ECONOMIC & SOCIAL PROFILE

• According to 1991 Census the Population of the district is 14.45 lakhs.

• The decinnial rate of population growth during period 1981-91 is 28.33%.
• Sex Ratio in 1991 is 974.
• 16.9% of District population resides in Urban area.
• According to 1991 census sc/st population is 3.19 lakhs which is 22% of total population.
• Population density of the district is 844 per square km.
• In 1997-98 total foodgrain production is  3.72 lakh mt.
• Net irrigated area is 1.12 lakh hectare & gross irrigated area is 1.53 lakh hect.
• Percentage of electrified villages is 88.1% in the year 1997-98.
• Per capita electricity consumption is 162 unit in the year 1998-99.
• In 1998 -99 total number of rural & small industrial units are 61526.
• Total number of Handloom/Powerloom units are 58381 in 1998-99.
• Percentage of Literacy in the district is 43.8 % in 1991.
• Percentage of Workers in the district , according to 1991 census ,is 33.2%.
• Number of dependents per hundred workers is 201.
• According to 1991 census, 68.3% of total workers were directly involved in Agriculture.
• In 1996-97 per cultivator net sown area was 0.65 hectare.
• CD ratio in 98-99 is 11.96.
• Length of metalled road per lakh population is 57 km.
• In 1998-99 teacher-Student ratio is
                      Junior High School                            44
                      Senior Basic School                         45.6
                      Higher Secondary School                 46.1
                      Degree College                                135.7
• No. of Allopathic Hospitals/Dispensary/PHC's per lakh population is 3.7
• Telephone connection per lac population          275