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District of Uttar Pradesh

Auraiya District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 16.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

16,40,000 1.64 million 1 March 2026

Auraiya district's population is estimated at ≈16.4 lakh (16,40,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,79,545.

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

Auraiya district

Census 2011
13,79,545
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 16.4 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,34,222

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
11,45,323

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 16.4 lakh 16,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.8 lakh 13,79,545 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
684per km² 2011
Sex ratio
864 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
896 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
79.0% Male 86.1% · Female 70.6%
Urban share
17.0% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+16.9% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,016km² Census 2011
Households
2.48 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
839 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Auraiya: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
17 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,40,253
19615,43,555
19716,69,181
19818,08,222
199110,00,035
200111,79,993
201113,79,545
2016 *14,81,000
2021 *15,71,000
2026 *16,40,000
2031 *16,88,000
2036 *17,22,000

* Estimate

How Auraiya'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 Auraiya's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Auraiya 7,00,70750.8%86280.2%27.5%
2 Bidhuna6,78,83849.2%86777.7%6.1%

Largest towns in Auraiya (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Auraiya (Census 2011)
  1. Auraiya 87,736
  2. Bidhuna 32,252
  3. Babarpur Ajitmal 29,284
  4. Dibiyapur 27,237
  5. Phaphund 17,637
  6. Kasba Khanpur CT 11,938
  7. Atasu 11,568
  8. Achhalda 9,431
  9. Jamuhan CT 7,139

How people in Auraiya worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

37.7%

Agricultural labourers

34.3%

Household industry

2.8%

Other work

25.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 32.0%.

Age structure of Auraiya

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 Auraiya
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
0-470,34063,783
5-986,11375,486
10-1493,25781,318
15-1991,33572,380
20-2469,60352,769
25-2953,36846,584
30-3446,02944,651
35-3948,32044,171
40-4441,79334,742
45-4933,15127,906
50-5426,16821,001
55-5919,29020,430
60-6422,68320,247
65-6914,55213,834
70-7411,9039,741
75-795,0064,645
80+6,9065,648
Children (0–14)
34.1%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
57.5%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.4%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
22.3years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
64.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Auraiya

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 27 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Auraiya
  1. Hindi 98.5%
  2. Urdu 1.4%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Telugu 0.0%
  6. Malayalam 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Tamil 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi98.5%
  2. Urdu1.4%
  3. Bengali0.0%
  4. Punjabi0.0%
  5. Telugu0.0%
  6. Malayalam0.0%
  7. Gujarati0.0%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Auraiya

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 26.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 18.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 34.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 29.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 69.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 60.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 13.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 86.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 57.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 24.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 5.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 63.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 12.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 61.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 39.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 50.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 15.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 40.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Auraiya district held 0.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 67th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.0%, 11.3 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 86.1% of men but only 70.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 864 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 896 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 17.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 16.9% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈16.4 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Auraiya, had 87.7 thousand people in 2011, 6.4% 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 Auraiya, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Auraiya (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 Auraiya (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 12,73,546 92.3% 79.7%
Muslim 1,01,963 7.4% 19.3%
Christian 1,004 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 371 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 332 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 228 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 444 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,657 0.1% 0.3%
Total13,79,545100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Auraiya district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈16,40,000 (16.4 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Auraiya's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,79,545.

What was the population of Auraiya district in Census 2011?
13,79,545: 7,40,040 males and 6,39,505 females, of whom 2,34,222 lived in towns and 11,45,323 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Auraiya?
Literacy was 79.0% in 2011 (men 86.1%, women 70.6%). The sex ratio was 864 females per 1,000 males, and 896 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Auraiya district?
Auraiya, with 87,736 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Auraiya district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 839 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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