Muzaffarnagar

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

Quick facts

19,526,248
Population
3,182,317
Households
889
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
58.2%
Approx. literacy

Muzaffarnagar has an aggregated population of 19,526,248. Approximately 42.44% live in rural areas (8,287,024) and 12.2% live in urban areas (2,382,624).

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 8,287,024 3
Budhana 1,508,521 122
Jansath 1,423,157 190
Kairana 1,589,102 178
Khatauli 1,197,622 140
Muzaffarnagar 3,675,292 269
Shamli 1,845,530 138

Population summary

Muzaffarnagar has a population of 19,526,248 (10,338,740 males and 9,187,508 females). The sex ratio is about 889 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population19,526,248
Male10,338,740
Female9,187,508
Rural population8,287,024 (42.44%)
Urban population2,382,624 (12.2%)
Households3,182,317

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 58.2%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates11,364,750
Total illiterates8,161,498

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,703,494 (13.85%). ST: 1,516 (0.01%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,703,49413.85%
ST1,5160.01%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,055,623 (15.65%). Workers: 6,110,032 (31.29%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,055,62315.65%
Total workers6,110,03231.29%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Muzaffarnagar 4,143,512
Muzaffarnagar 2,952,200
Muzaffarnagar 1,406,843
Muzaffarnagar 1,191,312
Muzaffarnagar 861,606
Shamli 687,324
Kairana 586,254
Muzaffarnagar 545,237
Budhana 532,496
Jansath 496,685