Uttar Pradesh Population Census 2011 | Uttar Pradesh Religion, Caste Data - Census 2011

As per the Census 2011, the total Population of Uttar Pradesh is 19.98 Cr. Thus the population of Uttar Pradesh forms 16.5 percent of India in 2011. Uttar Pradesh has total population of 199,812,341 in which males were 104,480,510 while females were 95,331,831.

Total area of Uttar Pradesh is 240,928 square km. Thus the population Density of Uttar Pradesh is 829 per square km which is higher than national average 382 per square km.

Population
19.98 Cr
Literacy
67.68%
Sex Ratio
912

Uttar Pradesh Literacy Rate - Census 2011

The total literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh is 67.68% which is less than average literacy rate 72.98% of India. Also the male literacy rate is 77.28% and the female literacy rate is 57.18% in Uttar Pradesh.

  Uttar Pradesh India
Female 57.18% 64.63%
Male 77.28% 80.88%
Total 67.68% 72.98%

Uttar Pradesh Sex Ratio - Census 2011

The average sex ration is the number of females per 1000 males. As per the Census 2011, the Average Sex Ration of Uttar Pradesh is 912 which is above than national average of 943 females per 1000 males. Also the child sex ration (age less than 6 years) of Uttar Pradesh is at 902 which is lower than 918 of India.


Uttar Pradesh Working Population - Census 2011

In Uttar Pradesh out of total population, 65,814,715 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,814,715 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,576,415 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,749,915 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44,635,492 37,420,299 7,215,193
Cultivators 15,576,415 13,727,429 1,848,986
Agriculture Labourer 9,749,915 7,777,577 1,972,338
Household Industries 2,409,436 1,669,471 739,965
Other Workers 16,899,726 14,245,822 2,653,904
Marginal Workers 21,179,223 12,426,463 8,752,760
Non Working 133,997,626 54,633,748 79,363,878

Uttar Pradesh Urban/Rural Population - Census 2011

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Uttar Pradesh, 22.27% people lived in urban regions while 77.73% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 44,495,063 out of which 23,487,515 were males while remaining 21,007,548 were females. In rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, male population was 80,992,995 while female population was 74,324,283.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Uttar Pradesh was 894 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Uttar Pradesh was 885 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh were 5,750,748 which is 12.92% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh was 918 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Uttar Pradesh was 906 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh for urban regions was 75.14 percent in which males were 80.45% literate while female literacy stood at 69.22%. The total literate population of Uttar Pradesh was 114,397,555. Similarly in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, the average literacy rate was 65.46 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.33% and 53.65% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh were 85,284,680.

Rural Urban
Population % 77.73% 22.27%
Total population 155,317,278 44,495,063
Male population 80,992,995 23,487,515
Female population 74,324,283 21,007,548
Sex ratio 918 894
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 906 885
Child population 25,040,583 5,750,748
Literates 85,284,680 29,112,875
Average literacy 65.46% 75.14%
Male literacy 76.33% 80.45%
Female literacy 53.65% 69.22%

List of Districts in Uttar Pradesh

List of districts of Uttar Pradesh with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh is divided into 71 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Allahabad is the largest district of Uttar Pradesh by population, while the least populated district of Uttar Pradesh is Mahoba.

Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Uttar Pradesh sorted by population.

