Literate11,43,97,555UTTAR PRADESH
Literate males6,82,34,964
Literate females4,61,62,591
Illiterate8,54,14,786
Literacy %57.3%
Population19,98,12,341
Literacy
Literate11,43,97,555
Literate males6,82,34,964
Literate females4,61,62,591
Literacy %57.3%
Illiterate8,54,14,786
Illiterate males3,62,45,546
Illiterate females4,91,69,240
Population Overview
Total population19,98,12,341
Males10,44,80,510
Females9,53,31,831
Sex ratio912per 1,000 males
Households3,34,48,035
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,07,91,331
Boys 0–61,61,85,581
Girls 0–61,46,05,750
Child %15.4%
SC / ST
SC population4,13,57,608
SC males2,16,76,975
SC females1,96,80,633
SC %20.7%
ST population11,34,273
ST males5,81,083
ST females5,53,190
ST %0.6%
Workers — Total
Total workers6,58,14,715
Worker males4,98,46,762
Worker females1,59,67,953
Work participation %32.9%
Non-workers13,39,97,626
Non-worker males5,46,33,748
Non-worker females7,93,63,878
Workers — Main
Main workers4,46,35,492
Main males3,74,20,299
Main females72,15,193
Cultivators1,55,76,415
Cultivator males1,37,27,429
Cultivator females18,48,986
Agri labourers97,49,915
Agri labourer males77,77,577
Agri labourer females19,72,338
Household industry24,09,436
HH industry males16,69,471
HH industry females7,39,965
Other workers1,68,99,726
Other males1,42,45,822
Other females26,53,904
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,11,79,223
Marginal males1,24,26,463
Marginal females87,52,760
Marg. cultivators34,81,473
Marg. agri labourers1,01,89,308
Marg. HH industry14,89,154
Marg. other60,19,288
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males17,84,104
Marg. cultivator females16,97,369
Marg. agri lab. males60,25,865
Marg. agri lab. females41,63,443
Marg. HH industry males6,84,665
Marg. HH industry females8,04,489
Marg. other males39,31,829
Marg. other females20,87,459
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,68,85,149
3–6 mo males1,01,56,804
3–6 mo females67,28,345
3–6 mo cultivators26,59,798
3–6 mo cult. males14,03,710
3–6 mo cult. females12,56,088
3–6 mo agri lab.80,47,428
3–6 mo agri lab. males49,14,351
3–6 mo agri lab. females31,33,077
3–6 mo HH industry11,22,193
3–6 mo HH ind. males5,28,267
3–6 mo HH ind. females5,93,926
3–6 mo other50,55,730
3–6 mo other males33,10,476
3–6 mo other females17,45,254
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers42,94,074
0–3 mo males22,69,659
0–3 mo females20,24,415
0–3 mo cultivators8,21,675
0–3 mo cult. males3,80,394
0–3 mo cult. females4,41,281
0–3 mo agri lab.21,41,880
0–3 mo agri lab. males11,11,514
0–3 mo agri lab. females10,30,366
0–3 mo HH industry3,66,961
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,56,398
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,10,563
0–3 mo other9,63,558
0–3 mo other males6,21,353
0–3 mo other females3,42,205
Top districts by literate
districts comparison
71 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Literate | Lit. males | Lit. females | Illiterate | Literacy % | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allahabad | 36,65,727 | 21,99,340 | 14,66,387 | 22,88,664 | 61.6% | 59,54,391 |
