Uttar Pradesh Holds One-sixth Population of the Country : Census 2011

The provisional figures of cen-sus 2011 were released on March 31, 2011. The population of the nation was estimated at 1210·19 million having 51·54% males and 48·46% females. Uttar Pradesh stood at top place being the most populous state which accounted for the largest share of 16·49 per cent. Uttar Pradesh holds about   one-sixth    population   of  the nation. The percentage decade growth rate in Uttar Pradesh has declined during 2001–11 compared to 1991-2001. In 1991–2001, this growth was 25·85% which declined to 20·09% in 2001–2011. Uttar Pradesh holds 29·7 million children population in the age group of 0–6 years.



Uttar Pradesh Census 2011 Few Figures : At a Glance
    Total Population : 199581477
Male : 104596415, Female : 94985062
     Two Most Populous Cities
Lucknow : 2815033, Kanpur : 2769413
    Top Five Populous Districts
Allahabad : 5959798, Moradabad : 4773138, Ghaziabad : 4661452, Azamgarh : 4616509, Lucknow : 4588455
    Top Least Populous Districts
Mahoba : 876055, Chitrakoot : 990626, Hamirpur : 1104021, Shravasti : 1114615, Lalitpur : 1218002
    Districts having Highest Literacy
Ghaziabad : 85%, Gautambudh Nagar : 82·2%, Kanpur City : 81·3%, Orai : 80·3%, Etawah : 79·9%
     U.P. possesses about 1/6th, population of the country’s population.
    Shravasti is the least literacy having district.
     State’s Literacy 69·72%.
     Gautambudh Nagar registered highest while Kanpur city had the least population growth in 2001–2011.
     Sex Ratio in U.P. (per 1000 males) : 2001 : 898 females, 2011 : 908 females
    Three districts show sex-ratio in favour of females (per 1000 males)—Jaunpur (1018), Azamgarh (1017) and Deoria (1013).
    Two districts having least sex ratio (per 1000 males—Gautambudh Nagar (852) and Hardoi (856).
     Two districts having highest density :
Ghaziabad (3954), Varanasi (2399)
    Two districts having least density :
Lalitpur (242), Sonbhadra (270)