Gorakhpur District Population, Uttar Pradesh - Census India 2011

Gorakhpur is one of district of Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 7 Tehsils, 3319 villages and 14 towns in Gorakhpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gorakhpur district has 692960 households, population of 4440895 of which 2277777 are males and 2163118 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 628442 which is 14.15% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Gorakhpur district is around 950 compared to 912 which is average of Uttar Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Gorakhpur district is 60.81% out of which 69.98% males are literate and 51.15% females are literate. The total area of Gorakhpur is 3321 sq.km with population density of 1337 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 81.17% of population lives in Urban area and 18.83% lives in Rural area. There are 21.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.41% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gorakhpur district.

Gorakhpur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total4440895100%
Hindu400903790.28%
Muslim4038479.09%
Religion not stated127110.29%
Christian96620.22%
Buddhist28480.06%
Sikh21230.05%
Jain4600.01%
Other religions and persuasions2070%

Gorakhpur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)214.653106.35
Number of households137961554999
Total Population8361293604766
Population (%)52.51%48.99%
Male Population4390511838726
Female Population3970781766040
Sex Ratio904960
Literacy (%)73.4%57.89%

List of Tehsils in Gorakhpur

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Gorakhpur1629421840.151939920
Khajni583987394.801479967
Gola 537951505.311065992
Chauri Chaura453414370.111225969
Bansgaon447172504.96886991
Campierganj395143360.151097932
Sahjanwa393807345.531140939

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Gorakhpur Population Facts

Number of Households692960
Population4440895
Male Population2277777 (51.29%)
Female Population2163118 (48.71%)
Children Population628442
Area3321 km2
Population density/km21337
Sex-ratio950
Literacy60.81%
Male Literacy69.98%
Female Literacy51.15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.41%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %21.08%

Map of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh