Auraiya District, with population of about 13.8 lakh is Uttar Pradesh's the 7th least populous district, located in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Auraiya district is 2016 km2 and it is the 12th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 684 persons per km2. There are 2 sub districts in the district, among them Auraiya is the most populous sub district with population of about 7 lakh and Bidhuna is the least populous sub district with population of about 6.8 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 13.8 lakh people, among them about 7.4 lakh (54%) are male and about 6.4 lakh (46%) are female. 72% of the whole population are from general caste, 28% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Auraiya district is 15%, among them 53% are boys and 47% are girls. There are about 2.5 lakh households in the district and an average 6 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 83% (about 11.5 lakh) live in Auraiya District rural part and 17% (about 2.3 lakh) population live in the Auraiya District urban part. Rural population density of Auraiya district is 587 and urban population density is 3696 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,379,545 |
987,773 |
391,622 |
150 |
200,517 |
| Male |
740,040 |
528,536 |
211,413 |
91 |
105,739 |
| Female |
639,505 |
459,237 |
180,209 |
59 |
94,778 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 92% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 7% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 860 in Muslims are 911.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,379,545 |
1,273,546 |
101,963 |
1,004 |
371 |
332 |
228 |
444 |
1,657 |
| Male |
740,040 |
684,534 |
53,366 |
557 |
189 |
182 |
123 |
232 |
857 |
| Female |
639,505 |
589,012 |
48,597 |
447 |
182 |
150 |
105 |
212 |
800 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 16.9% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 11.8 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 17.5% which is 1.1% higher than male population growth rate of 16.4%. General caste population has increased by 15.8%; Schedule caste population has increased by 19.8%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 120.6% and child population has decreased by -6.6% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
16.9% |
15.8% |
19.8% |
120.6% |
-6.6% |
| Male |
16.4% |
15.5% |
18.7% |
102.2% |
-6.8% |
| Female |
17.5% |
16.1% |
21.2% |
156.5% |
-6.5% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 864 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 869, in schedule caste is 852 and in schedule tribe is 648. There are 896 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 8 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 2 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
8 |
5 |
17 |
137 |
2 |
| 2011 |
864 |
869 |
852 |
648 |
896 |
| 2001 |
856 |
864 |
835 |
511 |
894 |
Literacy
Total about 9.3 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 5.5 lakh are male and about 3.8 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Auraiya is 79%. 86% of male and 71% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 9%. Male literacy has gone up by 6% and female literacy rate has gone up by 12%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
8.4% |
6.0% |
11.5% |
| 2011 |
78.9% |
86.1% |
70.6% |
| 2001 |
70.5% |
80.1% |
59.1% |
Workers profile
Auraiya has 32% (about 4.4 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 49% male and 12% female population are working population. 39% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 10% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 5% of total female population are main and 7% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
32% |
23.6% |
8.4% |
68% |
| Male |
49.3% |
39.4% |
9.8% |
50.7% |
| Female |
12.1% |
5.3% |
6.8% |
87.9% |