Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh

Azamgarh is a district of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 46,13,913 at the 2011 Census across 4,205 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
46 Lakh
Census 2011
Area
4,205 km²
Density
1,097
per km²
Literacy
60.1%
Census 2011
Sex ratio
1019
females per 1,000 males
Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorValue
Clean Cooking Fuel202137.6%
Drinking Water Access2021100.0%
Electricity Access201127.8%
Electricity Access202196.5%
Improved Sanitation202172.8%
Primary & Community Health Centres2011111
Tap Water Access201115.5%
Demography
IndicatorValue
Birth Registration, Under 5202185.7%
Death Registration202159.3%
Population Under 15202129.3%
Scheduled Caste Population2011Male 5,79,586 · Female 5,91,79211,71,378
Scheduled Tribe Population2011Male 4,690 · Female 4,6379,327
Sex Ratio at Birth2021839
Teenage Pregnancy, Age 15–1920210.3%
Women Married Before 18202112.0%
Workers2011Male 9,41,890 · Female 4,30,14213,72,032
Education
IndicatorValue
Females 6+ Who Ever Attended School202171.2%
Literacy2011Male 15,59,414 · Female 12,12,50327,71,917
Pre-Primary Attendance, Age 5202117.3%
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling202152.6%
Women's Literacy202176.5%
Health & Nutrition
IndicatorValue
Adequate Diet, Children 6–23 Months20210.0%
Child Anaemia202158.9%
Child Overweight20210.5%
Child Stunting202133.4%
Child Underweight202128.0%
Child Wasting202114.4%
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Under 6 Months202161.8%
Iodized Salt Use202199.3%
Women Overweight or Obese, BMI ≥ 25202121.5%
Women Underweight, BMI < 18.5202122.1%
Women's Anaemia, 15–49202154.3%
Health Coverage
IndicatorValue
4+ Antenatal Care Visits202138.5%
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021Women 0.3% · Men 14.7%7.4%
Breast Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920211.5%
Caesarean Delivery Rate202116.8%
Cervical Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920214.6%
Elevated Blood Pressure2021Women 19.4% · Men 28.7%24.0%
Full Immunization202164.5%
Health Insurance Coverage20219.0%
Institutional Births202193.2%
Menstrual Hygiene, Age 15–24202179.3%
Modern Contraceptive Use202131.4%
Oral Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920210.6%
Out-of-Pocket Cost per Public-Facility Delivery20214,265
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021Women 9.4% · Men 44.1%26.6%
Unmet Need for Family Planning202120.7%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021Women 6.9% · Men 10.1%8.5%
Population & Density
IndicatorValue
Population2011Male 22,85,004 · Female 23,28,90946,13,913
Population202049,38,834
Population Density20111,096
Population Density20201,175
Railway
IndicatorValue
Distance to Nearest Railway Station5.7
Railway Line Density1.7
Railway Line Kilometres71.3
Railway Line Km per Million People15.5
Railway Station Density1.9
Railway Stations8
Railway Stations per Million People1.7
Railway Under Construction0
Roads
IndicatorValue
Four-Lane Highway Share70.3%
Four-Lane-or-Wider Highway Length119.1
Highway Length With a Recorded Lane Count169.6
National Highway Density4.7
National Highway Length197.1
National Highway Under Construction or Proposed0
National highways through Azamgarh
  • NH-NH-128A
  • NH-NH-128B
  • NH-NH-128C
  • NH-NH-135A
  • NH-NH-28
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