Population of Agra 2023

The city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, is the name of both a Tehsil and a district. This Tehsil is located in the Agra district and is one of the six Tehsils there. Agra Tehsil is home to 116 rural communities and 15 urban centers. According to the 2011 Indian Census, there are 364604 households in Agra Tehsil, home to a total population of 2186655 (1167941 males and 1018714 females). Children under six comprise 294202 (or 13.45 percent of the total population). Agra Tehsil has a sex ratio of roughly 872, lower than the 912 sex ratios seen across all of Uttar Pradesh. As a whole, 63.24 percent of the population of Agra Tehsil can read and write; this includes 68.58 percent of the male population and 57.12 percent of the female population. Agra covers 542.61 square kilometers in total, and its population density is 4,030 people per square kilometer. Only 18.86% of the population resides in urban areas, while the remaining 81.142% are in rural areas.

City	Agra
Government	Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration	Agra Metropolitan
State	Uttar Pradesh

 

Agra Historical Population

According to the 2011 Census, Agra's population increased by 23.6% between 2001 and 2011. An increase of 20 percent in population is predicted for 2011–2021. It is estimated that Agra's population will have grown to 1.9 million by 2021, from a low of fewer than two lakh at the turn of the 20th century.

The population and its growth rate between 1901 and 2021 will be examined.

Year	Population	Actual Change	Percentage Change
1901	188,022	–	–
1911	185,449	-2,573	-1.37%
1921	185,532	83	0.04%
1931	205,487	19,955	10.76%
1941	257,368	51,881	25.25%
1951	333,530	76,162	29.59%
1961	462,020	128,490	38.52%
1971	591,917	129,897	28.12%
1981	694,191	102,274	17.28%
1991	891,790	197,599	28.46%
2001	1,275,134	383,344	42.99%
2011	1,585,704	310,570	24.36%
2021	1,902,000	316,296	19.95%

Religion wise population of Agra

Description	Total	Percentage
Hindu	1,279,420	80.68 %
Muslims	243,784	15.37 %
Christian	6,680	0.42 %
Sikh	9,822	0.62 %
Buddhist	2,948	0.19 %
Jain	16,443	1.04 %
Others	340	0.02 %
Not Stated	26,267	1.66 %

80.6 percent of Agra's population identifies as Hindu. About 15.37 percent of Agra's population is Muslim, making it the city's second most popular religion. About 0.42 percent of Agra's population identifies as Christian, while 1.04 percent practice Jainism, 0.62 percent adhere to Sikhism and 0.62 percent practice Buddhism. In the same survey, about 1.6% of respondents said they did not identify with any religion.

Data from the 2011 Census

According to preliminary data from the 2011 Census of India, Agra City had a population of 1,585,704 (15.85 Lakhs), with men making up 8,45,902 of the total and women making up 7,39,802 of the total.

Agra Demography	2011 Census
Average Literacy (%)	73.11%
% of Male Literates	77.81%
% of Female Literates	67.74%%
Sex Ratio	875
Child Sex Ratio	857
Children (0-6 years)	90,029

 

DENSITY

According to the first round of preliminary data from the 2011 Indian census, the population density in Agra District was 10,84 people per square kilometer that year. The total area of the Agra district is 4041 square kilometers, whereas the city of Agra alone is only 120 square kilometers.

LITERACY RATE

As of 2011, Agra City had an average literacy rate of 73.11 percent. Considering only men and women, the literacy rates for the two sexes were 77.81 and 67.74 percent, respectively. An estimated 10,14,872 people in Agra city are educated, with 5,75,475 men and 4,39,397 women reading and writing.

SEX RATIO

Regarding the Agra sex ratio, there were 875 men for every 1000 females. According to the most recent data from the Census 2011 Directorate, the median sex ratio across India is 940. In the most recent count (2011), there were 857 more girls than boys.

CHILD POPULATION

Information on children aged 0 to 6 was also tallied as part of the census. There were 1,97,468 kids younger than six years old. Overall, there are 91,153 more females than boys (1,06,315 overall). The child-to-male ratio in the 2011 census was 857. 12.45 percent of Agra City's population in 2011 were children under the age of six.

Agra District Population

There are 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and Agra is one of them. There are 2,364,953 males and 2,053,844 females living in the Agra District, according to the 2011 census. 71.58 percent of the population can read and write, and the male-to-female sex ratio stands at 868. The male to female ratio among children is 861.

Population of Agra in 2023 - 20 lakh (approx)

Agra City	2011 Census	2023 Estimate
Total Population	1,585,704	19 lakh
Male Population	845,902	10.13 lakh
Female Population	739,802	8.87 lakh

 

Tehsil List of Agra District

It is possible to think of Tehsils as mini-districts, and the following is a list of the Tehsils that make up Agra District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Below is a breakdown of the residential makeup, total population, and gender breakdown for the Agra District Tehsils, as reported by the 2011 Census of India.

Tehsils	Population 2011	Male	Female	Households
Etmadpur	367,441	196,954	170,487	59,287
Agra	2,186,655	1,167,941	1,018,714	364,604
Kiraoli	506,777	270,574	236,203	78,901
Kheragarh	466,809	252,034	214,775	69,272
Fatehabad	460,592	247,325	213,267	69,586
Bah	430,523	230,125	200,398	68,916