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About Unnao District

Unnao is a district in Uttar Pradesh , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Unnao was 3,108,367 with a growth rate of 15.11%. Unnao covers 4,558 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Unnao's population is 907 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 920 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Unnao

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 3,108,367 Growth (%) 15.11
Male Population 1,630,087 Sex Ratio 907
Female Population 1,478,280 Child Sex Ratio 920
Area ( In Km. Square ) 4,558

Unnao has a total population of 3,108,367 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,630,087 while the female population 1,478,280. The state area is 4,558 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Unnao has sex ratio of 907 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 920 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Unnao

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 531,646 Rural Population 2,576,721
Urban Population (%) 17.10 Rural Population (%) 82.90
Urban male Population 278,190 Rural Male Population 1,351,897
Urban Female Population 253,456 Rural Female Population 1,224,824
Urban Sex Ratio 911 Rural Sex Ratio 906

Unnao urban population is 531,646 (17.10% of the total), while the rural population is 2,576,721 (82.90% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 15.11% overall.

Among the urban population 278,190 are males, and 253,456 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 911 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,351,897 are males and 1,224,824 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 906 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Unnao

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,773,584 Literacy (%) 66.37
Male Literate 1,053,063 Male Literacy (%) 75.05
Female Literate 720,521 Female Literacy (%) 56.76
Urban Literate 350,466 Rural Literate 1,423,118
Urban Male Literates 194,910 Urban Male Literacy (%) 79.87
Rural Male Literates 858,153 Rural Male Literacy (%) 74.04
Urban Female Literates 155,556 Urban Female Literacy (%) 69.87
Rural Female Literates 564,965 Rural Female Literacy (%) 53.97

The literacy data of Unnao highlights a total literacy rate stands at 66.37% with 1,773,584 literate individuals. Male literacy is 75.05% while female literacy is lower at 56.76% among them, 1,053,063 males and 720,521 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 350,466 people being literate, with men at 79.87% and female at 69.87%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,423,118 people are literate, with male at 74.04% and female at 53.97%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Unnao

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 2,732,016 Hindu (%) 87.89
Muslim 363,453 Muslim (%) 11.69
Sikh 1,204 Sikh (%) 0.04
Christian 3,574 Christian (%) 0.11
Jain 240 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 920 Buddhist (%) 0.03
Other 31 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 6,929 Not Avaiable (%) 0.22

Unnao population is mostly hindu (87.89%) with a total 2,732,016 people. Muslim(11.69%) with a total 363,453 people. Sikh are (0.04%) with a total 1,204 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.11% with 3,574 people). Jain (0.01% with 240 people) Buddhist (0.03% with 920 people) and Other (0.00% with 31 people). Around (0.22% with 6,929 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Unnao.

List of Tehsils in Unnao

5

Bighapur

Area: 621 Km2

Population

340,300

Male

173,236%

Females

167,064

Hasanganj

Area: 1,117 Km2

Population

719,998

Male

379,298%

Females

340,700

Purwa

Area: 793 Km2

Population

459,539

Male

239,181%

Females

220,358

Safipur

Area: 1,025 Km2

Population

711,612

Male

376,334%

Females

335,278

Unnao

Area: 1,001 Km2

Population

876,918

Male

462,038%

Females

414,880

Common questions about Unnao

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Unnao district had a population of 3,108,367. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Unnao is divided into 5 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Unnao is 907 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Unnao is 920 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Unnao is 66.37 per cent. That works out to 1,773,584 literate people.

Unnao covers an area of 4,558 square kilometres.

2,576,721 people in Unnao live in rural areas and 531,646 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Unnao grew by 15.11 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Unnao 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.