Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur is a district of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 44,40,895 at the 2011 Census across 3,324 km². The figures below come from the Census of India and NFHS-5, each shown with its own vintage and its rank among Uttar Pradesh's districts and nationally.
- Population
- 44 Lakh
- Census 2011
- Area
- 3,324 km²
- Density
- 1,336
- per km²
- Literacy
- 60.8%
- Census 2011
- Sex ratio
- 950
- females per 1,000 males
Amenities & Infrastructure
| Indicator | Value | In Uttar Pradesh | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Cooking Fuel2021 | 66.8% | 10 / 75 | 265 / 771 |
| Drinking Water Access2021 | 99.8% | 26 / 75 | 73 / 771 |
| Electricity Access2011 | 42.7% | 19 / 75 | 571 / 769 |
| Electricity Access2021 | 94.9% | 30 / 75 | 646 / 771 |
| Improved Sanitation2021 | 69.6% | 38 / 75 | 470 / 771 |
| Tap Water Access2011 | 34.3% | 14 / 75 | 393 / 769 |
Demography
| Indicator | Value | In Uttar Pradesh | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste Population2011Male 4,81,123 · Female 4,54,938 | 9,36,061 | 11 / 75 | 29 / 785 |
| Scheduled Tribe Population2011Male 9,261 · Female 8,911 | 18,172 | 13 / 75 | 544 / 785 |
| Workers2011Male 10,16,876 · Female 3,34,753 | 13,51,629 | 11 / 75 | 87 / 785 |
Education
| Indicator | Value | In Uttar Pradesh | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy2011Male 15,93,890 · Female 11,06,438 | 27,00,328 | 7 / 75 | 49 / 785 |
| Women's Literacy2021 | 68.8% | 33 / 75 | 503 / 771 |
Health
| Indicator | Value | In Uttar Pradesh | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021Women 0.1% · Men 18.9% | 9.7% | 6 / 75 | 433 / 771 |
| Child Anaemia2021 | 67.4% | 36 / 75 | 387 / 771 |
| Child Overweight2021 | 1.3% | 65 / 75 | 677 / 771 |
| Child Stunting2021 | 29.6% | 69 / 75 | 489 / 771 |
| Child Underweight2021 | 33.7% | 30 / 75 | 247 / 771 |
| Child Wasting2021 | 23.3% | 13 / 75 | 168 / 771 |
| Full Immunization2021 | 67.7% | 47 / 75 | 593 / 758 |
| Institutional Births2021 | 91.6% | 11 / 75 | 409 / 771 |
| Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021Women 5.4% · Men 44.6% | 25.5% | 46 / 75 | 400 / 770 |
| Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021Women 6.2% · Men 5.1% | 5.6% | 22 / 75 | 389 / 771 |
| Women's Anaemia, 15–492021 | 52.9% | 30 / 75 | 483 / 771 |
Population & Density
| Indicator | Value | In Uttar Pradesh | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population2011Male 22,77,777 · Female 21,63,118 | 44,40,895 | 10 / 75 | 42 / 785 |
| Population2020 | 48,56,174 | 8 / 75 | 33 / 785 |
| Population Density2011 | 1,341 | 10 / 75 | 64 / 785 |
| Population Density2020 | 1,466 | 11 / 75 | 64 / 785 |
National highways through Gorakhpur
- NH-NH-24
Other districts of Uttar Pradesh
- Agra
- Aligarh
- Ambedkar Nagar
- Amethi
- Amroha
- Auraiya
- Ayodhya
- Azamgarh
- Baghpat
- Bahraich
- Ballia
- Balrampur
- Banda
- Barabanki
- Bareilly
- Basti
- Bhadohi
- Bijnor
- Budaun
- Bulandshahr
- Chandauli
- Chitrakoot
- Deoria
- Etah
- Etawah
- Farrukhabad
- Fatehpur
- Firozabad
- Gautam Buddha Nagar
- Ghaziabad
- Ghazipur
- Gonda
- Hamirpur
- Hapur
- Hardoi
- Hathras
- Jalaun
- Jaunpur
- Jhansi
- Kannauj
- Kanpur Dehat
- Kanpur Nagar
- Kasganj
- Kaushambi
- Kheri
- Kushi Nagar
- Lalitpur
- Lucknow
- Maharajganj
- Mahoba
- Mainpuri
- Mathura
- Mau
- Meerut
- Mirzapur
- Moradabad
- Muzaffarnagar
- Pilibhit
- Pratapgarh
- Prayagraj
- Rae Bareli
- Rampur
- Saharanpur
- Sambhal
- Sant Kabeer Nagar
- Shahjahanpur
- Shamli
- Shravasti
- Siddharth Nagar
- Sitapur
- Sonbhadra
- Sultanpur
- Unnao
- Varanasi
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