Which district of Haryana had the largest population in the Census of 2011?
- A.Gurgaon
- B.Faridabad
- C.Hisar
- D.Panchkula
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Faridabad. Faridabad was the most populous district of Haryana in 2011 and also the district with the highest density of population. It lies immediately south of Delhi, and the factories and housing colonies that grew along that corridor drew workers from across north India, which is why the district leads the state in numbers.
Option A, Gurgaon, is the district that grew fastest during the decade from 2001 to 2011 and the one with the highest literacy, but it still had fewer people than Faridabad. Option C, Hisar, is a large district by area in the west of the state, but it is agricultural and far less crowded. Option D, Panchkula, is the opposite extreme, the least populous district of Haryana, a small hill-edge district next to Chandigarh. The pair worth memorising is Faridabad at the top and Panchkula at the bottom, with Faridabad also highest in density and Sirsa lowest in density.
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Practice Questions
View allAs per the 2011 census of India, which Indian state has the lowest sex ratio?
- A.Bihar
- B.Punjab
- C.Haryana
- D.Jharkhand
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The Census of 2011 recorded 879 females for every 1,000 males in Haryana, the lowest figure of any state in the country, against a national average of 943.
Read the full explanation →Which union territory has the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census?
- A.Lakshadweep
- B.Puducherry
- C.Daman and Diu
- D.Chandigarh
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Among the union territories Puducherry recorded 1,037 females for every 1,000 males in 2011, the only union territory with more women than men and the highest figure in that group.
Read the full explanation →According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of India's population that lives in urban areas?
- A.25.7 per cent
- B.49.71 per cent
- C.41.72 per cent
- D.31.16 per cent
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The Census of 2011 found that 31.16 per cent of Indians lived in urban areas and the remaining 68.84 per cent in villages.
Read the full explanation →What was the sex ratio of Haryana in the Census of 2011?
- A.861
- B.879
- C.893
- D.901
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Haryana recorded 879 females for every 1,000 males in 2011. The number follows directly from the population table: 1,18,56,728 females against 1,34,94,734 males in a total of 2,53,51,462 people.
Read the full explanation →What was the population density of Haryana according to the Census of 2011?
- A.382 persons per square kilometre
- B.477 persons per square kilometre
- C.573 persons per square kilometre
- D.652 persons per square kilometre
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Density is the population divided by the area, and for Haryana that is 2,53,51,462 people spread over 44,212 square kilometres, which works out to 573.
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