Districts of India
The 2011 Census counted 640 districts, from Thane with 1.11 crore people to Dibang Valley with 8,004. Find any district's population, literacy rate, sex ratio and urban share, and how it ranks in its state and in India.
Most populous
- 1Thane, Maharashtra1.11 crore
- 2North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal1 crore
- 3Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka96.22 lakh
- 4Pune, Maharashtra94.29 lakh
- 5Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra93.57 lakh
- 6South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal81.62 lakh
- 7Barddhaman, West Bengal77.18 lakh
- 8Ahmadabad, Gujarat72.14 lakh
- 9Murshidabad, West Bengal71.04 lakh
- 10Jaipur, Rajasthan66.26 lakh
Highest literacy
- 1Serchhip, Mizoram97.9%
- 2Aizawl, Mizoram97.9%
- 3Mahe, Puducherry97.9%
- 4Kottayam, Kerala97.2%
- 5Pathanamthitta, Kerala96.5%
- 6Champhai, Mizoram95.9%
- 7Ernakulam, Kerala95.9%
- 8Alappuzha, Kerala95.7%
- 9Kannur, Kerala95.1%
- 10Thrissur, Kerala95.1%
Lowest literacy
- 1Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh36.1%
- 2Bijapur, Chhattisgarh40.9%
- 3Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh42.1%
- 4Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh43.3%
- 5Nabarangapur, Odisha46.4%
- 6Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh46.7%
- 7Malkangiri, Odisha48.5%
- 8Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh48.6%
- 9Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh48.8%
- 10Pakur, Jharkhand48.8%
Most women per 1,000 men
- 1Mahe, Puducherry1184
- 2Almora, Uttarakhand1139
- 3Kannur, Kerala1136
- 4Pathanamthitta, Kerala1132
- 5Ratnagiri, Maharashtra1122
- 6Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand1114
- 7Kollam, Kerala1113
- 8Thrissur, Kerala1108
- 9Garhwal, Uttarakhand1103
- 10Alappuzha, Kerala1100
Fewest women per 1,000 men
- 1Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu534
- 2Leh, Ladakh690
- 3Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh714
- 4North District, Sikkim767
- 5Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu774
- 6Nicobars, Andaman and Nicobar Islands777
- 7Surat, Gujarat787
- 8Kargil, Ladakh810
- 9Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh813
- 10Chandigarh, Chandigarh818
Most urban
- 1Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra100.0%
- 2Chennai, Tamil Nadu100.0%
- 3Kolkata, West Bengal100.0%
- 4Hyderabad, Telangana100.0%
- 5Mumbai, Maharashtra100.0%
- 6Central, Delhi100.0%
- 7New Delhi, Delhi100.0%
- 8Yanam, Puducherry100.0%
- 9Mahe, Puducherry100.0%
- 10East, Delhi99.8%
Find a district
| # | State or UT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ThaneMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 1,10,60,148 | 84.5% | 886 | 77.0% |
| 2 | North Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal | West Bengal | 1,00,09,781 | 84.1% | 955 | 57.3% |
| 3 | Bengaluru Urban (Bangalore)Karnataka | Karnataka | 96,21,551 | 87.7% | 916 | 90.9% |
| 4 | PuneMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 94,29,408 | 86.2% | 915 | 61.0% |
| 5 | Mumbai SuburbanMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 93,56,962 | 89.9% | 860 | 100.0% |
| 6 | South Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal | West Bengal | 81,61,961 | 77.5% | 956 | 25.6% |
| 7 | BarddhamanWest Bengal | West Bengal | 77,17,563 | 76.2% | 945 | 39.9% |
| 8 | AhmadabadGujarat | Gujarat | 72,14,225 | 85.3% | 904 | 84.0% |
| 9 | MurshidabadWest Bengal | West Bengal | 71,03,807 | 66.6% | 958 | 19.7% |
| 10 | JaipurRajasthan | Rajasthan | 66,26,178 | 75.5% | 910 | 52.4% |
| 11 | NashikMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 61,07,187 | 82.3% | 934 | 42.5% |
| 12 | SuratGujarat | Gujarat | 60,81,322 | 85.5% | 787 | 79.7% |
| 13 | Prayagraj (Allahabad)Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 59,54,391 | 72.3% | 901 | 24.7% |
| 14 | Paschim MedinipurWest Bengal | West Bengal | 59,13,457 | 78.0% | 966 | 12.2% |
| 15 | PatnaBihar | Bihar | 58,38,465 | 70.7% | 897 | 43.1% |
| 16 | HugliWest Bengal | West Bengal | 55,19,145 | 81.8% | 961 | 38.6% |
| 17 | RangareddyTelangana | Telangana | 52,96,741 | 75.9% | 961 | 70.2% |
| 18 | NadiaWest Bengal | West Bengal | 51,67,600 | 75.0% | 947 | 27.8% |
| 19 | East GodavariAndhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | 51,54,296 | 71.0% | 1006 | 25.5% |
| 20 | Purba ChamparanBihar | Bihar | 50,99,371 | 55.8% | 902 | 7.9% |
| 21 | Purba MedinipurWest Bengal | West Bengal | 50,95,875 | 87.0% | 938 | 11.6% |
| 22 | GunturAndhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | 48,87,813 | 67.4% | 1003 | 33.8% |
| 23 | HaoraWest Bengal | West Bengal | 48,50,029 | 83.3% | 939 | 63.4% |
