UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Rudraprayag: 2.4 lakh people, one story

People
2,42,285
Area
1,984 km²
Literacy
81.30%
Sex ratio
1,114
Top 3 in UttarakhandSex ratio: 1,114 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandWorkers in farming: 76.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandPopulation: 2,42,285. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandChild sex ratio (0–6): 905 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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RudraprayagUttarakhand

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

Rudraprayag in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.4 lakh#13/13 in Uttarakhand
Area1,984 km²#12/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density122 per km²#9/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,114 females per 1000 males#2/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)905 girls per 1000 boys#3/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate81.30%#6/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy70.35%#6/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 70.01
Urban population4.1%#12/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

81.3% can read. 1,114 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.987.4
Female literacy
70.470.0
Scheduled Castes
19.718.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.22.9
Living in towns
4.130.2

Gender literacy gap: 23.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 99.1%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.1 lakh workers, 46.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 73.6%
    • Farm labourers 2.8%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 42% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      42.051.4
      Latrine at home
      24.138.8
      Tap water
      40.240.3
      LPG / PNG
      17.026.1
      Phone
      34.244.0
      Television
      25.336.6
      Bicycle
      0.418.5
      Two-wheeler
      1.313.5

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.