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Sultanpur: 38 lakh people, one story

People
37,97,117
Area
4,436 km²
Literacy
69.27%
Sex ratio
983
Big number38 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 856 to every km².See the numbers →

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SultanpurUttar Pradesh

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

Sultanpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population38 lakh#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,436 km²#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density856 per km²#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio983 females per 1000 males#5/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)922 girls per 1000 boys#20/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate69.27%#32/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy58.28%#35/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population5.3%#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

69.3% can read. 983 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.277.3
Female literacy
58.357.2
Scheduled Castes
22.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
5.322.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.2%
  • Muslim 17.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.4 lakh workers, 32.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 27.3%
    • Farm labourers 40.4%
    • Household industry 6.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 26% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      26.326.8
      Latrine at home
      11.526.0
      Tap water
      17.419.9
      LPG / PNG
      6.213.8
      Phone
      49.548.8
      Television
      15.324.2
      Bicycle
      59.149.4
      Two-wheeler
      11.714.3

      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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