Uttar Pradesh

District-Level Data & Statistics

PopulationCensus 2011, the latest complete count; Census 2027 results are expected from 2028
20 Crore
16.6% of India
Projected 2026: 24.3 CroreOfficial projection for 1 March 2026, not a count: Technical Group on Population Projections, National Commission on Population, MoHFW (2020)
Districts
75
Avg 26.6 Lakh each
AreaDensity uses the Census 2011 population
2,40,928 km²
829 people /km²
Literacy RateCensus 2011: literates as a share of people aged 7 and above
67.7%
India: 72.9%
Sex RatioCensus 2011: females per 1,000 males
912
India: 943
RankBy Census 2011 population
1st
of 36 by population

Uttar Pradesh is India's 1st most populous state with a population of 20 Crore (Census 2011) spread across 75 districts covering 2,40,928 sq km. The state's literacy rate stands at 67.7%, below the national average of 72.9%. With a sex ratio of 912 females per 1,000 males, it is below the national figure of 943.

AgraAligarhAmbedkar NagarAmethiAmrohaAuraiyaAyodhyaAzamgarhBaghpatBahraichBalliaBalrampurBara BankiBareillyBastiBhadohiBijnorBudaunBulandshahrChandauliChitrakootDeoriaEtahEtawahFarrukhabadFatehpurFirozabadGautam Buddha NagarGhaziabadGhazipurGondaGorakhpurHamirpurHapurHardoiHathrasJalaunJaunpurJhansiKannaujKanpur DehatKanpur NagarKasganjKaushambiKheriKushinagarLalitpurLucknowMahobaMahrajganjMainpuriMathuraMauMeerutMirzapurMoradabadMuzaffarnagarPilibhitPratapgarhPrayagrajRae BareliRampurSaharanpurSambhalSant Kabir NagarShahjahanpurShamliShrawastiSiddharthnagarSitapurSonbhadraSultanpurUnnaoVaranasiBanda
60%85%110%140%200%+No data
Highest 5Lowest 5
RBI Bank Credit (BSR-1) · 2026
5204080150+No data
Highest 5Lowest 5
Udyam Registration (MSME) · 2026
40%55%65%80%90%+No data
Highest 5Lowest 5
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) · 2019–21
5%20%40%60%85%+No data
Highest 5Lowest 5
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) · 2023–24

Credit Growth (5-Year) in Uttar Pradesh · district average 103.3%, 17th of 36 states

Highest 5
Gautam Buddha Nagar173.2%Gorakhpur159.8%Mahrajganj151.6%Ayodhya147.3%Ghaziabad140.1%
Lowest 5
Bijnor8.5%Baghpat62.2%Jalaun64.0%Hamirpur67.0%Chitrakoot68.7%
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MSME Density in Uttar Pradesh · population-weighted average 24.9 per 1,000 people, 32nd of 36 states

Highest 5
Gautam Buddha Nagar126.5 per 1,000 peopleGhaziabad67.4 per 1,000 peopleLucknow57.2 per 1,000 peopleVaranasi48.2 per 1,000 peopleMeerut46.0 per 1,000 people
Lowest 5
Balrampur10.7 per 1,000 peopleShrawasti12.5 per 1,000 peopleSitapur12.6 per 1,000 peopleBanda12.9 per 1,000 peopleKheri13.3 per 1,000 people
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Women Literacy in Uttar Pradesh · population-weighted average 65.8%, 32nd of 36 states

Highest 5
Kanpur Nagar81.3%Ghaziabad80.1%Gautam Buddha Nagar79.9%Meerut79.0%Varanasi79.0%
Lowest 5
Bahraich38.8%Shrawasti39.1%Balrampur43.2%Siddharthnagar48.3%Budaun49.7%
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Health Insurance in Uttar Pradesh · population-weighted average 37.2%, 30th of 34 states

Highest 5
Ballia46.9%Chandauli46.4%Pilibhit45.8%Mau45.0%Shamli45.0%
Lowest 5
Hathras24.4%Shrawasti25.4%Agra25.4%Siddharthnagar28.9%Bahraich29.8%
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Demographics

IndicatorStateNational
Population Density829 /km²▲366 /km²
Sex Ratio912▼943
Literacy Rate67.7%▼72.9%
SC Population20.7%▲16.6%
ST Population0.6%▼8.7%
Worker Participation32.9%▼39.8%

What changed in Uttar Pradesh, 2019–21 to 2023–24

Got better

Women Internet Use30% → 69%Health Insurance16% → 37%Pre-school Attendance15% → 31%

Got worse

Modern Contraception44% → 33%Male Diabetes12% → 19%Iodized Salt92% → 86%

NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more. Same districts in both rounds.

