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District of Uttar Pradesh

Amroha District Population 2026

Formerly Jyotiba Phule Nagar district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.69 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,69,000 2.27 million 1 March 2026

Amroha district's population is estimated at ≈22.69 lakh (22,69,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 18,40,221.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Amroha district

Census 2011
18,40,221
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.69 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,58,713

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
13,81,508

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.69 lakh 22,69,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
18.4 lakh 18,40,221 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
818per km² 2011
Sex ratio
910 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
903 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
63.8% Male 74.5% · Female 52.1%
Urban share
24.9% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+22.8% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,249km² Census 2011
Households
3.14 lakh 5.9 people per household
Villages
1,123 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Amroha: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
24 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,57,922
19615,50,228
19716,81,551
19818,91,539
199111,55,742
200114,99,068
201118,40,221
2016 *20,00,000
2021 *21,47,000
2026 *22,69,000
2031 *23,65,000
2036 *24,41,000

* Estimate

How Amroha's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Amroha's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Amroha7,76,20642.2%91765.6%33.1%
2 Hasanpur5,95,91732.4%90758.0%14.4%
3 Dhanaura4,68,09825.4%90368.2%24.8%

Largest towns in Amroha (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Amroha (Census 2011)
  1. Amroha 1,98,471
  2. Hasanpur 61,243
  3. Gajraula 55,048
  4. Naugawan Sadat 32,954
  5. Bachhraon 31,101
  6. Dhanaura 30,007
  7. Ujhari 24,488
  8. Joya 18,377
  9. Beelna CT 7,024

How people in Amroha worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

36.3%

Agricultural labourers

22.0%

Household industry

5.3%

Other work

36.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 32.6%.

Age structure of Amroha

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Amroha
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,06,57096,923
5-91,24,5541,11,159
10-141,35,1961,19,484
15-191,21,3381,08,828
20-2490,95679,895
25-2968,75963,621
30-3458,37358,492
35-3958,11054,852
40-4448,55642,345
45-4936,91433,633
50-5429,05924,316
55-5920,56423,254
60-6424,29022,011
65-6914,18114,011
70-7411,2769,581
75-794,3914,531
80+7,3387,046
Children (0–14)
37.8%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
55.7%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
6.5%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
19.9years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
71.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Amroha

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Amroha
  1. Hindi 80.1%
  2. Urdu 19.7%
  3. Punjabi 0.2%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Odia 0.0%
  6. English 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Telugu 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi80.1%
  2. Urdu19.7%
  3. Punjabi0.2%
  4. Bengali0.0%
  5. Odia0.0%
  6. English0.0%
  7. Haryanvi0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Amroha

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 28.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 31.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 80.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 53.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 45.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 65.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 7.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 17.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 81.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 63.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 32.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 20.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 5.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 73.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 16.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 3.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 72.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 36.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 7.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 24.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 43.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Amroha district held 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 54th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.8%, 3.8 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 74.5% of men but only 52.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The population grew 22.8% in 2001–11, faster than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.69 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Amroha, had 1.98 lakh people in 2011, 10.8% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Uttar Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Amroha, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Amroha (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Amroha (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 10,75,440 58.4% 79.7%
Muslim 7,50,368 40.8% 19.3%
Christian 5,952 0.3% 0.2%
Sikh 5,295 0.3% 0.3%
Buddhist 189 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 517 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 21 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,439 0.1% 0.3%
Total18,40,221100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Amroha district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,69,000 (22.69 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Amroha's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 18,40,221.

What was the population of Amroha district in Census 2011?
18,40,221: 9,63,449 males and 8,76,772 females, of whom 4,58,713 lived in towns and 13,81,508 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Amroha?
Literacy was 63.8% in 2011 (men 74.5%, women 52.1%). The sex ratio was 910 females per 1,000 males, and 903 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Amroha district?
Amroha, with 1,98,471 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Amroha district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,123 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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