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Uttar Pradesh population.
Census 2011.

Uttar Pradesh recorded 19,98,12,341 people in the final, revised Census 2011 population table. That is 16.50% of India’s census population. Explore the counts and their context below.

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19,98,12,341
Population
19.98 crore
829
Population density
People per square kilometre
912
Sex ratio
Females per 1,000 males
2011
Census reference
Final / revised published totals

Households, literacy, children and work

The Primary Census Abstract adds a detailed view of the same Census 2011 geography. Literacy rates use people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople199,812,341155,317,27844,495,063
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds33,448,03525,685,9427,762,093
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–630,791,33125,040,5835,750,748
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.41%16.12%12.92%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males912918894
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6902906885
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+114,397,55585,284,68029,112,875
Literacy rate%67.68%65.46%75.14%
Male literacy rate%77.28%76.33%80.45%
Female literacy rate%57.18%53.65%69.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople41,357,60835,685,2275,672,381
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,134,2731,031,076103,197
Total workersCensus workers65,814,71551,950,98013,863,735
Work participation rate%32.94%33.45%31.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months44,635,49233,538,81711,096,675
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21,179,22318,412,1632,767,060
Non-workerspeople133,997,626103,366,29830,631,328

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 422, 423, 424; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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Worker categories

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15,576,4153,481,473
Agricultural labourers9,749,91510,189,308
Household industry workers2,409,4361,489,154
Other workers16,899,7266,019,288
Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Religious composition · Census 2011

Reported religious communities within the same historical state/UT boundary. These are 2011 counts and shares.

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Published categoryPeopleShare of this state / UT
Hindu159,312,65479.73%
Muslim38,483,96719.26%
Christian356,4480.18%
Sikh643,5000.32%
Buddhist206,2850.1%
Jain213,2670.11%
Other religions and persuasions13,5980.01%
Religion not stated582,6220.29%

Religion not stated is retained separately; it is not a count of atheists. Rounded shares may not sum exactly to 100%. Aggregate place composition does not identify the religion of a person.

Census C-01 · original religious-community table. C01!H35:AH35; Uttar Pradesh, Total

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The census snapshot

This profile uses final, revised Census 2011 population totals reproduced in the Ministry of Home Affairs’ July 2014 table. These are historical counts. The reference year and the geographic boundaries remain 2011.

Uttar Pradesh Census 2011 key figures
Total population19,98,12,341
Published male column¹10,44,80,510
Female population9,53,31,831
Population density829 people / km²
Sex ratio912 females / 1,000 males
Census code09
Population rank1 of 35 census-era states / UTs
Share of India16.50%

¹ The source includes people recorded as “Others” within its published male column. We retain that official table convention. Read the definitions.

Putting Uttar Pradesh in perspective

With 19.98 crore residents, Uttar Pradesh ranked 1 among the 35 states and union territories in this 2011 dataset. Its published density of 829 people per square kilometre was higher than the national figure of 382.

Density relates the number of people to the geographic area used in the source. It does not show how evenly people are distributed within Uttar Pradesh. The sex ratio is a separate measure: this table reports 912 females for every 1,000 males.

Using these figures today

For a current-year population question, start with our India after 2011 data guide. It brings together official projections, surveys, birth and death statistics, and administrative data, with a reference period for each. Relabelling this census count with a newer year would give it a meaning it does not have.

For comparisons over time, check whether boundaries, definitions or the data release have changed. Our guide to counts and estimates explains how to choose a suitable measure.

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