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

Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh has total population of 2,496,970 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,312,302 are males while 1,184,668 are females. In 2011 there were total 394,925 families residing in Mirzapur district. The Average Sex Ratio of Mirzapur district is 903.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.9% people lives in Urban areas while 86.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.5% while that in the rural areas is 67.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mirzapur district is 877 while that of Rural areas is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mirzapur district is 410621 which is 16% of the total population. There are 215841 male children and 194780 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mirzapur is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Mirzapur district.

The total literacy rate of Mirzapur district is 68.48%. The male literacy rate is 65.98% and the female literacy rate is 47.51% in Mirzapur district.

Population
2,496,970
Families
394,925
Literacy
68.48%
Sex Ratio
903

To facilitate the administration, Mirzapur 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.

Mirzapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 410,621 215,841 194,780
Literacy 68.48% 65.98% 47.51%
Scheduled Caste 661,129 347,436 313,693
Scheduled Tribe 20,132 10,480 9,652
Illiterate 1,068,287 446,465 621,822

Caste-wise Population - Mirzapur district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 661,129 347,436 313,693
Schedule Tribe 20,132 10,480 9,652

Religion-wise Population - Mirzapur district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,292,534 (91.81%) 1,204,871 1,087,663
Muslim 195,765 (7.84%) 102,702 93,063
Christian 2,373 (0.1%) 1,221 1,152
Sikh 1,133 (0.05%) 611 522
Buddhist 341 (0.01%) 196 145
Jain 701 (0.03%) 383 318
Other Religion 27 (0%) 17 10
No Religion Specified 4,096 (0.16%) 2,301 1,795

Literacy Rate - Mirzapur district

The total literacy rate of Mirzapur district was 68.48% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 1,428,683 literates, males were 865,837 while females were 562,846. Also the male literacy rate was 78.97% and the female literacy rate was 56.86% in Mirzapur district.

  Mirzapur district Uttar Pradesh
Female 56.86% 57.18%
Male 78.97% 77.28%
Total 68.48% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Mirzapur district

The Sex Ratio of Mirzapur district is 903 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 903 females in Mirzapur district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Mirzapur district.

Population Density - Mirzapur district

The total area of Mirzapur district is 4,405 km2. Thus the density of Mirzapur district is 567 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 73 sq. km. area is under urban region while 4,332 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Mirzapur district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Mirzapur, 13.92% people lived in urban regions while 86.08% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 347,567 out of which 185,164 were males while remaining 162,403 were females. In rural areas of Mirzapur, male population was 1,127,138 while female population was 1,022,265.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Mirzapur was 877 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Mirzapur was 891 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Mirzapur were 46,856 which is 13.48% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Mirzapur was 907 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Mirzapur was 904 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Mirzapur for urban regions was 75.52 percent in which males were 82.29% literate while female literacy stood at 67.78%. The total literate population of Mirzapur was 1,428,683. Similarly in rural areas of Mirzapur, the average literacy rate was 67.29 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 78.4% and 55.06% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Mirzapur were 1,201,584.

Rural Urban
Population % 86.08% 13.92%
Total population 2,149,403 347,567
Male population 1,127,138 185,164
Female population 1,022,265 162,403
Sex ratio 907 877
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 904 891
Child population 363,765 46,856
Literates 1,201,584 227,099
Average literacy 67.29% 75.52%
Male literacy 78.4% 82.29%
Female literacy 55.06% 67.78%

Child Population - Mirzapur district

According to Census 2011, there were 410,621 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mirzapur district. Out of which 215,841 were male while 194,780 were female.

Working Population - Mirzapur district

In Mirzapur district out of total population, 881,996 were engaged in work activities. 60.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 881,996 workers engaged in Main Work, 142,314 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 151,210 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 537,091 420,679 116,412
Cultivators 142,314 118,929 23,385
Agriculture Labourer 151,210 102,735 48,475
Household Industries 45,028 32,594 12,434
Other Workers 198,539 166,421 32,118
Marginal Workers 344,905 192,382 152,523
Non Working 1,614,974 699,241 915,733

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