District of Uttar Pradesh

Sitapur District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Sitapur district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈55,67,000 (55.67 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sitapur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 44,83,992.

Q: What was the population of Sitapur district in Census 2011?

44,83,992: 23,75,264 males and 21,08,728 females, of whom 5,30,784 lived in towns and 39,53,208 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 55.67 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

55,67,000 5.57 million 1 March 2026

Sitapur district's population is estimated at ≈55.67 lakh (55,67,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 44,83,992.

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

Sitapur district

Census 2011: 44,83,992
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 55.67 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 5,30,784

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 39,53,208

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 55.67 lakh 55,67,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 44.84 lakh 44,83,992 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 781per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 888 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6): 930 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate: 61.1% Male 70.3% · Female 50.7%
Urban share: 11.8% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11: +23.9% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area: 5,743km² Census 2011
Households: 8.02 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages: 2,348 Census 2011
Towns: 12 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

60 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	13,86,918
1961	16,08,057
1971	18,84,400
1981	23,37,284
1991	28,57,009
2001	36,19,661
2011	44,83,992
2016 *	48,84,000
2021 *	52,56,000
2026 *	55,67,000
2031 *	58,15,000
2036 *	60,17,000

* Estimate

How Sitapur'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 Sitapur's 2011 population was spread
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1	Misrikh	9,26,201	20.7%	874	66.3%	4.3%
2	Sitapur	8,89,474	19.8%	895	67.1%	29.0%
3	Laharpur	7,53,419	16.8%	896	54.6%	11.7%
4	Biswan	7,50,529	16.7%	892	54.5%	7.4%
5	Mahmudabad	5,95,252	13.3%	884	57.4%	10.9%
6	Sidhauli	5,69,117	12.7%	887	64.1%	4.4%

Largest towns in Sitapur (Census 2011)

Sitapur 1,77,234
Laharpur 61,990
Biswan 55,780
Mahmudabad 50,777
Khairabad 48,538
Tambaur-cum-Ahamdabad 26,052
Sidhauli 24,976
Maholi 21,331
Hargaon 20,920
Misrikh-cum-Neemsar 18,388

How people in Sitapur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

40.1%

Agricultural labourers

33.3%

Household industry

5.0%

Other work

21.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.7%.

Age structure of Sitapur

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	2,53,691	2,39,963
5-9	3,14,587	2,84,894
10-14	3,19,733	2,79,264
15-19	2,66,593	2,13,234
20-24	1,99,726	1,65,378
25-29	1,70,617	1,54,703
30-34	1,52,975	1,48,006
35-39	1,55,207	1,37,215
40-44	1,25,446	1,03,016
45-49	95,637	83,485
50-54	75,846	59,786
55-59	51,908	59,185
60-64	65,829	61,725
65-69	44,294	42,380
70-74	33,426	28,846
75-79	12,745	12,941
80+	19,941	19,466

Children (0–14): 38.0%; Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59): 54.3%; Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+): 7.7%; Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age: 20.7years; Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio: 74.9; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Sitapur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 94.1%
Urdu 5.6%
Punjabi 0.2%
Bengali 0.1%
English 0.0%
Sanskrit 0.0%
Sindhi 0.0%
Arabic/Arbi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi93.1%
Urdu5.6%
Awadhi0.8%
Punjabi0.2%
Bhojpuri0.1%
Bengali0.1%
English0.0%
Sanskrit0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sitapur

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 12.9%

Uttar Pradesh 36.9%
Tap water 29.0%

Uttar Pradesh 27.3%
Water source within premises 44.2%

Uttar Pradesh 51.9%
Toilet within premises 18.3%

Uttar Pradesh 35.7%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 80.8%

Uttar Pradesh 62.9%
Bathing area within premises 46.8%

Uttar Pradesh 55.2%
Closed drainage 7.2%

Uttar Pradesh 13.0%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.3%

Uttar Pradesh 19.0%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.0%

Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

Mobile phone 44.8%

Uttar Pradesh 63.6%
Television 15.5%

Uttar Pradesh 33.3%
Scooter or motorcycle 11.2%

Uttar Pradesh 19.7%
Computer or laptop 4.4%

Uttar Pradesh 8.1%
Car, jeep or van 1.5%

Uttar Pradesh 3.8%
Use banking services 78.7%

Uttar Pradesh 72.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 15.5%

Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

Own their home 97.8%

Uttar Pradesh 94.7%
Rent their home 1.5%

Uttar Pradesh 4.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 48.4%

Uttar Pradesh 64.9%
House in good condition 28.4%

Uttar Pradesh 42.9%
Concrete roof 1.0%

Uttar Pradesh 17.6%
Cement or tiled floor 8.0%

Uttar Pradesh 22.9%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 56.8%

Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

Sitapur district held 2.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 6th of 75 districts.
Literacy is 61.1%, 6.6 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.3% of men but only 50.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 888 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
11.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
The population grew 23.9% in 2001–11, faster than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈55.67 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
Its largest town, Sitapur, had 1.77 lakh people in 2011, 4.0% of the district.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

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

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

Population by religion in Sitapur (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 Sitapur (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Uttar Pradesh
Hindu	35,55,450	79.3%	79.7%
Muslim	8,93,725	19.9%	19.3%
Christian	6,579	0.1%	0.2%
Sikh	11,611	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	2,663	0.1%	0.1%
Jain	1,410	0.0%	0.1%
Other religions and persuasions	79	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	12,475	0.3%	0.3%
Total	44,83,992	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sitapur district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈55,67,000 (55.67 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sitapur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 44,83,992.

What was the population of Sitapur district in Census 2011?

44,83,992: 23,75,264 males and 21,08,728 females, of whom 5,30,784 lived in towns and 39,53,208 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sitapur?

Literacy was 61.1% in 2011 (men 70.3%, women 50.7%). The sex ratio was 888 females per 1,000 males, and 930 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sitapur district?

Sitapur, with 1,77,234 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sitapur district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 2,348 Census 2011 villages and 12 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction