Lucknow District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Uttar Pradesh) - Census 2011

Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh has total population of 4,589,838 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 2,394,476 are males while 2,195,362 are females. In 2011 there were total 860,703 families residing in Lucknow district. The Average Sex Ratio of Lucknow district is 917.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 66.2% people lives in Urban areas while 33.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.9% while that in the rural areas is 67.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Lucknow district is 923 while that of Rural areas is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lucknow district is 543641 which is 12% of the total population. There are 283952 male children and 259689 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lucknow is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Lucknow district.

The total literacy rate of Lucknow district is 77.29%. The male literacy rate is 72.77% and the female literacy rate is 63.08% in Lucknow district.

Population
4,589,838
Families
860,703
Literacy
77.29%
Sex Ratio
917

To facilitate the administration, Lucknow district is further divided into 4 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Lucknow Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lucknow district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 543,641 283,952 259,689
Literacy 77.29% 72.77% 63.08%
Scheduled Caste 948,294 498,799 449,495
Scheduled Tribe 7,506 4,036 3,470
Illiterate 1,462,578 652,036 810,542

Caste-wise Population - Lucknow district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 948,294 498,799 449,495
Schedule Tribe 7,506 4,036 3,470

Religion-wise Population - Lucknow district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,537,787 (77.08%) 1,854,475 1,683,312
Muslim 985,070 (21.46%) 505,928 479,142
Christian 20,493 (0.45%) 10,079 10,414
Sikh 23,883 (0.52%) 12,573 11,310
Buddhist 3,877 (0.08%) 2,076 1,801
Jain 4,975 (0.11%) 2,508 2,467
Other Religion 504 (0.01%) 251 253
No Religion Specified 13,249 (0.29%) 6,586 6,663

Literacy Rate - Lucknow district

The total literacy rate of Lucknow district was 77.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,127,260 literates, males were 1,742,440 while females were 1,384,820. Also the male literacy rate was 82.56% and the female literacy rate was 71.54% in Lucknow district.

  Lucknow district Uttar Pradesh
Female 71.54% 57.18%
Male 82.56% 77.28%
Total 77.29% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Lucknow district

The Sex Ratio of Lucknow district is 917 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 917 females in Lucknow district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Lucknow district.

Population Density - Lucknow district

The total area of Lucknow district is 2,528 km2. Thus the density of Lucknow district is 1,816 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 471 sq. km. area is under urban region while 2,057 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Lucknow district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Lucknow, 66.21% people lived in urban regions while 33.79% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 3,038,996 out of which 1,580,724 were males while remaining 1,458,272 were females. In rural areas of Lucknow, male population was 813,752 while female population was 737,090.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Lucknow was 923 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Lucknow was 905 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Lucknow were 321,049 which is 10.56% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Lucknow was 906 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Lucknow was 928 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Lucknow for urban regions was 81.91 percent in which males were 85.6% literate while female literacy stood at 77.93%. The total literate population of Lucknow was 3,127,260. Similarly in rural areas of Lucknow, the average literacy rate was 67.82 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.42% and 58.29% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Lucknow were 900,857.

Rural Urban
Population % 33.79% 66.21%
Total population 1,550,842 3,038,996
Male population 813,752 1,580,724
Female population 737,090 1,458,272
Sex ratio 906 923
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 928 905
Child population 222,592 321,049
Literates 900,857 2,226,403
Average literacy 67.82% 81.91%
Male literacy 76.42% 85.6%
Female literacy 58.29% 77.93%

Child Population - Lucknow district

According to Census 2011, there were 543,641 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lucknow district. Out of which 283,952 were male while 259,689 were female.

Working Population - Lucknow district

In Lucknow district out of total population, 1,542,806 were engaged in work activities. 74.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,542,806 workers engaged in Main Work, 136,454 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102,508 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,152,285 969,574 182,711
Cultivators 136,454 117,331 19,123
Agriculture Labourer 102,508 82,782 19,726
Household Industries 70,070 56,034 14,036
Other Workers 843,253 713,427 129,826
Marginal Workers 390,521 256,825 133,696
Non Working 3,047,032 1,168,077 1,878,955

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