48/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

61.1% can read. 888 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.377.3
Female literacy
50.757.2
Scheduled Castes
32.320.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
11.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 19.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 79.3%
  • Muslim 19.9%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.2 lakh workers, 31.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 40.1%
    • Farm labourers 33.3%
    • Household industry 5.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 11% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      10.926.8
      Latrine at home
      15.426.0
      Tap water
      24.519.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.913.8
      Phone
      39.348.8
      Television
      13.124.2
      Bicycle
      61.349.4
      Two-wheeler
      9.514.3

      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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