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Population of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India. According to Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has population of 19,98,12,341 comprising 10,44,80,510 males and 9,53,31,831 females. The contribution of Uttar Pradesh to the total population of the country is 16.5% followed by Maharashtra (9.3%), Bihar (8.6%), West Bengal (7.6%), Andhra Pradesh (7.0%) and Madhya Pradesh (6.0%). Uttar Pradesh has the  first place in India in terms of population. Kanpur city has the highest population of 29,20,067 in Uttar Pradesh.
Five Districts with High Population
District - Population

• Prayagraj - 59,54,391
• Moradabad - 47,72,006
• Moradabad - 47,72,006
• Azamgarh - 46,13,913
• Lucknow - 45,89,838

Five Districts with Low Population
District - Population

• Mahoba 8,75,958
• Chitrakoot 9,91,730
• Hamirpur 11,04,285
• Shravasti 11,17,361
• Lalitpur 12,21,592

Rural Population
Uttar Pradesh’s 77.7% of the total population is living in rural areas which is more than the national average of 68.84%. According to Census 2011, the state records the highest rural population in India.
Five Districts with High Percentage of Rural Population
District - Population (%)

• Shravasti - 96.5
• Kushinagar - 95.3
• Maharajganj - 95
• Sultanpur - 94.7
• Pratapgarh - 94.5

Five Districts with Low Percentage of Rural Population
District - Population (%)

• Ghaziabad - 32.4
• Ghaziabad - 32.4
• Kanpur - 34.2
• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 40.9
• Meerut - 48.9

Urban Population
Uttar Pradesh’s 22.27% of total population is living in urban area which is lower than the national average of 31.5% as per Census 2011. The district with highest percentage of urban population is Ghaziabad and lowest percentage of urban population is Shravasti.
Five Districts with High Percentage of Urban Population
District - Population (%)

• Ghaziabad - 67.6
• Lucknow - 66.2
• Kanpur Nagar - 65.8
• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 59.12
• Meerut - 51.1

Five Districts with Low Percentage of Urban Population
District - Population (%)

• Shravasti - 3.5
• Kushi Nagar - 4.72
• Maharajganj - 5.0
• Sultanpur - 5.3
• Pratapgarh - 5.5

Population Density

According to Census 2011, the population density of Uttar Pradesh is 829 per sq km which is more than the national average of 382 per sq skm. Ghaziabad has the highest population density in Uttar Pradesh. It is the fourth densely populated state in India.
Five Districts with High Population Density 
District - Population Density

• Ghaziabad - 3971
• Varanasi - 2395
• Lucknow - 1816 
• Sant Ravidas Nagar - 1555 
• Kanpur Nagar - 1452  

Five Districts with Low Population Density
District - Population 

•  Lalitpur - 242
•  Sonbhadra - 270
• Hamirpur - 275 
• Mahoba - 279 
• Chitrakoot - 308

Sex-Ratio

According to Census 2011, the sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh is 912 which is lower than the national average of 943. Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh has the highest sex-ratio and Gautam Buddh Nagar has the lowest sex-ratio.
Five Districts with High Sex Ratio
District - Sex-Ratio 

• Jaunpur - 1024 
• Azamgarh - 1019 
• Deoria - 1017 
• Pratapgarh - 998 
• Sultanpur - 983  

Five Districts with Low Sex Ratio
District - Sex Ratio

• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 851
• Baghpat/Hamirpur - 861
• Kanpur Nagar/ Banda/ Mathura - 863 
• Auraiya - 864 
• Jalaun - 865

Child Sex Ratio
Child sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh is 902 which is lower than the national average of 919. Balram pur district of Uttar Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio and Baghpat has the least child sex ratio.
Five Districts with High Child Sex Ratio
District - Child Sex Ratio  

• Balrampur - 950
• Bhadohi/(Sant Kabir Nagar) - 942 
• Siddharthnagar/Bahraich - 935 
• Ambedkar Nagar/Barabanki - 932 
• Maharajganj/Faizabad - 931

Five Districts with Low Child Sex Ratio
District - Child Sex Ratio  

• Baghpat - 841
• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 843
• Ghaziabad - 850
• Meerut - 852
• Bulandshahr - 854

Decadal Growth Rate

Uttar Pradesh has recorded a decadal growth rate of 20.2% which is higher than the national average of 17.7%. In terms of decadal growth rate, it is the 15th highest state in India.
Five Districts with High Decadal Growth Rate 
District - Decadal Growth Rate (%)

• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 49.1
• Ghaziabad - 41.3
• Shravasti - 30.5
• Bahraich - 29.3
• Balrampur - 27.7 

