UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Tehri Garhwal: 6.2 lakh people, one story

People
6,18,931
Area
3,642 km²
Literacy
76.36%
Sex ratio
1,077
Lowest in UttarakhandScheduled Tribes: 0.1 % of people. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandHousehold industry workers: 1.4 % of workers. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandFemale literacy: 64.28%. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →Big number6.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 170 to every km².See the numbers →

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Tehri GarhwalUttarakhand

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

Tehri Garhwal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.2 lakh#7/13 in Uttarakhand
Area3,642 km²#6/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density170 per km²#6/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,077 females per 1000 males#5/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)897 girls per 1000 boys#8/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate76.36%#10/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 78.82
Female literacy64.28%#12/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population11.3%#9/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

76.4% can read. 1,077 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.887.4
Female literacy
64.370.0
Scheduled Castes
16.518.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.12.9
Living in towns
11.330.2

Gender literacy gap: 25.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.5%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.8 lakh workers, 45.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 66.7%
    • Farm labourers 2.9%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.151.4
      Latrine at home
      29.338.8
      Tap water
      40.640.3
      LPG / PNG
      20.026.1
      Phone
      38.644.0
      Television
      26.936.6
      Bicycle
      1.518.5
      Two-wheeler
      3.813.5

      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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