UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Uttarkashi: 3.3 lakh people, one story

People
3,30,086
Area
8,016 km²
Literacy
75.81%
Sex ratio
958
#1 in UttarakhandWorkers in farming: 77.3 % of workers. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandChild sex ratio (0–6): 916 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandArea: 8,016 km². Rank 2 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandPopulation density: 41 per km². Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →

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UttarkashiUttarakhand

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

Uttarkashi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.3 lakh#10/13 in Uttarakhand
Area8,016 km²#2/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density41 per km²#13/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio958 females per 1000 males#9/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)916 girls per 1000 boys#2/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate75.81%#11/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 78.82
Female literacy62.35%#13/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population7.4%#11/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

75.8% can read. 958 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.887.4
Female literacy
62.470.0
Scheduled Castes
24.418.8
Scheduled Tribes
1.12.9
Living in towns
7.430.2

Gender literacy gap: 26.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.4%
  • Muslim 1.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.6 lakh workers, 47.6% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 74.6%
    • Farm labourers 2.8%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 43% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      43.451.4
      Latrine at home
      24.038.8
      Tap water
      44.240.3
      LPG / PNG
      17.626.1
      Phone
      35.544.0
      Television
      24.336.6
      Bicycle
      1.118.5
      Two-wheeler
      3.313.5

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.