Chandauli District, with population of about 19.5 lakh is Uttar Pradesh's the 24th least populous district, located in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Chandauli district is 2541 km2 and it is the 24th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 768 persons per km2. There are 3 sub districts in the district, among them Chandauli is the most populous sub district with population of about 8.3 lakh and Chakia is the least populous sub district with population of about 4.3 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 19.5 lakh people, among them about 10.2 lakh (52%) are male and about 9.3 lakh (48%) are female. 75% of the whole population are from general caste, 23% are from schedule caste and 2% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Chandauli district is 16%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 3 lakh households in the district and an average 7 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 88% (about 17.1 lakh) live in Chandauli District rural part and 12% (about 2.4 lakh) population live in the Chandauli District urban part. Rural population density of Chandauli district is 688 and urban population density is 4515 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,952,756 |
1,464,245 |
446,786 |
41,725 |
309,597 |
| Male |
1,017,905 |
761,173 |
235,161 |
21,571 |
162,019 |
| Female |
934,851 |
703,072 |
211,625 |
20,154 |
147,578 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 88% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 11% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 917 in Muslims are 925.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,952,756 |
1,727,869 |
215,081 |
2,153 |
1,389 |
340 |
100 |
1,175 |
4,649 |
| Male |
1,017,905 |
901,153 |
111,719 |
1,134 |
740 |
174 |
58 |
612 |
2,315 |
| Female |
934,851 |
826,716 |
103,362 |
1,019 |
649 |
166 |
42 |
563 |
2,334 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 18.8% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 16.4 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 18.6% which is -0.4% lower than male population growth rate of 19%. General caste population has increased by 17.7%; Schedule caste population has increased by 11.9%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 16392.1% and child population has decreased by -5.7% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
18.8% |
17.7% |
11.9% |
16392.1% |
-5.7% |
| Male |
19% |
17.7% |
13% |
16366.4% |
-4.4% |
| Female |
18.6% |
17.8% |
10.7% |
16419.7% |
-7.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 918 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 924, in schedule caste is 900 and in schedule tribe is 934. There are 911 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has decreased by 4 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 26 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-4 |
1 |
-19 |
3 |
-26 |
| 2011 |
918 |
924 |
900 |
934 |
911 |
| 2001 |
922 |
923 |
919 |
931 |
937 |
Literacy
Total about 11.7 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 7 lakh are male and about 4.8 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Chandauli is 71%. 82% of male and 60% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 11%. Male literacy has gone up by 8% and female literacy rate has gone up by 16%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
11.8% |
7.7% |
16.3% |
| 2011 |
71.5% |
81.7% |
60.4% |
| 2001 |
59.7% |
74% |
44.1% |
Workers profile
Chandauli has 33% (about 6.5 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 45% male and 20% female population are working population. 27% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 19% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 7% of total female population are main and 13% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
33.4% |
17.5% |
15.9% |
66.6% |
| Male |
45.5% |
26.8% |
18.6% |
54.5% |
| Female |
20.3% |
7.3% |
12.9% |
79.7% |