| 24 | MuzaffarpurBihar | Bihar | 48,01,062 | 63.4% | 900 | 9.9% |
| 25 | Belagavi (Belgaum)Karnataka | Karnataka | 47,79,661 | 73.5% | 973 | 25.3% |
| 26 | MoradabadUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 47,72,006 | 56.8% | 906 | 33.0% |
| 27 | GhaziabadUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 46,81,645 | 78.1% | 881 | 67.5% |
| 28 | NagpurMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 46,53,570 | 88.4% | 951 | 68.3% |
| 29 | ChennaiTamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | 46,46,732 | 90.2% | 989 | 100.0% |
| 30 | AzamgarhUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 46,13,913 | 70.9% | 1019 | 8.5% |
| 31 | LucknowUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 45,89,838 | 77.3% | 917 | 66.2% |
| 32 | Kanpur NagarUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 45,81,268 | 79.7% | 862 | 65.8% |
| 33 | Ahilyanagar (Ahmadnagar)Maharashtra | Maharashtra | 45,43,159 | 79.0% | 939 | 20.1% |
| 34 | KrishnaAndhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | 45,17,398 | 73.7% | 992 | 40.8% |
| 35 | KolkataWest Bengal | West Bengal | 44,96,694 | 86.3% | 908 | 100.0% |
| 36 | JaunpurUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 44,94,204 | 71.5% | 1024 | 7.7% |
| 37 | MadhubaniBihar | Bihar | 44,87,379 | 58.6% | 926 | 3.6% |
| 38 | SitapurUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 44,83,992 | 61.1% | 888 | 11.8% |
| 39 | BareillyUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 44,48,359 | 58.5% | 887 | 35.3% |
| 40 | GorakhpurUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 44,40,895 | 70.8% | 950 | 18.8% |
| 41 | AgraUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 44,18,797 | 71.6% | 868 | 45.8% |
| 42 | GayaBihar | Bihar | 43,91,418 | 63.7% | 937 | 13.2% |
| 43 | SolapurMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 43,17,756 | 77.0% | 938 | 32.4% |
| 44 | VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | 42,90,589 | 66.9% | 1006 | 47.5% |
| 45 | SamastipurBihar | Bihar | 42,61,566 | 61.9% | 911 | 3.5% |
| 46 | JalgaonMaharashtra | Maharashtra | 42,29,917 | 78.2% | 925 | 31.7% |
| 47 | ChittoorAndhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | 41,74,064 | 71.5% | 997 | 29.5% |
| 48 | VadodaraGujarat | Gujarat | 41,65,626 | 78.9% | 934 | 49.6% |
| 49 | MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 41,43,512 | 69.1% | 889 | 28.8% |
| 50 | MalappuramKerala | Kerala | 41,12,920 | 93.6% | 1098 | 44.2% |
Districts by state
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands3 districts
- Andhra Pradesh13 districts
- Arunachal Pradesh16 districts
- Assam27 districts
- Bihar38 districts
- Chandigarh1 district
- Chhattisgarh18 districts
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu3 districts
- Delhi9 districts
- Goa2 districts
- Gujarat26 districts
- Haryana21 districts
- Himachal Pradesh12 districts
- Jammu and Kashmir20 districts
- Jharkhand24 districts
- Karnataka30 districts
- Kerala14 districts
- Ladakh2 districts
- Lakshadweep1 district
- Madhya Pradesh50 districts
- Maharashtra35 districts
- Manipur9 districts
- Meghalaya7 districts
- Mizoram8 districts
- Nagaland11 districts
- Odisha30 districts
- Puducherry4 districts
- Punjab20 districts
- Rajasthan33 districts
- Sikkim4 districts
- Tamil Nadu32 districts
- Telangana10 districts
- Tripura4 districts
- Uttar Pradesh71 districts
- Uttarakhand13 districts
- West Bengal19 districts
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India in Data, "Districts of India: Census 2011 population, literacy and sex ratio". https://indiaindata.online/districts. Original source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India).
About these figures
All figures are from the 2011 Census, the most recent completed census of India, published in the Primary Census Abstract by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. The next census, Census 2027, will replace them.
Districts are shown as they were in 2011. Many states have created new districts since, so a district today may be smaller than the one shown here. Districts are grouped under today's states and union territories: the ten 2011 districts now in Telangana are under Telangana, Leh and Kargil are under Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are shown together. Districts renamed since 2011 carry their current name, with the Census name in brackets.
Literacy rate is the share of people aged seven and over who can read and write with understanding. Sex ratio is females per 1,000 males; child sex ratio is the same for children aged 0 to 6. Workers include main workers (six months or more of work in the year) and marginal workers (less than six months).