# District Sub-districts Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Allahabad Tehsils 5,954,391 72.32% 901
2 Moradabad Tehsils 4,772,006 56.77% 906
3 Ghaziabad Tehsils 4,681,645 78.07% 881
4 Azamgarh Tehsils 4,613,913 70.93% 1,019
5 Lucknow Tehsils 4,589,838 77.29% 917
6 Kanpur Nagar Tehsils 4,581,268 79.65% 862
7 Jaunpur Tehsils 4,494,204 71.55% 1,024
8 Sitapur Tehsils 4,483,992 61.12% 888
9 Bareilly Tehsils 4,448,359 58.49% 887
10 Gorakhpur Tehsils 4,440,895 70.83% 950
11 Agra Tehsils 4,418,797 71.58% 868
12 Muzaffarnagar Tehsils 4,143,512 69.12% 889
13 Hardoi Tehsils 4,092,845 64.57% 868
14 Kheri Tehsils 4,021,243 60.56% 894
15 Sultanpur Tehsils 3,797,117 69.27% 983
16 Bijnor Tehsils 3,682,713 68.48% 917
17 Budaun Tehsils 3,681,896 51.29% 871
18 Varanasi Tehsils 3,676,841 75.6% 913
19 Aligarh Tehsils 3,673,889 67.52% 882
20 Ghazipur Tehsils 3,620,268 71.78% 952
21 Kushinagar Tehsils 3,564,544 65.25% 961
22 Bulandshahar Tehsils 3,499,171 68.88% 896
23 Bahraich Tehsils 3,487,731 49.36% 892
24 Saharanpur Tehsils 3,466,382 70.49% 890
25 Meerut Tehsils 3,443,689 72.84% 886
26 Gonda Tehsils 3,433,919 58.71% 921
27 Rae Bareli Tehsils 3,405,559 67.25% 943
28 Barabanki Tehsils 3,260,699 61.75% 910
29 Ballia Tehsils 3,239,774 70.94% 937
30 Pratapgarh Tehsils 3,209,141 70.09% 998
31 Unnao Tehsils 3,108,367 66.37% 907
32 Deoria Tehsils 3,100,946 71.13% 1,017
33 Shahjahanpur Tehsils 3,006,538 59.54% 872
34 Maharajganj Tehsils 2,684,703 62.76% 943
35 Fatehpur Tehsils 2,632,733 67.43% 901
36 Siddharthnagar Tehsils 2,559,297 59.25% 976
37 Mathura Tehsils 2,547,184 70.36% 863
38 Firozabad Tehsils 2,498,156 71.92% 875
39 Mirzapur Tehsils 2,496,970 68.48% 903
40 Faizabad Tehsils 2,470,996 68.73% 962
41 Basti Tehsils 2,464,464 67.22% 963
42 Ambedkar Nagar Tehsils 2,397,888 72.23% 978
43 Rampur Tehsils 2,335,819 53.34% 909
44 Mau Tehsils 2,205,968 73.09% 979
45 Balrampur Tehsils 2,148,665 49.51% 928
46 Pilibhit Tehsils 2,031,007 61.47% 895
47 Jhansi Tehsils 1,998,603 75.05% 890
48 Chandauli Tehsils 1,952,756 71.48% 918
49 Farrukhabad Tehsils 1,885,204 69.04% 874
50 Mainpuri Tehsils 1,868,529 75.99% 881
51 Sonbhadra Tehsils 1,862,559 64.03% 918
52 Jyotiba Phule Nagar Tehsils 1,840,221 63.84% 910
53 Banda Tehsils 1,799,410 66.67% 863
54 Kanpur Dehat Tehsils 1,796,184 75.78% 865
55 Etah Tehsils 1,774,480 70.81% 873
56 Sant Kabir Nagar Tehsils 1,715,183 66.72% 972
57 Jalaun Tehsils 1,689,974 73.75% 865
58 Kannauj Tehsils 1,656,616 72.7% 879
59 Gautam Buddha Nagar Tehsils 1,648,115 80.12% 851
60 Kaushambi Tehsils 1,599,596 61.28% 908
61 Etawah Tehsils 1,581,810 78.41% 870
62 Sant Ravidas Nagar Tehsils 1,578,213 68.97% 955
63 Mahamaya Nagar Tehsils 1,564,708 71.59% 871
64 Kanshiram Nagar Tehsils 1,436,719 61.02% 880
65 Auraiya Tehsils 1,379,545 78.95% 864
66 Baghpat Tehsils 1,303,048 72.01% 861
67 Lalitpur Tehsils 1,221,592 63.52% 906
68 Shrawasti Tehsils 1,117,361 46.74% 881
69 Hamirpur Tehsils 1,104,285 68.77% 861
70 Chitrakoot Tehsils 991,730 65.05% 879
71 Mahoba Tehsils 875,958 65.27% 878