Population of Agra 2021 ( Best )

Population of Agra 2021

Agra is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It’s the fourth-most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and 23rd in India. Agra is famous globally for the Taj Mahal  & the Mughal Architect.

Population of Agra 2021

Agra Population – Census 2011

As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Agra City in 2011 is 1,585,704 ( 15.85 Lakhs) of which the male population is 8,45,902 and the female population is 7,39,802

DENSITY

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that the density of Agra District for 2011 is 1084 people per sq. km. Agra city administers area is 87 sq. km & District area is 4041 Sq.km

LITERACY RATE

The average literacy rate of Agra City in 2011 was 73.11%. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy was 77.81% and 67.74% respectively. Total literate in Agra city was 10,14,872 of which 5,75,475 are males while 4,39,397 are females.

SEX RATIO

With regards to the Sex Ratio in Agra, it stood at 875 per 1000 males. The average national best ratio in India is 940 as per the latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In the 2011 census, the child best ratio is 857 girls per 1000 boys

CHILD POPULATION

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected. There were a total of 1,97,468 children under the age of 0-6 years. Of total 1,06,315 are boys while 91,153 are girls. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 857. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 12.45 % of the total population of Agra City

Agra District Population

Agra district is one of the 75 Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. As per census 2011, Agra District population is 4,418,797 (44.18 Lakhs) of which 2,364,953 are males and 2,053,844 are females. The literacy rate is 71.58 % & the Male-Female Sex ratio is 868. The child best ratio is 861

Sources: Census 2011

Population of Uttar Pradesh 2021

Year Projected Population
2011 199,812,341 19.98 Crore
2012 203,382,046 20.34 Crore
2013 206,942,855 20.69 Crore
2014 210,493,544 21.05 Crore
2015 214,032,922 21.40 Crore
2016 217,559,836 21.76 Crore
2017 221,073,168 22.11 Crore
2018 224,571,834 22.46 Crore
2019 228,054,788 22.81 Crore
2020 231,521,022 23.15 Crore
2021 234,969,561 23.50 Crore
read about List of Districts in Uttar Pradesh

List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population

# City Population (2011)
1 Lucknow 2,817,105
2 Kanpur 2,765,348
3 Ghaziabad 1,648,643
4 Agra 1,585,704
5 Meerut 1,305,429
6 Varanasi 1,198,491
7 Allahabad/prayagraj 1,112,544
8 Bareilly 903,668
9 Moradabad 887,871
10 Aligarh 874,408
11 Saharanpur 705,478
12 Gorakhpur 673,446
13 Noida 637,272
14 Firozabad 604,214
15 Loni 516,082
16 Jhansi 505,693
17 Muzaffarnagar 392,768
18 Mathura 349,909
19 Shahjahanpur 329,736
20 Rampur 325,313
21 Mau 278,745
22 Farrukhabad and Fatehgarh 276,581
23 Hapur 262,983
24 Etawah 256,838
25 Mirzapur and Vindhyachal 234,871
26 Bulandshahr 222,519
27 Sambhal 220,813
28 Amroha 198,471
29 Fatehpur 193,193
30 Rae Bareli 191,316
31 Khora 190,005
32 Orai 187,137
33 Bahraich 186,223
34 Jaunpur 180,362
35 Unnao 177,658
36 Sitapur 177,234
37 Faizabad 165,228
38 Budaun 159,285
39 Banda 154,428
40 Lakhimpur 151,993
41 Hathras 135,594
42 Lalitpur 133,305
43 Modinagar 130,325
44 Deoria 129,479
45 Pilibhit 127,988
46 Hardoi 126,851
47 Mainpuri 120,400
48 Etah 118,517
49 Basti 114,657
50 Chandausi 114,383
51 Gonda 114,046
52 Akbarpur 111,447
53 Khurja 111,062
54 Azamgarh 110,983
55 Ghazipur 110,587
56 Mughalsarai 109,650
57 Kanpur Cantonment 108,534
58 Sultanpur 107,640
59 Shikohabad 107,404
60 Shamli 107,266
61 Ballia 104,424
62 Baraut 103,764
63 Greater Noida 102,054
64 Kasganj 101,277

Fast Facts About Agra:

  • Facts About Agra

    1. Agra is a city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
    2. The earliest reference for Agra comes from the epical age when Mahabharata refer to Agra as Agravana. In the sources prior to this, Agra has been referred to as Arya Griha or the abode of the Aryans.
    3. Agra’s Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world.
    4. A small village in Agra was the battlefield of the famous Battle of Khanwa, where the Rajput forces were defeated by Babur.
    5. St. John’s College, Agra, is a college established in 1850, now part of the Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, earlier known as Agra University. It is amongst the oldest and one of the most beautiful Christian colleges in India.
    6. Agra is the birthplace of Surdas, a famous Hindu devotional saint.
    7. Agra is the fourth-most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and 24th in India.
    8. The Wildlife SOS Agra is the largest Sloth Bear Rescue Facility in the world.
    9. Agra University was established on 1 July 1927 and catered to colleges spread across the United Provinces, the Rajputana, the Central Provinces and almost to entire northern India.
    10. Agra is famous for being the capital of the Mughal emperors from 1526 to 1658.
    11. Agra is on the Indo-Gangetic plain and has a continental climate, with long, hot summers from April to September. During summers dry winds blow in this region.
    12. Agra is home to the world’s largest sloth bear rescue facility, the Agra Bear Rescue Facility.
    13. Agra is one of the two cities in India which house three UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
    14. Agra is twinned with Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Petra, Jordan & Tempe, Arizona.
    15. Agra is home to the Dainik Jagran newspaper, the most read Hindi newspaper in India.
    16. The Estimated Population of Agra is 2 Million, as of 2020.
    17. Agra is the largest shoes manufacturing hub in India and second-largest exporter of shoes in the world after China.
    18. Tourism has a significant role in the economy of Agra, with upwards of 9.5 million tourists visiting Agra and surrounding monuments in 2019.
    19. Agra Fort has two gates- Delhi Gate and Lahore Gate which is also called as Amar Singh Gate after the name of Amar Singh Rathore.
    20. Akbar was completed in 1573, over 1.4 Million builders worked on the building for eight years. 

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