Etah District, with population of about 17.7 lakh is Uttar Pradesh's the 17th least populous district, located in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Etah district is 2431 km2 and it is the 21st smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 730 persons per km2. There are 3 sub districts in the district, among them Etah is the most populous sub district with population of about 9.4 lakh and Jalesar is the least populous sub district with population of about 3.5 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 17.7 lakh people, among them about 9.5 lakh (53%) are male and about 8.3 lakh (47%) are female. 84% of the whole population are from general caste, 16% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Etah district is 16%, among them 53% are boys and 47% are girls. There are about 2.9 lakh households in the district and an average 6 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 85% (about 15.1 lakh) live in Etah District rural part and 15% (about 2.7 lakh) population live in the Etah District urban part. Rural population density of Etah district is 630 and urban population density is 7018 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,774,480 |
1,493,329 |
281,011 |
140 |
284,227 |
| Male |
947,339 |
796,621 |
150,631 |
87 |
151,291 |
| Female |
827,141 |
696,708 |
130,380 |
53 |
132,936 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 91% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 8% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 870 in Muslims are 901.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,774,480 |
1,611,126 |
146,346 |
2,464 |
708 |
2,887 |
5,671 |
18 |
5,260 |
| Male |
947,339 |
861,459 |
76,982 |
1,313 |
399 |
1,524 |
2,947 |
10 |
2,705 |
| Female |
827,141 |
749,667 |
69,364 |
1,151 |
309 |
1,363 |
2,724 |
8 |
2,555 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has decreased by -36.4% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 27.9 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is -35.4% which is 1.8% higher than male population growth rate of -37.2%. General caste population has decreased by -35.4%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -41.3%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 366.7% and child population has decreased by -48.9% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
-36.4% |
-35.4% |
-41.3% |
366.7% |
-48.9% |
| Male |
-37.2% |
-36.2% |
-42% |
443.8% |
-48.6% |
| Female |
-35.4% |
-34.4% |
-40.5% |
278.6% |
-49.3% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 873 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 875, in schedule caste is 866 and in schedule tribe is 609. There are 879 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 24 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 12 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
24 |
25 |
22 |
-266 |
-12 |
| 2011 |
873 |
875 |
866 |
609 |
879 |
| 2001 |
849 |
850 |
844 |
875 |
891 |
Literacy
Total about 10.6 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 6.5 lakh are male and about 4.1 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Etah is 71%. 81% of male and 59% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 16%. Male literacy has gone up by 13% and female literacy rate has gone up by 20%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
16.2% |
13.8% |
19.5% |
| 2011 |
70.8% |
81.3% |
58.8% |
| 2001 |
54.6% |
67.5% |
39.3% |
Workers profile
Etah has 31% (about 5.5 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 46% male and 13% female population are working population. 38% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 8% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 6% 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 |
30.8% |
23.4% |
7.4% |
69.2% |
| Male |
46.5% |
38.3% |
8.2% |
53.5% |
| Female |
12.8% |
6.4% |
6.4% |
87.2% |