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Uttar Pradesh · Districts

District-wise population of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has 75 districts today. Prayagraj is the most populous, estimated at ≈72.45 lakh in 2026. Census 2011 figures are shown on each district's current boundaries, so districts created after 2011 have comparable numbers too.

District-wise population of Uttar Pradesh
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1 Prayagraj(Allahabad)≈ 72.45 lakh59,54,391+20.6%90172.3%24.7%1,086
2 Azamgarh≈ 54.92 lakh46,13,913+17.1%101970.9%8.5%1,138
3 Lucknow≈ 57.65 lakh45,89,838+25.8%91777.3%66.2%1,816
4 Kanpur Nagar≈ 52 lakh45,81,268+9.9%86279.7%65.8%1,452
5 Jaunpur≈ 52.73 lakh44,94,204+14.9%102471.6%7.7%1,113
6 Sitapur≈ 55.67 lakh44,83,992+23.9%88861.1%11.8%781
7 Bareilly≈ 54.91 lakh44,48,359+22.9%88758.5%35.3%1,080
8 Gorakhpur≈ 53.1 lakh44,40,895+17.8%95070.8%18.8%1,337
9 Agra≈ 54.24 lakh44,18,797+22.0%86871.6%45.8%1,093
10 Hardoi≈ 49.75 lakh40,92,845+20.4%86864.6%13.2%684
11 Lakhimpur Kheri(Kheri)≈ 50.38 lakh40,21,243+25.4%89460.6%11.5%524
12 Bijnor≈ 43.97 lakh36,82,713+17.6%91768.5%25.1%807
13 Varanasi≈ 43.77 lakh36,76,841+17.2%91375.6%43.4%2,395
14 Aligarh≈ 45.31 lakh36,73,889+22.8%88267.5%33.1%1,007
15 Ghazipur≈ 43.66 lakh36,20,268+19.2%95271.8%7.6%1,072
16 Kushinagar≈ 44.09 lakh35,64,544+23.3%96165.3%4.7%1,227
17 Bulandshahr≈ 41.42 lakh34,99,171+16.3%89668.9%24.8%776
18 Bahraich≈ 44.66 lakh34,87,731+29.1%89249.4%8.1%666
19 Saharanpur≈ 41.93 lakh34,66,382+19.7%89070.5%30.8%940
20 Meerut≈ 40.64 lakh34,43,689+15.8%88672.8%51.1%1,346
21 Gonda≈ 42.71 lakh34,33,919+24.2%92158.7%6.6%858
22 Ghaziabad≈ 45.8 lakh33,43,334+41.3%87880.4%82.3%≈7,300
23 Barabanki≈ 40.01 lakh32,60,699+22.0%91061.8%10.2%741
24 Ballia≈ 38.62 lakh32,39,774+17.4%93770.9%9.4%1,087
25 Pratapgarh≈ 38.29 lakh32,09,141+17.5%99870.1%5.5%863
26 Budaun≈ 37.9 lakh31,27,621+20.0%87252.0%19.0%≈725
27 Moradabad≈ 39.13 lakh31,26,499+25.2%91060.0%37.0%≈1,365
28 Unnao≈ 36.52 lakh31,08,367+15.1%90766.4%17.1%682
29 Deoria≈ 36.23 lakh31,00,946+14.3%101771.1%10.2%1,221
30 Shahjahanpur≈ 36.89 lakh30,06,538+22.0%87259.5%19.8%685
31 Rae Bareli≈ 34.88 lakh29,03,507+18.6%94268.5%9.7%≈744
32 Muzaffarnagar≈ 33.65 lakh28,29,865+16.9%89470.4%28.5%≈1,029
33 Maharajganj≈ 33.25 lakh26,84,703+23.5%94362.8%5.0%909
34 Fatehpur≈ 30.72 lakh26,32,733+14.1%90167.4%12.2%634
35 Siddharthnagar≈ 32.07 lakh25,59,297+25.5%97659.3%6.3%884
