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District of Uttar Pradesh

Ghazipur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 43.66 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

43,66,000 4.37 million 1 March 2026

Ghazipur district's population is estimated at ≈43.66 lakh (43,66,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 36,20,268.

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

Ghazipur district

Census 2011
36,20,268
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 43.66 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,74,360

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
33,45,908

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 43.66 lakh 43,66,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
36.2 lakh 36,20,268 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,072per km² 2011
Sex ratio
952 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
908 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
71.8% Male 82.8% · Female 60.3%
Urban share
7.6% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+19.2% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
3,377km² Census 2011
Households
5.47 lakh 6.6 people per household
Villages
3,367 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Ghazipur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
46 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195111,40,932
196113,21,578
197115,31,654
198119,44,669
199124,16,617
200130,37,582
201136,20,268
2016 *39,05,000
2021 *41,63,000
2026 *43,66,000
2031 *45,17,000
2036 *46,29,000

* Estimate

How Ghazipur'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 Ghazipur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Mohammadabad 9,14,81725.3%94470.1%6.4%
2 Ghazipur8,39,88323.2%92673.7%15.9%
3 Zamania7,14,30019.7%92673.2%6.5%
4 Saidpur6,03,47016.7%99471.2%4.0%
5 Jakhania5,47,79815.1%99470.3%2.3%

Largest towns in Ghazipur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ghazipur (Census 2011)
  1. Ghazipur 1,21,020
  2. Mohammadabad 38,328
  3. Zamania 33,243
  4. Saidpur 24,338
  5. Bahadurganj 19,992
  6. Dildarnagar Fatehpur Bazar 12,855
  7. Sadat 12,361
  8. Jangipur 12,223

How people in Ghazipur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

30.6%

Agricultural labourers

36.2%

Household industry

5.7%

Other work

27.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.3%.

Age structure of Ghazipur

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 Ghazipur
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
0-41,86,7001,72,029
5-92,51,0412,25,657
10-142,40,3372,21,358
15-192,13,7851,90,982
20-241,50,8121,38,224
25-291,18,6951,24,973
30-341,06,2391,17,682
35-391,05,2101,10,700
40-4490,60688,477
45-4976,85678,360
50-5466,81860,187
55-5951,88258,273
60-6459,51855,194
65-6940,97639,405
70-7432,74926,906
75-7914,08312,949
80+19,38717,946
Children (0–14)
36.4%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
54.7%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
9.0%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.4years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
72.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Ghazipur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Ghazipur
  1. Hindi 97.1%
  2. Urdu 2.8%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  6. Kurukh/Oraon 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Mundari 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bhojpuri66.2%
  2. Hindi31.0%
  3. Urdu2.7%
  4. Bhansari0.1%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Punjabi0.0%
  7. Arabic/Arbi0.0%
  8. Sadan/Sadri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Ghazipur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 20.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 11.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 40.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 22.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 41.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 11.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 7.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 67.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 26.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 9.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 77.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 9.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 61.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 39.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 16.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 14.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 26.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Ghazipur district held 1.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 15th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.8%, 4.1 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.8% of men but only 60.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 952 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 912.
  • 7.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈43.66 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Ghazipur, had 1.21 lakh people in 2011, 3.3% 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 Ghazipur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ghazipur (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 Ghazipur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 32,33,790 89.3% 79.7%
Muslim 3,68,153 10.2% 19.3%
Christian 4,181 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 810 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 3,145 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 213 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 184 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 9,792 0.3% 0.3%
Total36,20,268100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ghazipur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈43,66,000 (43.66 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ghazipur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 36,20,268.

What was the population of Ghazipur district in Census 2011?
36,20,268: 18,55,075 males and 17,65,193 females, of whom 2,74,360 lived in towns and 33,45,908 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ghazipur?
Literacy was 71.8% in 2011 (men 82.8%, women 60.3%). The sex ratio was 952 females per 1,000 males, and 908 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ghazipur district?
Ghazipur, with 1,21,020 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ghazipur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 3,367 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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