Azamgarh

This page provides an overview of Azamgarh: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

22,676,164
Population
3,272,516
Households
1021
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
59.97%
Approx. literacy

Azamgarh has an aggregated population of 22,676,164. Approximately 40.69% live in rural areas (9,227,826) and 3.47% live in urban areas (786,802).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 9,227,826 3
Azamgarh 2,672,963 669
Burhanpur 1,367,830 492
Lalganj 1,731,474 562
Mehnagar 1,187,193 330
Nizamabad 1,754,242 566
Phulpur 2,073,994 527
Sagri 2,660,642 976

Population summary

Azamgarh has a population of 22,676,164 (11,222,723 males and 11,453,441 females). The sex ratio is about 1021 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population22,676,164
Male11,222,723
Female11,453,441
Rural population9,227,826 (40.69%)
Urban population786,802 (3.47%)
Households3,272,516

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 59.97%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates13,598,811
Total illiterates9,077,353

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 5,808,965 (25.62%). ST: 45,584 (0.2%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC5,808,96525.62%
ST45,5840.2%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,474,313 (15.32%). Workers: 6,741,826 (29.73%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,474,31315.32%
Total workers6,741,82629.73%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Azamgarh 4,613,913
Azamgarh 4,220,512
Azamgarh 978,799
Sagri 901,483
Sagri 857,676
Azamgarh 715,365
Phulpur 696,523
Phulpur 680,948
Nizamabad 595,715
Lalganj 581,647