UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Garhwal: 6.9 lakh people, one story

People
6,87,271
Area
5,329 km²
Literacy
82.02%
Sex ratio
1,103
Top 3 in UttarakhandSex ratio: 1,103 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandFemale literacy: 72.60%. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Big number6.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 129 to every km².See the numbers →

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GarhwalUttarakhand

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

Garhwal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.9 lakh#5/13 in Uttarakhand
Area5,329 km²#4/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density129 per km²#8/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,103 females per 1000 males#3/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)904 girls per 1000 boys#4/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate82.02%#5/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy72.60%#3/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 70.01
Urban population16.4%#5/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

82.0% can read. 1,103 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.787.4
Female literacy
72.670.0
Scheduled Castes
17.818.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.32.9
Living in towns
16.430.2

Gender literacy gap: 20.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.1%
  • Muslim 3.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.7 lakh workers, 39.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 54.9%
    • Farm labourers 5.0%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 38.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.551.4
      Latrine at home
      28.338.8
      Tap water
      43.940.3
      LPG / PNG
      22.326.1
      Phone
      36.044.0
      Television
      31.536.6
      Bicycle
      4.318.5
      Two-wheeler
      4.913.5

      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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