UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh: 4.8 lakh people, one story

People
4,83,439
Area
7,090 km²
Literacy
82.25%
Sex ratio
1,020
Top 3 in UttarakhandScheduled Castes: 24.9 % of people. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandChild sex ratio (0–6): 816 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandScheduled Tribes: 4.0 % of people. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandArea: 7,090 km². Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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PithoragarhUttarakhand

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

Pithoragarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population4.8 lakh#8/13 in Uttarakhand
Area7,090 km²#3/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density68 per km²#11/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,020 females per 1000 males#6/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)816 girls per 1000 boys#13/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 890
Literacy rate82.25%#4/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy72.29%#5/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 70.01
Urban population14.4%#8/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

82.2% can read. 1,020 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.787.4
Female literacy
72.370.0
Scheduled Castes
24.918.8
Scheduled Tribes
4.02.9
Living in towns
14.430.2

Gender literacy gap: 20.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.3%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.2 lakh workers, 44.8% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 63.4%
    • Farm labourers 2.5%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.3%

      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
      29.338.8
      Tap water
      42.440.3
      LPG / PNG
      21.626.1
      Phone
      32.144.0
      Television
      28.136.6
      Bicycle
      0.818.5
      Two-wheeler
      2.913.5

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.