UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Bageshwar: 2.6 lakh people, one story

People
2,59,898
Area
2,241 km²
Literacy
80.01%
Sex ratio
1,090
#1 in UttarakhandScheduled Castes: 27.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandUrban population: 3.5%. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandWorkers in farming: 76.1 % of workers. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Big number2.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 116 to every km².See the numbers →

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BageshwarUttarakhand

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

Bageshwar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.6 lakh#11/13 in Uttarakhand
Area2,241 km²#11/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density116 per km²#10/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,090 females per 1000 males#4/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)904 girls per 1000 boys#5/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate80.01%#8/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy69.03%#8/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population3.5%#13/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

80.0% can read. 1,090 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.387.4
Female literacy
69.070.0
Scheduled Castes
27.718.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.82.9
Living in towns
3.530.2

Gender literacy gap: 23.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 99.1%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.2 lakh workers, 47.6% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 68.9%
    • Farm labourers 7.3%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 47% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      47.151.4
      Latrine at home
      31.638.8
      Tap water
      45.940.3
      LPG / PNG
      13.426.1
      Phone
      35.444.0
      Television
      25.936.6
      Bicycle
      1.018.5
      Two-wheeler
      2.013.5

      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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