Ghazipur

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

Quick facts

17,826,980
Population
2,691,751
Households
952
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
60.57%
Approx. literacy

Ghazipur has an aggregated population of 17,826,980. Approximately 40.62% live in rural areas (7,240,536) and 3.08% live in urban areas (548,720).

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 7,240,536 3
Ghazipur 2,386,406 628
Jakhania 1,631,033 579
Mohammadabad 2,686,131 1,137
Saidpur 1,786,072 649
Zamania 2,096,802 389

Population summary

Ghazipur has a population of 17,826,980 (9,131,951 males and 8,695,029 females). The sex ratio is about 952 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population17,826,980
Male9,131,951
Female8,695,029
Rural population7,240,536 (40.62%)
Urban population548,720 (3.08%)
Households2,691,751

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 60.57%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates10,797,937
Total illiterates7,029,043

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 3,606,577 (20.23%). ST: 142,066 (0.8%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC3,606,57720.23%
ST142,0660.8%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,754,703 (15.45%). Workers: 5,947,301 (33.36%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,754,70315.45%
Total workers5,947,30133.36%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Ghazipur 3,620,268
Ghazipur 3,345,908
Mohammadabad 914,817
Mohammadabad 856,497
Ghazipur 839,883
Zamania 714,300
Ghazipur 706,640
Zamania 668,202
Saidpur 603,470
Saidpur 579,132