Demographic Overview of District Amroha
Total population of Amroha is 18,40,221 as per provisional estimates of 2011 census. Number of males and females are 963,449 and 876,772 respectively with a sex ratio of 906. Percentage decadal growth rate between years 2001 – 2011 was estimated as 22.66% which is approx.1.5% higher than average growth rate of UP which is 20.09%. Population density was calculated as 818 which is lower than UP’s average. Child population of Amroha between age group 0-6 years is 300,231 with the sex ratio of 903 that is more than to UP’s average 899. The compound literacy rate of Amroha is 65.7%. Male literacy rate (66.73%) is dramatically high than females (57.61%).
Population Breakdown of District Amroha( Census 2011)
- Total
- Males
- Females
Population of cities and towns in district Amroha (Census 2011)
- Total Population
- Males
- females
Amroha City
Literates out of total 1,98,471
- Literate Females
- Literate Males
- Others
Naugawan saadat
Literates out of total 32,954
- Literate Females
- Literate Males
- Others
Hasanpur
Literates out of total 61,243
- Literate Females
- Literate Males
- Others
Dhanaura
Literates out of total 30,007
- Literate Females
- Literate Males
- Others
Gajraula
Literates out of total 55,048
- Literate Females
- Literate Males
- Others
This gives it a ranking of 258th in India (out of a total of 640).The district has a population density of 818 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,120/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.66%. Amroha has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.7%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.10% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 19.70% Urdu as their first language.
| Year | Population | Per annum increase/decrease |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 328,739 | — |
| 1911 | 348,293 | +0.58% |
| 1921 | 330,488 | −0.52% |
| 1931 | 354,024 | +0.69% |
| 1941 | 406,143 | +1.38% |
| 1951 | 457,922 | +1.21% |
| 1961 | 550,228 | +1.85% |
| 1971 | 681,551 | +2.16% |
| 1981 | 891,539 | +2.72% |
| 1991 | 1,155,742 | +2.63% |
| 2001 | 1,499,068 | +2.64% |
| 2011 | 1,840,221 | +2.07% |
Children(0-6) in cities and towns
- Total Children (0-6)
- Males
- Females
Total children (0-6) in Amroha city are 28,323 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 14,528 boys while 13,795 are girls. The child forms 14.27 % of total population of Amroha City.
This data is as per census 2011. As our government conduct census once a decade, the next census will be held in 2021.
