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

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Lucknow district

Lucknow is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 5th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **4,589,838 people** in 4 sub-districts, 12 towns and 807 villages; 66% lived in towns. The largest town is [Lucknow](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/lucknow/) (2,817,105).

- 4,589,838people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 12towns
- 77.3%literacy

## Who lives in Lucknow?

Lucknow had **4,589,838 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 5th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 917 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 24th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 915 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.3 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Lucknow?

77.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 6th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 82.6% and women at 71.5% — a gap of 11.0 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Lucknow](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/) (80.9%) and lowest in [Malihabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/malihabad/) (65.2%).

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 Lucknow do for a living?

33.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 14.4%). Of all workers, 9% farmed their own land, 7% were farm labourers, 5% worked in household industry and 55% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 25% 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 [Malihabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/malihabad/) (42% of workers in farming) and the least is [Lucknow](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/) (6% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 9 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 55 (55%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%)

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 Lucknow

66.2% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 2nd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 12 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Lucknow](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/lucknow/). The largest is [Lucknow](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/lucknow/) with 2,817,105 people, home to 93% 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 Lucknow

Lucknow had 807 census villages, 803 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,931 people; 43 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Khargapur Jagir](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/bakshi-ka-talab/khargapur-jagir/) (15,658), [Bijnor](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/bijnor/) (14,105), [Mau](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/mohanlalganj/mau/) (13,655), [Jindaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/malihabad/jindaur/) (12,323) and [Samesee](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/mohanlalganj/samesee/) (11,646).

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

## Lucknow district in history

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

> The District of Lucknow lies on both sides of the river Gumti, and has an area of 967 Its general aspect is that of an open champaign, well studded with villages, finely wooded and in parts most fertile and highly cultivated. In the vicinity of rivers, however, stretch extensive barren sandy tracts (bhúr), and there are many wastes of saline efflorescence (usár). The country is an almost dead level, the average slope, which is from N.W. to S.E., being less than a foot per mile. The principal rivers are the Gumti and the Sai with their tributaries. The population in 1901 was 793,241, showing an increase of 2.5% in the preceding decade. The Division of Lucknow contains the western half of the old province of Oudh. It comprises the six districts of Lucknow, Unao, Sitapur, Rae Bareli, Hardoi and Kheri. Its area is 12,051 sq. m. and its population in 1901 was 5,977,086, showing an increase of 2.06% in the decade. See Lucknow District Gazetteer (Allahabad, 1904). For a fuller description of the city see G. Forrest, Cities of India (1903).

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)793,241
- Population in 2011 (Census)4,589,838
- Change5.8× (+479%)

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 Lucknow compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Lucknow · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**902

Working population ****33.6%**

**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 Lucknow

Of every 100 households in Lucknow in 2011, 71 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Lucknow · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

Toilet within the home ****66%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

Tap water ****52%**

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

Use banking services ****75%**

Television ****62%**

Mobile phone ****68%**

Computer with internet ****8%**

Two-wheeler ****41%**

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

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

Own their home ****84%**

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 Lucknow

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Malihabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/malihabad/) 368,453 187 1 

[Bakshi Ka Talab](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/bakshi-ka-talab/) 349,654 186 3 

[Lucknow](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/lucknow/) 3,391,208 205 5 

[Mohanlalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/mohanlalganj/) 480,523 229 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 Lucknow

- Lucknow · 2,817,105
- Lucknow · 63,003
- Bakshi Ka Talab · 49,166
- Kakori · 19,403
- Malihabad · 17,818
- Amethi · 13,530
- Kalli Pashchim · 12,157
- Sarsawan · 10,655
- Nagram · 10,648
- Gosainganj · 9,649
- Mahona · 8,557
- Itaunja · 7,305

## Largest villages in Lucknow

- Khargapur Jagir · 15,658
- Bijnor · 14,105
- Mau · 13,655
- Jindaur · 12,323
- Samesee · 11,646
- Banthra Sikander Pur · 10,989
- Jugor · 9,478
- Khargapur · 9,459
- Saspan · 8,378
- Utrawan · 8,316
- Bakkas · 8,171
- Goila · 7,945
- Kasmandi Khurd · 7,907
- Rahimnagar Padhiyana · 7,851
- Salempur · 7,542
- Bhat Goan · 7,131
- Sisandi · 6,804
- Kathwara · 6,740
- Ganeshpur Rahmanpur · 6,670
- Amethiasalempur · 6,618

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 Lucknow?4: Malihabad, Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow, Mohanlalganj
- What is the population of Lucknow district?4,589,838 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Lucknow?Lucknow