| 2 | Moradabad | 22,63,848 | 13,57,435 | 9,06,413 | 25,08,158 | 47.4% | 47,72,006 |
| 3 | Ghaziabad | 31,23,264 | 18,11,397 | 13,11,867 | 15,58,381 | 66.7% | 46,81,645 |
| 4 | Azamgarh | 27,71,917 | 15,59,414 | 12,12,503 | 18,41,996 | 60.1% | 46,13,913 |
| 5 | Lucknow | 31,27,260 | 17,42,440 | 13,84,820 | 14,62,578 | 68.1% | 45,89,838 |
| 6 | Kanpur Nagar | 32,43,022 | 18,29,179 | 14,13,843 | 13,38,246 | 70.8% | 45,81,268 |
| 7 | Jaunpur | 27,31,677 | 15,65,394 | 11,66,283 | 17,62,527 | 60.8% | 44,94,204 |
| 8 | Sitapur | 22,83,733 | 13,97,702 | 8,86,031 | 22,00,259 | 50.9% | 44,83,992 |
| 9 | Bareilly | 21,91,759 | 13,42,697 | 8,49,062 | 22,56,600 | 49.3% | 44,48,359 |
| 10 | Gorakhpur | 27,00,328 | 15,93,890 | 11,06,438 | 17,40,567 | 60.8% | 44,40,895 |
| 11 | Agra | 26,80,510 | 16,14,594 | 10,65,916 | 17,38,287 | 60.7% | 44,18,797 |
| 12 | Muzaffarnagar | 24,17,339 | 14,48,528 | 9,68,811 | 17,26,173 | 58.3% | 41,43,512 |
| 13 | Hardoi | 22,21,601 | 13,74,587 | 8,47,014 | 18,71,244 | 54.3% | 40,92,845 |
| 14 | Kheri | 20,34,044 | 12,37,157 | 7,96,887 | 19,87,199 | 50.6% | 40,21,243 |
| 15 | Sultanpur | 22,39,902 | 13,00,248 | 9,39,654 | 15,57,215 | 59% | 37,97,117 |
| 16 | Bijnor | 21,35,393 | 12,41,471 | 8,93,922 | 15,47,320 | 58% | 36,82,713 |
| 17 | Budaun | 15,47,477 | 9,86,501 | 5,60,976 | 21,34,419 | 42% | 36,81,896 |
| 18 | Varanasi | 24,03,903 | 13,89,116 | 10,14,787 | 12,72,938 | 65.4% | 36,76,841 |
| 19 | Aligarh | 20,92,567 | 12,83,380 | 8,09,187 | 15,81,322 | 57% | 36,73,889 |
| 20 | Ghazipur | 21,97,549 | 12,93,553 | 9,03,996 | 14,22,719 | 60.7% | 36,20,268 |
| 21 | Kushinagar | 19,54,820 | 11,83,722 | 7,71,098 | 16,09,724 | 54.8% | 35,64,544 |
| 22 | Bulandshahr | 20,31,656 | 12,53,314 | 7,78,342 | 14,67,515 | 58.1% | 34,99,171 |
| 23 | Bahraich | 13,98,368 | 8,78,285 | 5,20,083 | 20,89,363 | 40.1% | 34,87,731 |
| 24 | Saharanpur | 20,77,108 | 12,20,114 | 8,56,994 | 13,89,274 | 59.9% | 34,66,382 |
| 25 | Meerut | 21,41,488 | 12,54,520 | 8,86,968 | 13,02,201 | 62.2% | 34,43,689 |
| 26 | Gonda | 16,79,994 | 10,34,181 | 6,45,813 | 17,53,925 | 48.9% | 34,33,919 |
| 27 | Rae Bareli | 19,65,843 | 11,65,965 | 7,99,878 | 14,39,716 | 57.7% | 34,05,559 |
| 28 | Bara Banki | 16,92,458 | 10,10,518 | 6,81,940 | 15,68,241 | 51.9% | 32,60,699 |
| 29 | Ballia | 19,63,590 | 11,60,960 | 8,02,630 | 12,76,184 | 60.6% | 32,39,774 |
| 30 | Pratapgarh | 19,31,559 | 11,21,381 | 8,10,178 | 12,77,582 | 60.2% | 32,09,141 |
| 31 | Unnao | 17,73,584 | 10,53,063 | 7,20,521 | 13,34,783 | 57.1% | 31,08,367 |
| 32 | Deoria | 18,75,239 | 10,79,288 | 7,95,951 | 12,25,707 | 60.5% | 31,00,946 |
| 33 | Shahjahanpur | 14,90,930 | 9,15,142 | 5,75,788 | 15,15,608 | 49.6% | 30,06,538 |
| 34 | Mahrajganj | 14,19,144 | 8,81,674 | 5,37,470 | 12,65,559 | 52.9% | 26,84,703 |
| 35 | Fatehpur | 15,12,166 | 9,11,003 | 6,01,163 | 11,20,567 | 57.4% | 26,32,733 |
| 36 | Siddharthnagar | 12,28,926 | 7,40,718 | 4,88,208 | 13,30,371 | 48% | 25,59,297 |
