Atlas India

Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh

Prayagraj is a district of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 59,54,391 at the 2011 Census across 5,463 km². The figures below come from the Census of India and NFHS-5, each shown with its own vintage and its rank among Uttar Pradesh's districts and nationally.

Population
60 Lakh
Census 2011
Area
5,463 km²
Density
1,090
per km²
Literacy
61.6%
Census 2011
Sex ratio
901
females per 1,000 males
Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorValue
Clean Cooking Fuel202145.1%
Drinking Water Access202195.8%
Electricity Access201143.6%
Electricity Access202195.0%
Improved Sanitation202159.5%
Primary & Community Health Centres2011101
Tap Water Access201128.1%
Demography
IndicatorValue
Birth Registration, Under 5202174.9%
Death Registration202148.9%
Population Under 15202131.5%
Scheduled Caste Population2011Male 6,87,076 · Female 6,22,77513,09,851
Scheduled Tribe Population2011Male 4,270 · Female 3,6857,955
Sex Ratio at Birth20211,191
Teenage Pregnancy, Age 15–1920212.0%
Women Married Before 18202113.8%
Workers2011Male 14,26,110 · Female 6,85,79721,11,907
Education
IndicatorValue
Females 6+ Who Ever Attended School202170.6%
Literacy2011Male 21,99,340 · Female 14,66,38736,65,727
Pre-Primary Attendance, Age 5202113.1%
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling202147.6%
Women's Literacy202167.7%
Health & Nutrition
IndicatorValue
Adequate Diet, Children 6–23 Months20210.0%
Child Anaemia202150.5%
Child Overweight20211.0%
Child Stunting202137.9%
Child Underweight202132.6%
Child Wasting202115.1%
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Under 6 Months202153.4%
Iodized Salt Use202196.8%
Women Overweight or Obese, BMI ≥ 25202125.5%
Women Underweight, BMI < 18.5202117.3%
Women's Anaemia, 15–49202146.4%
Health Coverage
IndicatorValue
4+ Antenatal Care Visits202145.9%
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021Women 0.2% · Men 12.5%6.7%
Breast Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920210.4%
Caesarean Delivery Rate202115.7%
Cervical Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920211.4%
Elevated Blood Pressure2021Women 12.6% · Men 17.7%15.3%
Full Immunization202155.8%
Health Insurance Coverage202120.6%
Institutional Births202183.2%
Menstrual Hygiene, Age 15–24202179.9%
Modern Contraceptive Use202145.6%
Oral Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920210.7%
Out-of-Pocket Cost per Public-Facility Delivery20212,243
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021Women 11.9% · Men 44.6%29.1%
Unmet Need for Family Planning202111.9%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021Women 6.7% · Men 7.3%7.0%
Population & Density
IndicatorValue
Population2011Male 31,31,807 · Female 28,22,58459,54,391
Population202071,13,111
Population Density20111,092
Population Density20201,302
Railway
IndicatorValue
Distance to Nearest Railway Station4.6
Railway Line Density5.7
Railway Line Kilometres310.7
Railway Line Km per Million People52.2
Railway Station Density6.8
Railway Stations37
Railway Stations per Million People6.2
Railway Under Construction13.6
Roads
IndicatorValue
Four-Lane Highway Share64.7%
Four-Lane-or-Wider Highway Length211.2
Highway Length With a Recorded Lane Count326.3
National Highway Density7.5
National Highway Length412.4
National Highway Under Construction or Proposed0
National highways through Prayagraj
  • NH-NH-135C
  • NH-NH-19
  • NH-NH-30
  • NH-NH-319D
  • NH-NH-330
  • NH-NH-35
  • NH-NH-731A
  • NH-NH-731B
Other districts of Uttar Pradesh
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