Health & Development

NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional)

IndicatorStateNational
Child Stunting30.9%▲28.0%
Child Wasting19.1%▲18.7%
Underweight Children33.9%▲30.5%
Child Anaemia66.0%2019–21▼66.9%
Women Anaemia50.6%2019–21▼56.9%
Full Vaccination69.7%2019–21▼77.6%
Institutional Delivery86.5%▼92.3%
Improved Sanitation68.6%2019–21▼70.2%
Clean Cooking Fuel49.2%2019–21▼56.8%
Health Insurance37.2%▼58.1%
Safe Drinking Water99.3%▲96.5%
Electricity Access95.8%▼98.3%
Child Overweight0.5%▼1.4%
Women Underweight (BMI)22.3%▲19.8%
Women Overweight or Obese26.5%▼30.6%
Women Hypertension12.1%▼19.4%
Women Diabetes15.5%▼17.7%
Women Tobacco Use9.6%▲8.5%
Male Alcohol Use18.7%▼19.0%
Modern Contraception33.1%▼52.0%
Unmet Need for Family Planning10.8%▲8.6%
Pre-school Attendance31.2%▼49.3%

State and National are population-weighted averages of districts, not official NFHS figures.

Women & Gender

IndicatorStateNational
Child Marriage13.7%▼19.2%
Teen Pregnancy3.5%▼6.5%
Women with a Bank Account83.5%▼88.9%
Women Owning a Mobile Phone56.1%▼63.8%
Female Literacy Gap20.2 pts▲16.5 pts
Female Work Gap31.0 pts▲27.9 pts

Economy & Infrastructure

IndicatorStateNational
MSME Density24.9 per 1k pop▼39.8 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs (avg per district)66.4k▲61.7k
Manufacturing Share26.1%▲24.8%
Women Internet Use69.7%▲64.4%
Men Internet Use80.7%▲80.2%

Governance

IndicatorStateNational
Pending Cases6058 per lakh▲4025 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)55.2%▲42.2%
Monthly Disposal Ratio0.65▼0.80

Safety & Crime

IndicatorStateNational
Child Abuse (POCSO)4.1 per lakh▼5.3 per lakh
Cyber Crime (IT Act cases)4.5 per lakh▲2.7 per lakh

Climate Vulnerability

IndicatorStateNational
Climate Vulnerability Index0.60▲0.56
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Uttar Pradesh districts ranked

Population (Census 2011)

Highest
  1. 1Prayagraj 59.5 Lakh
  2. 2Azamgarh 46.1 Lakh
  3. 3Lucknow 45.9 Lakh
  4. 4Kanpur Nagar 45.8 Lakh
  5. 5Jaunpur 44.9 Lakh
Lowest
  1. 1Mahoba 8.8 Lakh
  2. 2Chitrakoot 9.9 Lakh
  3. 3Hamirpur 11 Lakh
  4. 4Shrawasti 11.2 Lakh
  5. 5Lalitpur 12.2 Lakh

Population Density (per km²)

Highest
  1. 1Ghaziabad 3,778
  2. 2Varanasi 2,487
  3. 3Lucknow 1,884
  4. 4Bhadohi 1,616
  5. 5Kanpur Nagar 1,588
Lowest
  1. 1Lalitpur 252
  2. 2Mahoba 280
  3. 3Sonbhadra 281
  4. 4Hamirpur 294
  5. 5Chitrakoot 317

Literacy Rate

Highest
  1. 1Ghaziabad 80.4%
  2. 2Gautam Buddha Nagar 80.1%
  3. 3Kanpur Nagar 79.7%
  4. 4Auraiya 78.9%
  5. 5Etawah 78.4%
Lowest
  1. 1Shrawasti 46.7%
  2. 2Bahraich 49.4%
  3. 3Balrampur 49.5%
  4. 4Sambhal 49.6%
  5. 5Budaun 52.0%

