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Azamgarh: 46.1 lakh people, one story

People
46,13,913
Area
4,054 km²
Literacy
70.93%
Sex ratio
1,019
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshSex ratio: 1,019 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number46.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,138 to every km².See the numbers →

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AzamgarhUttar Pradesh

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

Azamgarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population46.1 lakh#4/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area4,054 km²#22/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,138 per km²#13/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio1,019 females per 1000 males#2/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)919 girls per 1000 boys#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate70.93%#26/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy60.91%#20/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population8.5%#57/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

70.9% can read. 1,019 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.377.3
Female literacy
60.957.2
Scheduled Castes
25.420.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.20.6
Living in towns
8.522.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.1%
  • Muslim 15.6%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.7 lakh workers, 29.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 31.0%
    • Farm labourers 32.9%
    • Household industry 8.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.926.8
      Latrine at home
      13.926.0
      Tap water
      10.519.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.113.8
      Phone
      51.548.8
      Television
      16.524.2
      Bicycle
      53.649.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.014.3

      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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