| 37 | Mathura | 15,07,746 | 9,43,346 | 5,64,400 | 10,39,438 | 59.2% | 25,47,184 |
| 38 | Firozabad | 15,21,806 | 9,12,314 | 6,09,492 | 9,76,350 | 60.9% | 24,98,156 |
| 39 | Mirzapur | 14,28,683 | 8,65,837 | 5,62,846 | 10,68,287 | 57.2% | 24,96,970 |
| 40 | Faizabad | 14,50,901 | 8,38,339 | 6,12,562 | 10,20,095 | 58.7% | 24,70,996 |
| 41 | Basti | 13,93,783 | 8,19,719 | 5,74,064 | 10,70,681 | 56.6% | 24,64,464 |
| 42 | Ambedkar Nagar | 14,86,939 | 8,46,676 | 6,40,263 | 9,10,949 | 62% | 23,97,888 |
| 43 | Rampur | 10,43,666 | 6,30,408 | 4,13,258 | 12,92,153 | 44.7% | 23,35,819 |
| 44 | Mau | 13,63,044 | 7,73,082 | 5,89,962 | 8,42,924 | 61.8% | 22,05,968 |
| 45 | Balrampur | 8,68,357 | 5,44,943 | 3,23,414 | 12,80,308 | 40.4% | 21,48,665 |
| 46 | Pilibhit | 10,61,095 | 6,54,290 | 4,06,805 | 9,69,912 | 52.2% | 20,31,007 |
| 47 | Jhansi | 13,04,513 | 7,83,705 | 5,20,808 | 6,94,090 | 65.3% | 19,98,603 |
| 48 | Chandauli | 11,74,606 | 6,99,454 | 4,75,152 | 7,78,150 | 60.2% | 19,52,756 |
| 49 | Farrukhabad | 10,92,677 | 6,54,827 | 4,37,850 | 7,92,527 | 58% | 18,85,204 |
| 50 | Mainpuri | 12,03,885 | 7,12,110 | 4,91,775 | 6,64,644 | 64.4% | 18,68,529 |
| 51 | Sonbhadra | 9,85,708 | 6,01,988 | 3,83,720 | 8,76,851 | 52.9% | 18,62,559 |
| 52 | Jyotiba Phule Nagar | 9,83,110 | 6,00,541 | 3,82,569 | 8,57,111 | 53.4% | 18,40,221 |
| 53 | Banda | 10,02,937 | 6,30,626 | 3,72,311 | 7,96,473 | 55.7% | 17,99,410 |
| 54 | Kanpur Dehat | 11,70,243 | 6,92,964 | 4,77,279 | 6,25,941 | 65.2% | 17,96,184 |
| 55 | Etah | 10,55,202 | 6,47,042 | 4,08,160 | 7,19,278 | 59.5% | 17,74,480 |
| 56 | Sant Kabir Nagar | 9,54,949 | 5,67,098 | 3,87,851 | 7,60,234 | 55.7% | 17,15,183 |
| 57 | Jalaun | 10,75,196 | 6,53,430 | 4,21,766 | 6,14,778 | 63.6% | 16,89,974 |
| 58 | Kannauj | 10,17,087 | 6,03,596 | 4,13,491 | 6,39,529 | 61.4% | 16,56,616 |
| 59 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 11,22,947 | 6,66,065 | 4,56,882 | 5,25,168 | 68.1% | 16,48,115 |
| 60 | Kaushambi | 8,13,424 | 5,07,279 | 3,06,145 | 7,86,172 | 50.9% | 15,99,596 |
| 61 | Etawah | 10,62,003 | 6,23,583 | 4,38,420 | 5,19,807 | 67.1% | 15,81,810 |
| 62 | Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) | 9,10,146 | 5,46,782 | 3,63,364 | 6,68,067 | 57.7% | 15,78,213 |
| 63 | Mahamaya Nagar | 9,42,572 | 5,79,157 | 3,63,415 | 6,22,136 | 60.2% | 15,64,708 |
| 64 | Kanshiram Nagar | 7,24,850 | 4,52,803 | 2,72,047 | 7,11,869 | 50.5% | 14,36,719 |
| 65 | Auraiya | 9,30,836 | 5,46,198 | 3,84,638 | 4,48,709 | 67.5% | 13,79,545 |
| 66 | Baghpat | 7,97,970 | 4,89,858 | 3,08,112 | 5,05,078 | 61.2% | 13,03,048 |
| 67 | Lalitpur | 6,41,191 | 3,97,586 | 2,43,605 | 5,80,401 | 52.5% | 12,21,592 |
| 68 | Shrawasti | 4,23,313 | 2,76,700 | 1,46,613 | 6,94,048 | 37.9% | 11,17,361 |
| 69 | Hamirpur | 6,53,299 | 4,08,125 | 2,45,174 | 4,50,986 | 59.2% | 11,04,285 |
| 70 | Chitrakoot | 5,31,072 | 3,30,339 | 2,00,733 | 4,60,658 | 53.6% | 9,91,730 |
| 71 | Mahoba | 4,88,106 | 3,02,283 | 1,85,823 | 3,87,852 | 55.7% | 8,75,958 |