# Gautam Buddha Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Gautam Buddha Nagar district

Gautam Buddha Nagar is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 59th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,648,115 people** in 3 sub-districts, 13 towns and 320 villages; 59% lived in towns. The largest town is [Noida](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/noida/) (637,272).

- 1,648,115people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 13towns
- 80.1%literacy

## Who lives in Gautam Buddha Nagar?

Gautam Buddha Nagar had **1,648,115 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 59th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 851 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; the lowest of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 843 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.0 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Gautam Buddha Nagar?

80.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), the highest of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 88.1% and women at 70.8% — a gap of 17.2 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Dadri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/) (82.9%) and lowest in [Jewar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/jewar/) (69.5%).

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar do for a living?

34.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 16.6%). Of all workers, 11% farmed their own land, 5% were farm labourers, 5% worked in household industry and 60% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 19% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 16% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Jewar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/jewar/) (38% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dadri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/) (9% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 11 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 60 (60%) · **■** Marginal 19 (19%)

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar

59.1% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 4th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 13 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 7 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Noida](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/noida/) with 637,272 people, home to 65% 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 Gautam Buddha Nagar

Gautam Buddha Nagar had 320 census villages, 304 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,216 people; 21 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dhoom Manikpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/dhoom-manikpur/) (10,388), [Kalonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/kalonda/) (9,910), [Dayantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/jewar/dayantpur/) (9,722), [Jarcha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/jarcha/) (9,548) and [Dujana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/dujana/) (9,021).

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Gautam Buddha Nagar · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**902

Working population ****34.5%**

**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 Gautam Buddha Nagar

Of every 100 households in Gautam Buddha Nagar in 2011, 81 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Gautam Buddha Nagar · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

Toilet within the home ****78%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

Tap water ****54%**

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

Use banking services ****75%**

Television ****74%**

Mobile phone ****80%**

Computer with internet ****17%**

Two-wheeler ****40%**

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

None of these assets ****5%**

Own their home ****70%**

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Dadri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/dadri/) 1,110,093 110 6 

[Gautam Buddha Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/gautam-buddha-nagar/) 316,790 118 4 

[Jewar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/jewar/) 221,232 92 3 

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar

- Noida · 637,272
- Greater Noida · 102,054
- Dadri · 91,189
- Jewar · 32,269
- Chipyana Buzurg · 17,400
- Rabupura · 15,454
- Chhapraula · 15,154
- Salarpur Khadar · 13,600
- Dankaur · 13,520
- Jahangirpur · 11,006
- Bilaspur · 8,980
- Patadi · 8,479
- Kherli Hafizpur · 7,932

## Largest villages in Gautam Buddha Nagar

- Dhoom Manikpur · 10,388
- Kalonda · 9,910
- Dayantpur · 9,722
- Jarcha · 9,548
- Dujana · 9,021
- Tilpata Karanwas · 8,378
- Ghodi Bachheda · 7,902
- Chipyana Khurd Urf Tigri · 7,889
- Dankaur · 7,718
- Chithara · 7,656
- Mahiuddin Pur Kanawni · 7,080
- Bisahda · 6,669
- Falaida Bangar · 6,596
- Mirzapur · 6,393
- Chholas · 6,192
- Kureb · 6,093
- Thora · 5,742
- Mapcha · 5,656
- Bisrakh Jalalpur · 5,470
- Asmadpur Charoli · 5,406

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar?3: Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Jewar
- What is the population of Gautam Buddha Nagar district?1,648,115 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Gautam Buddha Nagar?Noida