Sex Ratio (females per 1,000 males)

Highest
  1. 1Jaunpur 1,024
  2. 2Azamgarh 1,019
  3. 3Deoria 1,017
  4. 4Pratapgarh 998
  5. 5Sultanpur 982

Underweight Children

Highest
  1. 1Kaushambi 54.6%
  2. 2Sitapur 49.9%
  3. 3Sambhal 47.2%
  4. 4Gautam Buddha Nagar 46.8%
  5. 5Sonbhadra 46.6%
Lowest
  1. 1Ghazipur 18.9%
  2. 2Jaunpur 20.4%
  3. 3Deoria 20.8%
  4. 4Ballia 21.2%
  5. 5Mathura 21.7%

Electricity Access

Highest
  1. 1Gautam Buddha Nagar 99.8%
  2. 2Muzaffarnagar 99.6%
  3. 3Ghaziabad 99.5%
  4. 4Varanasi 99.3%
  5. 5Shamli 99.2%
Lowest
  1. 1Kaushambi 83.7%
  2. 2Bara Banki 84.3%
  3. 3Hardoi 88.7%
  4. 4Shrawasti 88.8%
  5. 5Kasganj 89.6%

Small Business Density

Highest
  1. 1Gautam Buddha Nagar 126.5
  2. 2Ghaziabad 67.4
  3. 3Lucknow 57.2
  4. 4Varanasi 48.2
  5. 5Meerut 46.0
Lowest
  1. 1Balrampur 10.7
  2. 2Shrawasti 12.5
  3. 3Sitapur 12.6
  4. 4Banda 12.9
  5. 5Kheri 13.3

All Districts

75 districts
DistrictPopulation (2011)Literacy %Sex RatioDensity /km²
Prayagraj59,54,39172.3%9011,135
Azamgarh46,13,91370.9%1,0191,137
Lucknow45,89,83877.3%9171,884
Kanpur Nagar45,81,26879.7%8621,588
Jaunpur44,94,20471.5%1,0241,158
Sitapur44,83,99261.1%888804
Bareilly44,48,35958.5%8871,116
Gorakhpur44,40,89570.8%9501,384
Agra44,18,79771.6%8681,136
Hardoi40,92,84564.6%868709
Kheri40,21,24360.6%894542
Bijnor36,82,71368.5%917825
Varanasi36,76,84175.6%9132,487
Aligarh36,73,88967.5%8821,025
Ghazipur36,20,26871.8%9521,113
Kushinagar35,64,54465.2%9611,275
Bulandshahr34,99,17168.9%896982
Bahraich34,87,73149.4%892736
Saharanpur34,66,38270.5%890958
Meerut34,43,68972.8%8861,386
Gonda34,33,91958.7%921897
Ghaziabad33,43,33480.4%8783,778
Bara Banki32,60,69961.7%910876
Ballia32,39,77470.9%9371,126
Pratapgarh32,09,14170.1%998897
Budaun31,27,62152.0%872761
Moradabad31,26,50760.0%9101,424
Unnao31,08,36766.4%907706
Deoria31,00,94671.1%1,0171,282
Shahjahanpur30,06,53859.5%872721
Rae Bareli29,03,50768.5%942766
Muzaffarnagar28,69,93470.4%8931,097
Mahrajganj26,84,70362.8%943945
Fatehpur26,32,73367.4%901658
Siddharthnagar25,59,29759.2%976916
Mathura25,47,18470.4%863790
Firozabad24,98,15671.9%8751,072
Mirzapur24,96,97068.5%903588
Ayodhya24,70,99668.7%962955
Basti24,64,46467.2%963917
Ambedkar Nagar23,97,88872.2%9781,073
Rampur23,35,81953.3%9091,019
Sultanpur22,49,03671.5%982870
Mau22,05,96873.1%9791,318
Sambhal21,99,77449.6%891944
Balrampur21,48,66549.5%928666
Amethi20,50,13364.5%976878
Pilibhit20,31,00761.5%895555
Jhansi19,98,60375.0%890414
Chandauli19,52,75671.5%918797
Farrukhabad18,85,20469.0%874896
Mainpuri18,68,52976.0%881707
Sonbhadra18,62,55964.0%918281
Amroha18,40,22163.8%910872
Banda17,99,41066.7%863426
Kanpur Dehat17,96,18475.8%865590
Etah17,74,48070.8%873759
Sant Kabir Nagar17,15,18366.7%9721,085
Jalaun16,89,97473.7%865385
Kannauj16,56,61672.7%879822
Gautam Buddha Nagar16,48,11580.1%8511,367
Kaushambi15,99,59661.3%908919
Etawah15,81,81078.4%870706
Bhadohi15,78,21369.0%9551,616
Hathras15,64,70871.6%871910
Kasganj14,36,71961.0%880759
Auraiya13,79,54578.9%864709
Hapur13,38,31172.3%8881,226
Baghpat13,03,04872.0%8611,017
Shamli12,73,57866.1%8801,005
Lalitpur12,21,59263.5%906252
Shrawasti11,17,36146.7%881599
Hamirpur11,04,28568.8%861294
Chitrakoot9,91,73065.0%879317
Mahoba8,75,95865.3%878280
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Uttar Pradesh in crore?

