Gautam Buddha Nagar District, with population of about 16.5 lakh is Uttar Pradesh's the 13th least populous district, located in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Gautam Buddha Nagar district is 1282 km2 and it is the 3rd smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 1286 persons per km2. There are 3 sub districts in the district, among them Dadri is the most populous sub district with population of about 11.1 lakh and Jewar is the least populous sub district with population of about 2.2 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 16.5 lakh people, among them about 8.9 lakh (54%) are male and about 7.6 lakh (46%) are female. 87% of the whole population are from general caste, 13% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Gautam Buddha Nagar district is 15%, among them 54% are boys and 46% are girls. There are about 3.3 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 59% (about 9.7 lakh) live in Gautam Buddha Nagar District urban part and 41% (about 6.7 lakh) population live in the Gautam Buddha Nagar District rural part. Rural population density of Gautam Buddha Nagar district is 616 and urban population density is 5178 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,648,115 |
1,429,795 |
216,105 |
2,215 |
246,598 |
| Male |
890,214 |
773,587 |
115,438 |
1,189 |
133,835 |
| Female |
757,901 |
656,208 |
100,667 |
1,026 |
112,763 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 85% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 13% of the total population and Not Stateds are the third largest religious community here with 1% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 851 in Muslims are 858 and in Not Stateds are 657.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,648,115 |
1,394,025 |
215,500 |
7,366 |
9,261 |
895 |
4,518 |
91 |
16,459 |
| Male |
890,214 |
753,025 |
115,983 |
3,733 |
4,717 |
473 |
2,299 |
53 |
9,931 |
| Female |
757,901 |
641,000 |
99,517 |
3,633 |
4,544 |
422 |
2,219 |
38 |
6,528 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 37.1% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 12 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 38% which is 1.6% higher than male population growth rate of 36.4%. General caste population has increased by 42.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 10.2%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 456.5% and child population has increased by 12.9% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
37.1% |
42.2% |
10.2% |
456.5% |
12.9% |
| Male |
36.4% |
41.5% |
9.1% |
455.6% |
13.6% |
| Female |
38% |
43% |
11.6% |
457.6% |
12.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 851 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 848, in schedule caste is 872 and in schedule tribe is 863. There are 843 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 10 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 11 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
10 |
9 |
20 |
3 |
-11 |
| 2011 |
851 |
848 |
872 |
863 |
843 |
| 2001 |
841 |
839 |
852 |
860 |
854 |
Literacy
Total about 11.2 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 6.7 lakh are male and about 4.6 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Gautam Buddha Nagar is 80%. 88% of male and 71% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 11%. Male literacy has gone up by 7% and female literacy rate has gone up by 17%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
11.4% |
6.8% |
17.1% |
| 2011 |
80.1% |
88.1% |
70.8% |
| 2001 |
68.7% |
81.3% |
53.7% |
Workers profile
Gautam Buddha Nagar has 35% (about 5.7 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 50% male and 17% female population are working population. 42% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 7% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 11% of total female population are main and 6% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
34.5% |
27.8% |
6.7% |
65.5% |
| Male |
49.8% |
42.4% |
7.4% |
50.2% |
| Female |
16.6% |
10.6% |
6% |
83.4% |