UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi: 36.8 lakh people, one story

People
36,76,841
Area
1,535 km²
Literacy
75.60%
Sex ratio
913
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshPopulation density: 2,395 per km². Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshHousehold industry workers: 13.8 % of workers. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number36.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 2,395 to every km².See the numbers →

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VaranasiUttar Pradesh

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

Varanasi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.8 lakh#18/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,535 km²#67/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density2,395 per km²#2/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio913 females per 1000 males#25/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)885 girls per 1000 boys#53/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate75.60%#9/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy66.69%#8/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population43.4%#7/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

75.6% can read. 913 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.877.3
Female literacy
66.757.2
Scheduled Castes
13.220.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.80.6
Living in towns
43.422.3

Gender literacy gap: 17.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.5%
  • Muslim 14.9%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    31 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.2 lakh workers, 33.2% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 16.2%
    • Farm labourers 14.9%
    • Household industry 13.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 55.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 45% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      44.526.8
      Latrine at home
      39.126.0
      Tap water
      24.819.9
      LPG / PNG
      26.813.8
      Phone
      52.748.8
      Television
      41.024.2
      Bicycle
      54.649.4
      Two-wheeler
      20.914.3

      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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