Uttar Pradesh has a population of 20 Crore (19,98,12,341) according to the Census 2011, making it India's most populous state, across 75 districts.

What is the total area of Uttar Pradesh in sq km?

Uttar Pradesh covers a total area of 2,40,928 sq km, divided into 75 districts.

What is the literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh?

Uttar Pradesh's literacy rate is 67.7% (Census 2011), below the national average of 72.9%. Ghaziabad has the highest literacy rate (80.4%) and Shrawasti the lowest (46.7%). Female literacy is lowest in Shrawasti (34.8%).

What is the population density of Uttar Pradesh?

Uttar Pradesh has 829 people per sq km, against a national average of 366. Ghaziabad has the highest population density and Lalitpur the lowest.

What is the sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh?

Uttar Pradesh has a sex ratio of 912 females per 1,000 males, below the national average of 943. Jaunpur has the highest sex ratio (1,024) and Gautam Buddha Nagar the lowest (851).

Which district of Uttar Pradesh has the highest and lowest population?

Prayagraj has the highest population in Uttar Pradesh (59.5 Lakh) and Mahoba the lowest (8.8 Lakh), per the Census 2011.

Which is the largest district of Uttar Pradesh by area?

Kheri is the largest district of Uttar Pradesh by area, and Ghaziabad the smallest.

How many children in Uttar Pradesh are stunted or underweight?

In Uttar Pradesh, 30.9% of children under 5 are stunted, 19.1% wasted and 33.9% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with an India average of 28.0%.

How many households in Uttar Pradesh have health insurance?

37.2% of households in Uttar Pradesh have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). The India average is 58.1%.

What changed in Uttar Pradesh between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?

Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Uttar Pradesh improved most in women internet use (30% to 69%), health insurance (16% to 37%), pre-school attendance (15% to 31%), and got worse in modern contraception (44% to 33%), male diabetes (12% to 19%), iodized salt (92% to 86%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.

Is there newer population data for Uttar Pradesh than the Census 2011?

Not yet. The Census 2011 is the latest complete count. Census 2027 is under way: the population count uses a reference date of 1 March 2027, with provisional results expected by late 2028. Until then, the official projection for Uttar Pradesh on 1 March 2026 is 24.3 Crore (Technical Group on Population Projections, National Commission on Population, MoHFW, 2020); it is a projection, not a count. Census 2027 timeline

Data Sources

Census 2011NFHS-5 (2019–21)NFHS-6 (2023–24)NJDG (2024)CVI (2021)Ag Census 2015–16Udyam/MSME (2026)NCRB SLL (2022)eRaktKosh (2024)GOBARdhan (2026)Rural Health Statistics (2021–22)AISHE College Hostels (2014–15)IMD District Rainfall (2021–2026)Poshan Tracker (2023–24)Poshan Tracker (2026)UIDAI Aadhaar Enrolment (2025–26)Town Amenities (2011)

Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.