UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Nainital: 9.5 lakh people, one story

People
9,54,605
Area
4,251 km²
Literacy
83.88%
Sex ratio
934
Top 3 in UttarakhandLiteracy rate: 83.88%. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandFemale literacy: 77.29%. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandUrban population: 38.9%. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Big number9.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 225 to every km².See the numbers →

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NainitalUttarakhand

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

Nainital in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.5 lakh#4/13 in Uttarakhand
Area4,251 km²#5/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density225 per km²#4/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 189
Sex ratio934 females per 1000 males#10/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)902 girls per 1000 boys#6/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate83.88%#2/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy77.29%#2/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 70.01
Urban population38.9%#2/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 30.2

People & society

83.9% can read. 934 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.187.4
Female literacy
77.370.0
Scheduled Castes
20.018.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.82.9
Living in towns
38.930.2

Gender literacy gap: 12.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.8%
  • Muslim 12.6%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 1.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    46 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.8 lakh workers, 39.4% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 36.6%
    • Farm labourers 9.2%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 51.6%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      56.651.4
      Latrine at home
      49.838.8
      Tap water
      50.240.3
      LPG / PNG
      33.226.1
      Phone
      48.644.0
      Television
      42.236.6
      Bicycle
      19.118.5
      Two-wheeler
      16.513.5

      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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