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About Etah District

Etah is a district in Uttar Pradesh , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Etah was 1,774,480 with a growth rate of 13.62%. Etah covers 2,431 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Etah's population is 873 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 879 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Etah, Urban/Rural population of Etah, Literacy data of Etah and Religion wise data of Etah. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Etah,Uttar Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Etah

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,774,480 Growth (%) 13.62
Male Population 947,339 Sex Ratio 873
Female Population 827,141 Child Sex Ratio 879
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,431

Etah has a total population of 1,774,480 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 947,339 while the female population 827,141. The state area is 2,431 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Etah has sex ratio of 873 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 879 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Etah

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 268,142 Rural Population 1,506,338
Urban Population (%) 15.11 Rural Population (%) 84.89
Urban male Population 141,750 Rural Male Population 805,589
Urban Female Population 126,392 Rural Female Population 700,749
Urban Sex Ratio 892 Rural Sex Ratio 870

Etah urban population is 268,142 (15.11% of the total), while the rural population is 1,506,338 (84.89% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 13.62% overall.

Among the urban population 141,750 are males, and 126,392 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 892 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 805,589 are males and 700,749 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Etah

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,055,202 Literacy (%) 70.81
Male Literate 647,042 Male Literacy (%) 81.28
Female Literate 408,160 Female Literacy (%) 58.80
Urban Literate 177,486 Rural Literate 877,716
Urban Male Literates 100,456 Urban Male Literacy (%) 82.43
Rural Male Literates 546,586 Rural Male Literacy (%) 81.08
Urban Female Literates 77,030 Urban Female Literacy (%) 70.70
Rural Female Literates 331,130 Rural Female Literacy (%) 56.58

The literacy data of Etah highlights a total literacy rate stands at 70.81% with 1,055,202 literate individuals. Male literacy is 81.28% while female literacy is lower at 58.80% among them, 647,042 males and 408,160 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 177,486 people being literate, with men at 82.43% and female at 70.70%, compared to rural areas whereas 877,716 people are literate, with male at 81.08% and female at 56.58%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Etah

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,611,126 Hindu (%) 90.79
Muslim 146,346 Muslim (%) 8.25
Sikh 708 Sikh (%) 0.04
Christian 2,464 Christian (%) 0.14
Jain 5,671 Jain (%) 0.32
Buddhist 2,887 Buddhist (%) 0.16
Other 18 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 5,260 Not Avaiable (%) 0.30

Etah population is mostly hindu (90.79%) with a total 1,611,126 people. Muslim(8.25%) with a total 146,346 people. Sikh are (0.04%) with a total 708 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.14% with 2,464 people). Jain (0.32% with 5,671 people) Buddhist (0.16% with 2,887 people) and Other (0.00% with 18 people). Around (0.30% with 5,260 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Etah.

List of Tehsils in Etah

3

Aliganj

Area: 653 Km2

Population

485,387

Male

260,447%

Females

224,940

Etah

Area: 1,250 Km2

Population

937,536

Male

499,019%

Females

438,517

Jalesar

Area: 528 Km2

Population

351,557

Male

187,873%

Females

163,684

Common questions about Etah

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Etah district had a population of 1,774,480. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Etah is divided into 3 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Etah is 873 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Etah is 879 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Etah is 70.81 per cent. That works out to 1,055,202 literate people.

Etah covers an area of 2,431 square kilometres.

1,506,338 people in Etah live in rural areas and 268,142 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Etah grew by 13.62 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Etah is a district of Uttar Pradesh. You can open Uttar Pradesh from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.