Uttar Pradesh - Population, Sex Ratio & Literacy Rate

Uttar Pradesh is a state in India with 71 districts, 312 tehsils and 106774 villages. As per Census 2011, the total population is 199812341, sex ratio is 912.44% females per 1,000 males, and the overall literacy rate is 57.25%.

ℹ️ Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011

State at a Glance

Uttar Pradesh

CapitalLucknow

High CourtAllahabad High Court

Area240928 sq km

State Code8

Census Year2011

Total Population

199812341

Sex Ratio

912.44%

Literacy Rate

57.25%

Districts

Villages

106774

Households

33448035

Administrative Overview of Uttar Pradesh

State	Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Capital	Lucknow
High Court	Allahabad High Court
Total Area	240928
Total Districts	71
Total Tehsils	312
Total Villages	106774
Total Households	33448035
Census Year	2011

Population of Uttar Pradesh - (Census 2011)

Total Population by Gender

Total

199812341

Male

104480510

Female

95331831

Sex Ratio

912.44%females per 1,000 males

Children Population (Age 0-6 Years)

Total (0-6 Yrs)	30791331
Male (0-6 Yrs)	16185581
Female (0-6 Yrs)	14605750

Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe

SC
Total	41357608
Male	21676975
Female	19680633
% Share	20.70

ST
Total	1134273
Male	581083
Female	553190
% Share	0.57

Religion Population in Uttar Pradesh

Religion	Population	%
Hindu	159312654	79.73%
Muslim	38483967	19.26%
Sikh	643500	0.32%
Christian	356448	0.18%
Jain	213267	0.11%
Buddhist	206285	0.10%

Literacy Rate in Uttar Pradesh

Literate Population & Literacy Rate by Gender

Total Literates

114397555

57.25%

Male Literates

68234964

65.31%

Female Literates

46162591

48.42%

Workers in Uttar Pradesh

Total Workers & Work Participation Rate by Gender

Total Workers

65814715

32.94%

Male Workers

49846762

47.71%

Female Workers

15967953

16.75%

Districts List in Uttar Pradesh

#	Districts Name	Population	Total Tehsils	Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate
1	Agra	4418797	6	86.85%	60.66%
2	Aligarh	3673889	5	88.21%	56.96%
3	Allahabad	5954391	8	90.13%	61.56%
4	Ambedkar Nagar	2397888	5	97.78%	62.01%
5	Auraiya	1379545	2	86.41%	67.47%
6	Azamgarh	4613913	7	101.92%	60.08%
7	Baghpat	1303048	3	86.13%	61.24%
8	Bahraich	3487731	4	89.15%	40.09%
9	Ballia	3239774	6	93.66%	60.61%
10	Balrampur	2148665	3	92.75%	40.41%
11	Banda	1799410	4	86.30%	55.74%
12	Bara Banki	3260699	6	91.01%	51.90%
13	Bareilly	4448359	6	88.68%	49.27%
14	Basti	2464464	4	96.33%	56.56%
15	Bijnor	3682713	5	91.69%	57.98%
16	Budaun	3681896	6	87.11%	42.03%
17	Bulandshahr	3499171	7	89.63%	58.06%
18	Chandauli	1952756	3	91.84%	60.15%
19	Chitrakoot	991730	2	87.93%	53.55%
20	Deoria	3100946	5	101.70%	60.47%
21	Etah	1774480	3	87.31%	59.47%
22	Etawah	1581810	5	87.01%	67.14%
23	Faizabad	2470996	5	96.17%	58.72%
24	Farrukhabad	1885204	3	87.35%	57.96%
25	Fatehpur	2632733	3	90.13%	57.44%
26	Firozabad	2498156	4	87.54%	60.92%
27	Gautam Buddha Nagar	1648115	3	85.14%	68.14%
28	Ghaziabad	4681645	4	88.11%	66.71%
29	Ghazipur	3620268	5	95.15%	60.70%
30	Gonda	3433919	4	92.15%	48.92%
31	Gorakhpur	4440895	7	94.97%	60.81%
32	Hardoi	4092845	5	86.76%	54.28%
33	Jalaun	1689974	5	86.51%	63.62%
34	Jaunpur	4494204	6	102.40%	60.78%
35	Jhansi	1998603	5	89.00%	65.27%
36	Jyotiba Phule Nagar	1840221	3	91.00%	53.42%
37	Kannauj	1656616	3	87.87%	61.40%
38	Kanpur Dehat	1796184	5	86.47%	65.15%
39	Kanpur Nagar	4581268	3	86.25%	70.79%
40	Kanshiram Nagar	1436719	3	88.01%	50.45%
41	Kaushambi	1599596	3	90.77%	50.85%
42	Kheri	4021243	6	89.40%	50.58%
43	Kushinagar	3564544	4	96.06%	54.84%
44	Lalitpur	1221592	3	90.57%	52.49%
45	Lucknow	4589838	4	91.68%	68.13%
46	Mahamaya Nagar	1564708	4	87.14%	60.24%
47	Mahoba	875958	3	87.83%	55.72%
48	Mahrajganj	2684703	4	94.30%	52.86%
49	Mainpuri	1868529	3	88.10%	64.43%
50	Mathura	2547184	4	86.32%	59.19%
51	Mau	2205968	4	97.90%	61.79%
52	Meerut	3443689	3	88.62%	62.19%
53	Mirzapur	2496970	4	90.27%	57.22%
54	Moradabad	4772006	6	90.64%	47.44%
55	Muzaffarnagar	4143512	6	88.91%	58.34%
56	Pilibhit	2031007	3	89.46%	52.24%
57	Rae Bareli	3405559	7	94.32%	57.72%
58	Rampur	2335819	6	90.85%	44.68%
59	Saharanpur	3466382	5	89.00%	59.92%
60	Sant Kabir Nagar	1715183	3	97.23%	55.68%
61	Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi)	1578213	3	95.54%	57.67%
62	Shahjahanpur	3006538	4	87.16%	49.59%
63	Shrawasti	1117361	2	88.14%	37.89%
64	Siddharthnagar	2559297	5	97.61%	48.02%
65	Sitapur	4483992	6	88.78%	50.93%
66	Sonbhadra	1862559	3	91.75%	52.92%
67	Sultanpur	3797117	7	98.33%	58.99%
68	Unnao	3108367	5	90.69%	57.06%
69	Varanasi	3676841	2	91.32%	65.38%

ℹ️ About This Data

Population figures cover all persons usually residing in Uttar Pradesh state. Literacy rate includes persons aged 7+ who can read and write. Sex ratio = females per 1,000 males. Worker participation rate = workers as % of total population.

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