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District At A Glance

**Geographical and Population details of the District**
Geographical Area :	3,479.00 sq.km	Area under Forest :	137.00 sq.km	3.94 %
Population ( 2011 Census )		Total :	1,698,730	in %
		Male :	865,380	50.94
		Female :	833,350	49.06
		Rural :	1,433,800	84.40
		Urban :	264,930	15.60
		Scheduled Caste :	325,133	19.14
		Scheduled Caste Male :	164,366	50.55
		Scheduled Caste Female :	160,767	49.45
		Scheduled Tribe :	6,129	0.36
		Scheduled Tribe Male :	3,240	52.86
		Scheduled Tribe Female :	2,889	47.14
Population Density :	488 (Per sq.km)
Literacy		Total Literate :	1,291,939	76.05
		Literate Male :	704,857	54.56
		Literate Female :	587,082	45.44
		Total Illiterate :	406,791	23.95
		Illiterate Male :	160,523	39.46
		Illiterate Female :	246,268	60.54

Households		Total Households :	366,067
		Rural Households :	247,682	67.66
		Urban Households :	39,781	10.87
		BPL Households ( 1997 Census) :	163,639	—
		SC/ST Households ( 1997 Census) :	45,690	—

Administrative Setup :

**Administrative setup of the District**
No. of Sub-Divisions :	1		No. of Tehsils :	11
No. of Municipalities/Corporation :	1		No. of N.A.Cs :	3
No. of Blocks :	11		No. of Police Stations :	29
No. of Gram Panchayats :	268		No. of Inhabited Villages :	1598
No. of Uninhabited Villages :	124		No. of villages :	1722