36 Mathura≈ 31.41 lakh25,47,184+22.8%86370.4%29.7%763
37 Firozabad≈ 30.28 lakh24,98,156+20.0%87571.9%33.4%1,038
38 Mirzapur≈ 30.34 lakh24,96,970+20.4%90368.5%13.9%567
39 Ayodhya(Faizabad)≈ 29.63 lakh24,70,996+18.3%96268.7%13.8%1,056
40 Basti≈ 29.54 lakh24,64,464+18.2%96367.2%5.6%917
41 Sultanpur≈ 29.13 lakh24,31,491+18.1%98271.2%6.0%≈863
42 Ambedkar Nagar≈ 28.76 lakh23,97,888+18.3%97872.2%11.7%1,020
43 Rampur≈ 28.57 lakh23,35,819+21.4%90953.3%25.2%987
44 Mau≈ 26.56 lakh22,05,968+18.9%97973.1%22.6%1,288
45 Sambhal≈ 27.3 lakh21,99,782+23.9%89149.7%21.3%≈963
46 Balrampur≈ 27.29 lakh21,48,665+27.7%92849.5%7.7%642
47 Pilibhit≈ 24.24 lakh20,31,007+17.5%89561.5%17.3%551
48 Jhansi≈ 23.4 lakh19,98,603+14.5%89075.1%41.7%398
49 Chandauli≈ 23.5 lakh19,52,756+18.8%91871.5%12.4%768
50 Farrukhabad≈ 22.86 lakh18,85,204+20.1%87469.0%22.1%864
51 Mainpuri≈ 22.23 lakh18,68,529+17.0%88176.0%15.4%677
52 Amethi≈ 22.39 lakh18,67,678+18.2%97664.3%4.3%≈803
53 Sonbhadra≈ 23.11 lakh18,62,559+23.8%91864.0%16.9%270
54 Amroha(Jyotiba Phule Nagar)≈ 22.69 lakh18,40,221+22.8%91063.8%24.9%818
55 Banda≈ 21.79 lakh17,99,410+19.8%86366.7%15.3%408
56 Kanpur Dehat≈ 21.07 lakh17,96,184+14.9%86575.8%9.7%595
57 Etah≈ 20.95 lakh17,74,480+15.9%87370.8%15.1%730
58 Sant Kabir Nagar≈ 20.89 lakh17,15,183+20.8%97266.7%7.5%1,042
59 Jalaun≈ 20 lakh16,89,974+16.2%86573.8%24.8%370
60 Kannauj≈ 19.99 lakh16,56,616+19.3%87972.7%17.0%792
61 Gautam Buddha Nagar≈ 23.24 lakh16,48,115+49.1%85180.1%59.1%1,286
62 Kaushambi≈ 19.85 lakh15,99,596+23.8%90861.3%7.8%899
63 Etawah≈ 18.95 lakh15,81,810+18.2%87078.4%23.2%684
64 Bhadohi(Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi))≈ 18.72 lakh15,78,213+16.6%95569.0%14.5%1,555
65 Hathras(Mahamaya Nagar)≈ 18.62 lakh15,64,708+17.1%87171.6%21.3%850
66 Kasganj(Kanshiram Nagar)≈ 17.08 lakh14,36,719+16.9%88061.0%20.1%735
67 Auraiya≈ 16.4 lakh13,79,545+16.9%86479.0%17.0%684
68 Hapur≈ 18.33 lakh13,38,311+41.3%88872.3%30.6%≈1,856
69 Shamli≈ 15.62 lakh13,13,647+16.9%87866.4%29.4%≈1,043
70 Baghpat≈ 14.99 lakh13,03,048+12.0%86172.0%21.1%986
71 Lalitpur≈ 15.26 lakh12,21,592+24.9%90663.5%14.4%242
72 Shravasti≈ 14.43 lakh11,17,361+30.5%88146.7%3.5%681
73 Hamirpur≈ 12.64 lakh11,04,285+11.1%86168.8%19.0%275
74 Chitrakoot≈ 12.3 lakh9,91,730+23.7%87965.1%9.7%308
75 Mahoba≈ 10.32 lakh8,75,958+15.5%87865.3%21.2%279

* 2026: our estimates (method M1), constrained to the official Uttar Pradesh projection. ≈ density uses an area apportioned from 2011 sub-districts.

