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Allahabad: 59.5 lakh people, one story

People
59,54,391
Area
5,482 km²
Literacy
72.32%
Sex ratio
901
#1 in Uttar PradeshPopulation: 59,54,391. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number59.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,086 to every km².See the numbers →

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AllahabadUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Allahabad are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Allahabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population59.5 lakh#1/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area5,482 km²#5/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,086 per km²#17/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio901 females per 1000 males#35/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)893 girls per 1000 boys#48/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate72.32%#15/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy60.97%#19/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population24.7%#21/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

72.3% can read. 901 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.677.3
Female literacy
61.057.2
Scheduled Castes
22.020.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
24.722.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.7%
  • Muslim 13.4%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    48 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    21.1 lakh workers, 35.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 22.5%
    • Farm labourers 25.6%
    • Household industry 8.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 31% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      31.426.8
      Latrine at home
      22.326.0
      Tap water
      20.219.9
      LPG / PNG
      16.413.8
      Phone
      49.448.8
      Television
      28.524.2
      Bicycle
      56.249.4
      Two-wheeler
      19.514.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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