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Sonbhadra: 18.6 lakh people, one story

People
18,62,559
Area
6,905 km²
Literacy
64.03%
Sex ratio
918
#1 in Uttar PradeshScheduled Tribes: 20.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshArea: 6,905 km². Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Uttar PradeshPopulation density: 270 per km². Rank 70 of 71.See the numbers →Big number18.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 270 to every km².See the numbers →

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SonbhadraUttar Pradesh

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

Sonbhadra in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.6 lakh#51/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area6,905 km²#2/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density270 per km²#70/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio918 females per 1000 males#22/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)925 girls per 1000 boys#16/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate64.03%#52/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy52.14%#53/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population16.9%#37/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

64.0% can read. 918 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.977.3
Female literacy
52.157.2
Scheduled Castes
22.620.7
Scheduled Tribes
20.70.6
Living in towns
16.922.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.4%
  • Muslim 5.6%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.3 lakh workers, 39.2% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 19.3%
    • Farm labourers 50.8%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 22% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.326.8
      Latrine at home
      18.426.0
      Tap water
      11.119.9
      LPG / PNG
      9.513.8
      Phone
      38.748.8
      Television
      18.924.2
      Bicycle
      47.649.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.814.3

      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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