Five Districts with Low Decada Growth Rate
District - Population Growth Rate (%)

• Kanpur Nagar - 9.9
• Hamirpur - 11.1
•  Baghpat - 11.9 
• Fatehpur - 14.1
• Deoria - 14.2

Literacy Rate

According to Census 2011, literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh is 67.72%. Male literacy rate is 77.3% and female literacy rate is 57.2%. Gautam Buddh Nagar has the highest literacy rate and Shravasti has the lowest literacy rate. The Literacy rate of the capital Lucknow is 77.29%.  
Gautam Buddh Nagar has the highest male literacy of 88.06% while Shravasti has the lowest male literacy rate of 61.40%. Kanpur Nagar has the highest female literacy of 75.05% while Shravasti has the lowest female literacy rate of 34.78%
Five Districts with High Literacy Rate
District - Literacy Rate (%)  

• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 80.12
• Kanpur Nagar - 79.65
• Auraiya - 78.95
• Etawah - 78.41
• Ghaziabad - 78.07

Five Districts with Low Literacy Rate
District - Literacy Rate (%)  

•  Shravasti - 46.74
• Bahraich - 49.36 
• Balrampur - 49.51 
• Budaun - 51.29 
• Rampur - 53.34

Scheduled Castes

According to Census 2011, the total population of Scheduled Castes is 4,13,57,608. Male SC population is 2,16,76,975 and female SC population is 1,96,80,633. Sitapur has the highest SC population, while Baghpat has the lowest SC population.  
Five Districts with High Scheduled Caste Population
District - Population

• Sitapur - 14,46,427  
• Allahabad - 13,09,851
• Hardoi - 12,74,505
• Azamgarh - 11,71,378
• Lakhimpur-Kheri - 10,16,782

Five Districts with Low Scheduled Caste Population
District - Population 

• Baghpat - 1,49060
• Shravasti - 1,89,334
• Gautam Buddh Nagar - 2,16,105
• Mahoba - 2,20,898
• Lalitpur - 2,40,519

Scheduled Tribes

UP has total Scheduled Tribe population of 11,34,273. Sonbhadra has the highest ST population, while Baghpat has the lowest ST population.
Five Districts with High Scheduled Tribe Population
District - Population

• Sonbhadra - 3,85,018
• Ballia - 1,10,114
• Deoria - 1,09,894
• Kushinagar - 80,269
• Lalitpur - 71,610

Religions in Uttar Pradesh 

In the state of Uttar Pradesh, Hinduism is a majority religion with 79.73% followers. Islam is the second most popular religion in the state of Uttar Pradesh with approximately 19.26% following it. Christianity is followed by 0.18%, Jainism by 0.11%, Sikhism by 0.32% and Buddhism by 0.32%. Around 0.01% followed ‘Other Religion’ and approximately 0.29% followed ‘No Particular Religion’.
Religious Data of Uttar Pradesh (Census 2011) 
Religion - Population - Percentage 

• Hindu - 15,93,12,654 - 79.73% 
• Muslim - 3,84,83,967 - 19.26% 
• Sikh - 6,43,500 - 0.32% 
• Christian - 3,56,448 - 0.18% 
• Jain - 2,13,267 - 0.11% 
• Buddhist - 2,06,285 - 0.10% 
• Others - 13,598 - 0.01%  

Uttar Pradesh Population Policy, 2000

In Uttar Pradesh, the first population policy was constituted in 2000. Population policy formulated to address the unmet needs for contraception, health care, infrastructure and health personnel and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and child health care.
The major objectives of this policy are as follows:

• To reduce the total fertility rate to 2.1.
• The high class birth control services has to be made available public so that the standard of two children can be adopted.
• To reduce the infant mortality rate.
• To reduce the mother mortality rate below 100 per one lakh.
• To encourage the late marriage of girls (increased from 16.4 to 19.5 years).
• In February 2014 the Government of Uttar Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the state innovations in Family Planning Services Project Agency (SIFPSA) to review and revise the state’s population policy. It identifies the areas for improvement and implements plan for monitoring the progress.
• The UP Population Policy aims to improve the quality of life of the state’s inhabitants through population stabilisation.

The major goals achieved by this policy are:
(i) Increased the age of marriage for women from 16.4 years in the late 1990s to 19.5 years by 2016.
(ii) Reduced the total fertility rate (TFR) from 4.3 children per woman in 1997 to 2.1 children in 2016.
(iii) Reduced the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) from 707 pregnancy-related death per 100,000 births in 1997 to below 250 in 2016.
(iv) Reduced the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 85 deaths among infants under one year of age per 1000 birth in 1997 to 61 in 2016.