UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Hardwar: 18.9 lakh people, one story

People
18,90,422
Area
2,360 km²
Literacy
73.43%
Sex ratio
880
#1 in UttarakhandPopulation density: 801 per km². Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in UttarakhandPopulation: 18,90,422. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandSex ratio: 880 females per 1000 males. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandUrban population: 36.7%. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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HardwarUttarakhand

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

Hardwar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.9 lakh#1/13 in Uttarakhand
Area2,360 km²#10/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density801 per km²#1/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 189
Sex ratio880 females per 1000 males#13/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)877 girls per 1000 boys#11/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 890
Literacy rate73.43%#12/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 78.82
Female literacy64.79%#10/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population36.7%#3/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 30.2

People & society

73.4% can read. 880 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.087.4
Female literacy
64.870.0
Scheduled Castes
21.818.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.32.9
Living in towns
36.730.2

Gender literacy gap: 16.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 64.3%
  • Muslim 34.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.9%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    34 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.8 lakh workers, 30.6% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 16.2%
    • Farm labourers 17.8%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 62.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.251.4
      Latrine at home
      44.438.8
      Tap water
      27.040.3
      LPG / PNG
      25.826.1
      Phone
      51.344.0
      Television
      42.636.6
      Bicycle
      43.118.5
      Two-wheeler
      23.513.5

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.