Moradabad
District in Uttar Pradesh
Population
31.3 Lakh
State: 20 Crore
Area
2,196 km²
Literacy Rate
50.5%
State: 57.3%
Sex Ratio
910
State: 912
Density
1,424 /km²
State: 860 /km²
Moradabad is a district in Uttar Pradesh with a population of 31.3 Lakh spread across 2,196 sq km. Its literacy rate of 50.5% is below the state average of 57.3% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 910 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 912.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
1,424 /km²
▲
860 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
910
▼
912
943
Literacy Rate
50.5%
▼
57.3%
63.0%
SC Population
14.0%
▼
20.7%
16.6%
ST Population
0.0%
▼
0.6%
8.7%
Worker Participation
29.4%
▼
32.9%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
34.7%
▼
39.6%
33.2%
Child Wasting
19.1%
▲
17.7%
18.4%
Underweight Children
27.0%
▼
32.3%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
67.6%
▲
66.4%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
44.9%
▼
50.4%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
84.5%
▲
70.1%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
80.3%
▼
84.0%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
79.0%
▲
69.0%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
58.3%
▲
47.1%
54.6%
Health Insurance
17.1%
▲
15.9%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
99.8%
▲
99.1%
93.6%
Electricity Access
96.0%
▲
91.1%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
9.6%
▼
16.8%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
1.5%
▼
3.1%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
13.8%
▼
17.2%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
37.7%
▲
30.7%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
33.2 per 1k pop
▲
24.3 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
1 Lakh
▲
66.4k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
42.0%
▲
26.3%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
5252 per lakh
▼
5895 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
40.8%
▼
55.4%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.32
▼
0.65
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
▼
192.6 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
▼
1.5 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
148.0 per lakh
▲
109.9 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
48.0 per lakh
▼
122.6 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.52
▼
0.60
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16.4 L | 13.9 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 5.2 L | 4.5 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 9.3 L | 9.1 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 2.6 L | 2.2 L | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 2.3 L | 2.9 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 358 | 7,747.773 | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 7.8 L | 6.6 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 1.7 L | 1.8 L | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 1.1 L | 1 L | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 3.2 L | 1.9 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 909.86 | 909.183 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 916.767 | 900.956 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 13.8 | 17.2 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 37.7 | 30.7 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 35 | 29.3 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 751 | 645.28 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 113 | 63.9 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 34.7% | 39.6% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 19.1% | 17.7% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 27.0% | 32.3% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 67.6% | 66.4% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 44.9% | 50.4% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 84.5% | 70.1% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 80.3% | 84.0% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 79.0% | 69.0% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 58.3% | 47.1% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 17.1% | 15.9% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 99.8% | 99.1% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 96.0% | 91.1% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 95.1% | 91.8% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 66.7% | 65.3% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 42.6% | 38.2% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 9.6% | 16.8% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 1.5% | 3.1% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 78.5% | 72.0% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 33.2% | 42.0% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 22.5% | 13.2% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 56.0% | 60.0% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | 60.3% | 52.2% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 25.6% | 21.6% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 12.9% | 11.6% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 32.6% | 45.2% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 5,252.443 | 5,894.598 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 40.8% | 55.4% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 29.3% | 34.3% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 1.6 L | 1.6 L | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 5.8% | 7.2% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 51.4% | 42.4% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 48.1 | 44.2 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | 77 | 71.0 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 79.8% | 77.8% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 84.9% | 75.3% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | -7.2 | 10.9 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 84.9 | 123.975 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 33.2 | 24.3 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 1 L | 66,373.28 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 42.0% | 26.3% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 148 | 109.878 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | 192.563 | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | 1.5 | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | 150.219 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 189 | 168.41 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 48 | 122.616 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | 26 | 18.8 | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 148 | 110.243 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 1 | 2 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | 1.1 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Moradabad district?
Moradabad has a population of 31.3 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 1,424 people per sq km across 2,196 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Moradabad?
Moradabad has a literacy rate of 50.5%, which is below the Uttar Pradesh average of 57.3% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does Moradabad compare to Uttar Pradesh?
Moradabad has a sex ratio of 910 (below state average of 912) and a literacy rate of 50.5% (below state average of 57.3%).
What data sources are used for Moradabad?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)