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

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Ghazipur district

Ghazipur is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 20th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,620,268 people** in 5 sub-districts, 8 towns and 3,367 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ghazipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/ghazipur/ghazipur/) (121,020).

- 3,620,268people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 8towns
- 71.8%literacy

## Who lives in Ghazipur?

Ghazipur had **3,620,268 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 20th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 952 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 14th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 908 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 Ghazipur?

71.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 19th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 82.8% and women at 60.3% — a gap of 22.5 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ghazipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/ghazipur/) (73.7%) and lowest in [Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/) (70.1%).

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 Ghazipur do for a living?

33.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 22.4%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 36% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 41% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/) (45% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ghazipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/ghazipur/) (34% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 36 (36%)

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 Ghazipur

7.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 62nd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 8 towns: 8 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 [Ghazipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/ghazipur/ghazipur/) with 121,020 people, home to 44% 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 Ghazipur

Ghazipur had 3,367 census villages, 2,740 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,221 people; 84 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Reotipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/zamania/reotipur/) (26,597), [Gahmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/zamania/gahmar-206714/) (25,994), [Sherpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/sherpur/) (25,795), [Usia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/zamania/usia/) (24,786) and [Bara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/zamania/bara/) (21,405).

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

## Ghazipur district in history

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

> The district of Ghazipur has an area of 1389 sq. m. It forms part of the great alluvial plain of the Ganges, which divides it into two unequal portions. The northern subdivision lies between the Gumti and the Gogra, whose confluences with the main stream mark its eastern and western limits respectively. The southern tract is a much smaller strip of country, enclosed between the Karamnasa and the great river itself. There are no hills in the district. A few lakes are scattered here and there, formed where the rivers have deserted their ancient channels. The largest is that of Suraha, once a northern bend of the Ganges, but now an almost isolated sheet of water, 5 m. long by about 4 broad. Ghazipur is said to be one of the hottest and dampest districts in the United Provinces. In 1901 the population was 913,818, showing a decrease of 11% in the decade. Sugar refining is the chief industry, and provides the principal article of export. The main line of the East Indian railway traverses the southern portion of the district, with a branch to the Ganges bank opposite Ghazipur town; the northern portion is served by the Bengal & North-Western system.

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 Ghazipur compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Ghazipur · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**902

Working population ****33.3%**

**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 Ghazipur

Of every 100 households in Ghazipur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghazipur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

Toilet within the home ****22%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

Tap water ****11%**

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

Use banking services ****77%**

Television ****26%**

Mobile phone ****67%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****15%**

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

None of these assets ****10%**

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 Ghazipur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Jakhania](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/jakhania/) 547,798 576 1 

[Saidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/saidpur/) 603,470 646 1 

[Ghazipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/ghazipur/) 839,883 625 2 

[Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/) 914,817 1134 2 

[Zamania](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/zamania/) 714,300 386 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 Ghazipur

- Ghazipur · 121,020
- Mohammadabad · 38,328
- Zamania · 33,243
- Saidpur · 24,338
- Bahadurganj · 19,992
- Dildarnagar Fatehpur Bazar · 12,855
- Sadat · 12,361
- Jangipur · 12,223

## Largest villages in Ghazipur

- Reotipur · 26,597
- Gahmar · 25,994
- Sherpur · 25,795
- Usia · 24,786
- Bara · 21,405
- Jalalabad · 19,201
- Kusi · 15,740
- Nawali · 14,693
- Sawrai · 12,550
- Dildar Nagar · 12,305
- Pokhara · 11,278
- Raksaha · 11,125
- Suhwal · 10,872
- Karimuddinpur · 10,161
- Mirzapur · 9,966
- Chhawani Vise · 9,606
- Bogana · 9,411
- Phulli T. Chaudhari Azamal · 9,374
- Mahender · 9,182
- Birpur · 8,560

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 Ghazipur?5: Jakhania, Saidpur, Ghazipur, Mohammadabad, Zamania
- What is the population of Ghazipur district?3,620,268 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Ghazipur?Ghazipur