# Deoria District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Deoria district Deoria is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 32nd of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,100,946 people** in 5 sub-districts, 10 towns and 2,162 villages; 10% lived in towns. The largest town is [Deoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/deoria/deoria/) (129,479). - 3,100,946people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 10towns - 71.1%literacy ## Who lives in Deoria? Deoria had **3,100,946 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.6% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 32nd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 1,017 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 3rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 925 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 6.6 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Deoria? 71.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 24th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 83.3% and women at 59.4% — a gap of 23.9 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/) (73.4%) and lowest in [Rudrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/rudrapur/) (66.9%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Deoria do for a living? 28.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 15.2%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 22% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 48% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 27% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Rudrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/rudrapur/) (29% of workers in farming) and the least is [Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/) (24% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (22%) · **■** Marginal 48 (48%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Deoria 10.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 51st of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 10 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Deoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/deoria/deoria/) with 129,479 people, home to 41% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Deoria Deoria had 2,162 census villages, 2,019 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,379 people; 56 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Baeiapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/deoria/baeiapur/) (15,043), [Madanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/rudrapur/madanpur/) (13,789), [Kaparwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/kaparwar/) (10,839), [Paina](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/paina/) (10,499) and [Sohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/bhatpar-rani/sohanpur/) (8,986). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Deoria compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Deoria · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **902 Working population ****28.3%** **32.9% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Deoria Of every 100 households in Deoria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Deoria · ■ Electricity for lighting ****32%** Toilet within the home ****21%** No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** Tap water ****23%** Drinking water within premises ****58%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** Use banking services ****82%** Television ****26%** Mobile phone ****77%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****18%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****8%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Deoria Sub-district People Villages Towns [Deoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/deoria/) 1,237,450 701 3 [Rudrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/rudrapur/) 439,763 293 1 [Barhaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/) 369,994 293 1 [Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/) 604,483 522 4 [Bhatpar Rani](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/bhatpar-rani/) 449,256 353 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Deoria - Deoria · 129,479 - Gaura Barhaj · 36,459 - Rudrapur · 34,014 - Lar · 28,307 - Salempur · 21,124 - Majhauliraj · 20,818 - Bhatni Bazar · 15,352 - Bhatpar Rani · 14,839 - Rampur Karkhana · 9,943 - Gauri Bazar · 6,468 ## Largest villages in Deoria - Baeiapur · 15,043 - Madanpur · 13,789 - Kaparwar · 10,839 - Paina · 10,499 - Sohanpur · 8,986 - Rampur Mahuari · 8,935 - Mehra · 8,929 - Sarya · 8,879 - Khampar · 8,793 - Lavkani · 8,246 - Fatehpur · 7,993 - Balwa Afgan · 7,754 - Koilgarha · 7,706 - Pathardewa · 7,669 - Paikauli · 7,606 - Barhaya Buzurg · 7,576 - Pathar Hat · 7,496 - Khkhundu · 7,436 - Hetimpur · 7,392 - Bhagalpur · 7,264 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Deoria?5: Deoria, Rudrapur, Barhaj, Salempur, Bhatpar Rani - What is the population of Deoria district?3,100,946 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Deoria?Deoria