Bulandshahr District, with population of about 35 lakh is Uttar Pradesh's the 22nd most populous district, located in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Bulandshahr district is 4512 km2 and it is the 14th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 776 persons per km2. There are 7 sub districts in the district, among them Bulandshahr is the most populous sub district with population of about 8.7 lakh and Anupshahr is the least populous sub district with population of about 3.5 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 35 lakh people, among them about 18.5 lakh (53%) are male and about 16.5 lakh (47%) are female. 79% of the whole population are from general caste, 21% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Bulandshahr district is 16%, among them 54% are boys and 46% are girls. There are about 5.9 lakh households in the district and an average 6 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 75% (about 26.3 lakh) live in Bulandshahr District rural part and 25% (about 8.7 lakh) population live in the Bulandshahr District urban part. Rural population density of Bulandshahr district is 607 and urban population density is 4999 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
3,499,171 |
2,773,373 |
725,600 |
198 |
549,796 |
| Male |
1,845,260 |
1,460,399 |
384,743 |
118 |
296,558 |
| Female |
1,653,911 |
1,312,974 |
340,857 |
80 |
253,238 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 77% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 22% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 887 in Muslims are 929.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
3,499,171 |
2,707,195 |
777,407 |
4,088 |
2,765 |
669 |
1,572 |
86 |
5,389 |
| Male |
1,845,260 |
1,434,516 |
403,081 |
2,132 |
1,461 |
387 |
826 |
48 |
2,809 |
| Female |
1,653,911 |
1,272,679 |
374,326 |
1,956 |
1,304 |
282 |
746 |
38 |
2,580 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 20.1% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 29.1 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 21.4% which is 2.4% higher than male population growth rate of 19%. General caste population has increased by 19.3%; Schedule caste population has increased by 23.3%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 5.3% and child population has increased by 1.4% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
20.1% |
19.3% |
23.3% |
5.3% |
1.4% |
| Male |
19% |
18.2% |
22.1% |
14.6% |
2.1% |
| Female |
21.4% |
20.6% |
24.6% |
-5.9% |
0.5% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 896 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 899, in schedule caste is 886 and in schedule tribe is 678. There are 854 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 17 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 13 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
17 |
17 |
17 |
-147 |
-13 |
| 2011 |
896 |
899 |
886 |
678 |
854 |
| 2001 |
879 |
882 |
869 |
825 |
867 |
Literacy
Total about 20.3 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 12.5 lakh are male and about 7.8 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Bulandshahr is 69%. 81% of male and 56% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 10%. Male literacy has gone up by 7% and female literacy rate has gone up by 14%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
9.5% |
6.6% |
13.1% |
| 2011 |
68.9% |
80.9% |
55.6% |
| 2001 |
59.4% |
74.3% |
42.5% |
Workers profile
Bulandshahr has 34% (about 11.7 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 49% male and 17% female population are working population. 41% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 8% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 8% of total female population are main and 8% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
33.5% |
25.3% |
8.2% |
66.5% |
| Male |
48.7% |
40.6% |
8.1% |
51.3% |
| Female |
16.7% |
8.3% |
8.4% |
83.3% |