UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Udham Singh Nagar: 16.5 lakh people, one story

People
16,48,902
Area
2,542 km²
Literacy
73.10%
Sex ratio
920
#1 in UttarakhandScheduled Tribes: 7.5 % of people. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in UttarakhandHousehold industry workers: 4.5 % of workers. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandPopulation density: 649 per km². Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandHomes with electricity (2011): 61.4 % of households. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →

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Udham Singh NagarUttarakhand

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

Udham Singh Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.5 lakh#3/13 in Uttarakhand
Area2,542 km²#9/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density649 per km²#2/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 189
Sex ratio920 females per 1000 males#11/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)899 girls per 1000 boys#7/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate73.10%#13/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 78.82
Female literacy64.45%#11/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population35.6%#4/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 30.2

People & society

73.1% can read. 920 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.187.4
Female literacy
64.470.0
Scheduled Castes
14.418.8
Scheduled Tribes
7.52.9
Living in towns
35.630.2

Gender literacy gap: 16.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 67.0%
  • Muslim 22.6%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Sikh 9.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.9 lakh workers, 35.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 20.7%
    • Farm labourers 27.9%
    • Household industry 4.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 46.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.451.4
      Latrine at home
      50.138.8
      Tap water
      26.640.3
      LPG / PNG
      28.126.1
      Phone
      55.244.0
      Television
      46.436.6
      Bicycle
      46.918.5
      Two-wheeler
      21.313.5

      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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