Mathura

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

Quick facts

11,979,927
Population
1,985,381
Households
863
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
58.87%
Approx. literacy

Mathura has an aggregated population of 11,979,927. Approximately 42.52% live in rural areas (5,094,368) and 12.62% live in urban areas (1,511,986).

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 5,094,368 3
Chhata 1,587,578 208
Mahavan 1,000,028 165
Mat 1,308,390 270
Mathura 2,989,563 243

Population summary

Mathura has a population of 11,979,927 (6,430,528 males and 5,549,399 females). The sex ratio is about 863 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population11,979,927
Male6,430,528
Female5,549,399
Rural population5,094,368 (42.52%)
Urban population1,511,986 (12.62%)
Households1,985,381

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 58.87%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates7,052,653
Total illiterates4,927,274

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,427,237 (20.26%). ST: 6,393 (0.05%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,427,23720.26%
ST6,3930.05%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,918,235 (16.01%). Workers: 3,979,227 (33.22%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,918,23516.01%
Total workers3,979,22733.22%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Mathura 2,547,184
Mathura 1,791,191
Mathura 1,187,244
Mathura 755,993
Mathura 615,075
Mathura 572,169
Chhata 569,021
Chhata 449,536
Mat 439,127
Mat 430,136