UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Champawat: 2.6 lakh people, one story

People
2,59,648
Area
1,766 km²
Literacy
79.83%
Sex ratio
980
Lowest in UttarakhandArea: 1,766 km². Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandChild sex ratio (0–6): 873 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandPopulation: 2,59,648. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandHomes with electricity (2011): 38.5 % of households. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →

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ChampawatUttarakhand

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

Champawat in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.6 lakh#12/13 in Uttarakhand
Area1,766 km²#13/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density147 per km²#7/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio980 females per 1000 males#8/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)873 girls per 1000 boys#12/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 890
Literacy rate79.83%#9/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy68.05%#9/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population14.8%#7/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

79.8% can read. 980 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.687.4
Female literacy
68.070.0
Scheduled Castes
18.218.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.52.9
Living in towns
14.830.2

Gender literacy gap: 23.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.1%
  • Muslim 3.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    99,566 workers, 38.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 60.3%
    • Farm labourers 4.0%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 39% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.551.4
      Latrine at home
      24.838.8
      Tap water
      34.940.3
      LPG / PNG
      19.226.1
      Phone
      32.144.0
      Television
      23.036.6
      Bicycle
      7.718.5
      Two-wheeler
      5.313.5

      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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