Bareilly
District in Uttar Pradesh
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Bareilly: 119.4%, 17th highest of 73 districts in Uttar Pradesh
MSME Density in Bareilly: 28.2 per 1,000 people, 17th highest of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh
Women Literacy in Bareilly: 53.9%, 8th lowest of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh
Health Insurance in Bareilly: 39.8%, 23rd highest of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly is a district in Uttar Pradesh with a population of 44.5 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 3,985 sq km. Its literacy rate of 58.5% is below the state average of 67.7% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 887 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 912. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Bareilly, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 30.0% | 42.3% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 36.8% | 45.7% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 64.9% | 69.5% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 903 | 901 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 79.7% | 79.4% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 35.6 | 44.2 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 4.4 | 7.2 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 148 | 63.9 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Bareilly district?
Bareilly has a population of 44.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 1,116 people per sq km across 3,985 sq km.
What is the population of Bareilly in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 44.5 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Bareilly?
Bareilly has a literacy rate of 58.5% (Census 2011), which is below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Bareilly compare to Uttar Pradesh?
Bareilly is the 7th most populous of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh. Its sex ratio of 887 females per 1,000 males is below the state average of 912 (Census 2011).
How many children in Bareilly are stunted or underweight?
In Bareilly, 32.4% of children under 5 are stunted, 26.0% wasted and 36.7% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Uttar Pradesh average of 30.9% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Bareilly have health insurance?
39.8% of households in Bareilly have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 18.7% in 2019–21. The Uttar Pradesh average is 37.2% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Bareilly between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Bareilly improved most in women internet use (32% to 67%), health insurance (19% to 40%), pre-school attendance (11% to 25%), and got worse in modern contraception (44% to 30%), child wasting (15% to 26%), male diabetes (12% to 21%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Bareilly?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
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.