District of West Bengal

Haora: 48.5 lakh people, one story

People
48,50,029
Area
1,467 km²
Literacy
83.31%
Sex ratio
939
Top 3 in West BengalPopulation density: 3,306 per km². Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalUrban population: 63.4%. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalHousehold industry workers: 16.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalHomes with electricity (2011): 58.9 % of households. Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →

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HaoraWest Bengal

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

Haora in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population48.5 lakh#9/19 in West Bengal
Area1,467 km²#18/19 in West Bengal
Population density3,306 per km²#2/19 in West Bengal▲ state 1,028
Sex ratio939 females per 1000 males#16/19 in West Bengal▼ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)962 girls per 1000 boys#4/19 in West Bengal▲ state 956
Literacy rate83.31%#4/19 in West Bengal▲ state 76.26
Female literacy79.43%#4/19 in West Bengal▲ state 70.54
Urban population63.4%#2/19 in West Bengal▲ state 31.9

People & society

83.3% can read. 939 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.081.7
Female literacy
79.470.5
Scheduled Castes
14.823.5
Scheduled Tribes
0.35.8
Living in towns
63.431.9

Gender literacy gap: 7.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 72.9%
  • Muslim 26.2%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    14 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    18.2 lakh workers, 37.5% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 4.4%
    • Farm labourers 10.0%
    • Household industry 16.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 69.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.943.1
      Latrine at home
      56.846.6
      Tap water
      24.420.1
      LPG / PNG
      24.014.2
      Phone
      48.839.0
      Television
      39.928.0
      Bicycle
      42.645.3
      Two-wheeler
      9.16.7

      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.