Districts of Uttar Pradesh by population, 2026

District-wise population of Uttar Pradesh
  1. Prayagraj 72.45 lakh
  2. Azamgarh 54.92 lakh
  3. Lucknow 57.65 lakh
  4. Kanpur Nagar 52 lakh
  5. Jaunpur 52.73 lakh
  6. Sitapur 55.67 lakh
  7. Bareilly 54.91 lakh
  8. Gorakhpur 53.1 lakh
  9. Agra 54.24 lakh
  10. Hardoi 49.75 lakh
  11. Lakhimpur Kheri 50.38 lakh
  12. Bijnor 43.97 lakh
  13. Varanasi 43.77 lakh
  14. Aligarh 45.31 lakh
  15. Ghazipur 43.66 lakh
  16. Kushinagar 44.09 lakh
  17. Bulandshahr 41.42 lakh
  18. Bahraich 44.66 lakh
  19. Saharanpur 41.93 lakh
  20. Meerut 40.64 lakh
  21. Gonda 42.71 lakh
  22. Ghaziabad 45.8 lakh
  23. Barabanki 40.01 lakh
  24. Ballia 38.62 lakh
  25. Pratapgarh 38.29 lakh
  26. Budaun 37.9 lakh
  27. Moradabad 39.13 lakh
  28. Unnao 36.52 lakh
  29. Deoria 36.23 lakh
  30. Shahjahanpur 36.89 lakh
  31. Rae Bareli 34.88 lakh
  32. Muzaffarnagar 33.65 lakh
  33. Maharajganj 33.25 lakh
  34. Fatehpur 30.72 lakh
  35. Siddharthnagar 32.07 lakh
  36. Mathura 31.41 lakh
  37. Firozabad 30.28 lakh
  38. Mirzapur 30.34 lakh
  39. Ayodhya 29.63 lakh
  40. Basti 29.54 lakh
  41. Sultanpur 29.13 lakh
  42. Ambedkar Nagar 28.76 lakh
  43. Rampur 28.57 lakh
  44. Mau 26.56 lakh
  45. Sambhal 27.3 lakh
  46. Balrampur 27.29 lakh
  47. Pilibhit 24.24 lakh
  48. Jhansi 23.4 lakh
  49. Chandauli 23.5 lakh
  50. Farrukhabad 22.86 lakh
  51. Mainpuri 22.23 lakh
  52. Amethi 22.39 lakh
  53. Sonbhadra 23.11 lakh
  54. Amroha 22.69 lakh
  55. Banda 21.79 lakh
  56. Kanpur Dehat 21.07 lakh
  57. Etah 20.95 lakh
  58. Sant Kabir Nagar 20.89 lakh
  59. Jalaun 20 lakh
  60. Kannauj 19.99 lakh
  61. Gautam Buddha Nagar 23.24 lakh
  62. Kaushambi 19.85 lakh
  63. Etawah 18.95 lakh
  64. Bhadohi 18.72 lakh
  65. Hathras 18.62 lakh
  66. Kasganj 17.08 lakh
  67. Auraiya 16.4 lakh
  68. Hapur 18.33 lakh
  69. Shamli 15.62 lakh
  70. Baghpat 14.99 lakh
  71. Lalitpur 15.26 lakh
  72. Shravasti 14.43 lakh
  73. Hamirpur 12.64 lakh
  74. Chitrakoot 12.3 lakh
  75. Mahoba 10.32 lakh

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Frequently asked questions

How many districts are there in Uttar Pradesh?
75, according to the Local Government Directory (75 listed). Census 2011 had fewer in several states; this page shows every current district.

Which district of Uttar Pradesh has the highest population?
Prayagraj, with 59,54,391 people in Census 2011 and an estimated ≈72.45 lakh in 2026. The smallest is Mahoba (8,75,958 in 2011).

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