# Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Ghaziabad district

Ghaziabad is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 3rd of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **4,681,645 people** in 4 sub-districts, 26 towns and 547 villages; 68% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ghaziabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/) (1,648,643).

- 4,681,645people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 26towns
- 78.1%literacy

## Who lives in Ghaziabad?

Ghaziabad had **4,681,645 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 3rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 881 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 48th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 850 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.5 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Ghaziabad?

78.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 5th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 85.4% and women at 69.8% — a gap of 15.6 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ghaziabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/) (80.9%) and lowest in [Garhmukteshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/garhmukteshwar/) (68.9%).

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 Ghaziabad do for a living?

32.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 13.2%). Of all workers, 9% farmed their own land, 5% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 64% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 15% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Garhmukteshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/garhmukteshwar/) (45% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ghaziabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/) (5% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 9 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 64 (64%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%)

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 Ghaziabad

67.6% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), the most urban of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 26 towns: 12 statutory towns with a municipality and 14 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 5 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Ghaziabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/). The largest is [Ghaziabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/) with 1,648,643 people, home to 52% 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 Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad had 547 census villages, 511 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,973 people; 68 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dasna Dehat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/dasna-dehat/) (43,722), [Masuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/masuri/) (22,934), [Nahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/nahal/) (18,295), [Kalchhina](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/modinagar/kalchhina/) (18,079) and [Bhajeda Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/hapur/bhajeda-kalan/) (15,957).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Ghaziabad district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Ghaziabad district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> GHAZIABAD, a town of British India in Meerut district of the United Provinces, 12 m. from Delhi and 28 m. from Meerut. The town was founded in 1740 by Ghazi-ud-din, son of Azaf Jah, first nizam of the Deccan, and takes its name from its founder. It has considerably risen in importance as the point of junction of the East Indian, the North-Western and the Oudh & Rohilkhand railway systems. The town has a trade in grain and hides.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Ghaziabad compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Ghaziabad · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**902

Working population ****32.5%**

**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 Ghaziabad

Of every 100 households in Ghaziabad in 2011, 84 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ghaziabad · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

Toilet within the home ****85%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

Tap water ****42%**

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

Use banking services ****69%**

Television ****71%**

Mobile phone ****77%**

Computer with internet ****9%**

Two-wheeler ****35%**

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

None of these assets ****6%**

Own their home ****81%**

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 Ghaziabad

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Modinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/modinagar/) 637,485 118 14 

[Ghaziabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad/) 2,705,849 78 7 

[Hapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/hapur/) 953,480 215 3 

[Garhmukteshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/garhmukteshwar/) 384,831 136 2 

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 Ghaziabad

- Ghaziabad · 1,648,643
- Loni · 516,082
- Hapur · 262,983
- Khora · 190,005
- Modinagar · 130,325
- Muradnagar · 95,208
- Pilkhuwa · 83,736
- Garhmukhteshwar · 46,077
- Dasna · 34,914
- Begumabad Budhana · 19,898
- Haqiqatpur Urf Khudawas · 15,324
- Bisokhar · 14,332
- Faridnagar · 12,785
- Rori · 12,350
- Buxer · 11,499
- Patala · 9,500
- Niwari · 9,205
- Ordnance Factory Muradnagar · 7,569
- Sikri Kalan · 7,037
- Abupur · 6,247
- Aurangabad Gadana · 6,170
- Banthla · 5,766
- Basantpur Saitli · 5,563
- Babugarh · 5,452
- Muradgram Pur Pursi · 5,120
- Pavi Sadakpur · 757

## Largest villages in Ghaziabad

- Dasna Dehat · 43,722
- Masuri · 22,934
- Nahal · 18,295
- Kalchhina · 18,079
- Bhajeda Kalan · 15,957
- Asodha · 15,588
- Ilaichipur · 14,738
- Dehra · 14,501
- Dhaulana · 14,060
- Bahadur Garh · 13,586
- Asalatpur Farakh Nagar · 13,042
- Vait · 12,000
- Athsaini · 11,579
- Dautai · 11,510
- Piplehda · 11,391
- Galand · 9,886
- Bhojpur · 9,477
- Mohammadpur Khudalia · 9,368
- Sapanwat · 9,284
- Madaul · 9,199

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 Ghaziabad?4: Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Garhmukteshwar
- What is the population of Ghaziabad district?4,681,645 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Ghaziabad?Ghaziabad