Prayagraj district
Appearance
Prayagraj district
Allahabad district | ||
---|---|---|
District Magistrate Sanjay Khatri IAS | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 5,482 km2 (2,117 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 5,954,391 | |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
Demographics | ||
• Literacy | 74.41% | |
• Sex ratio | 901 | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
Major highways | NH 19 | |
Lok Sabha constituencies | Allahabad Phulpur | |
Website | prayagraj |
Prayagraj district, also known as Allahabad district,.
The three rivers of India -
Sarasvati - meet at a point in the district, known as Triveni Sangam, considered holy by Hindus
. Prayagraj is one of the largest educational hubs.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 1,141,944 | — |
1911 | 1,124,143 | −0.16% |
1921 | 1,076,120 | −0.44% |
1931 | 1,142,845 | +0.60% |
1941 | 1,388,068 | +1.96% |
1951 | 1,568,592 | +1.23% |
1961 | 1,882,506 | +1.84% |
1971 | 2,292,284 | +1.99% |
1981 | 2,983,245 | +2.67% |
1991 | 3,899,660 | +2.71% |
2001 | 4,937,266 | +2.39% |
2011 | 5,954,391 | +1.89% |
source:[7] |
According to the
640).[7] As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71).[7] The district has a population density of 1,087 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,820/sq mi).[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.74%.[7]
The district has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 74.41%, highest in the region[8] and close to the all-India average of 74%. 24.75% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 22.00% of the population.[7]
Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in the district with 85.69% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in district of Prayagraj with approximately 13.38% following it. Around 0.93% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.51% stated 'No Particular Religion'. Small numbers of Christians live in the district.[9]
The
fig tree. There is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad
.
Languages
At the time of the
2011 Census of India, 94.91% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a variant of Hindi), 2.69% Urdu and 1.86% Awadhi as their first language.[10]
People in the district speak
Hindi continuum spoken by over 4 million people, mainly in the Awadh region;[11] and Bagheli, which has a lexical similarity of 72-91% with Hindi and is spoken by about 3 million people in Bagelkhand.[12]
See also
- Madhav Temples, Prayagraj
References
- ^ "Shri Sanjay Goyal, IAS | District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". prayagraj.nic.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh | the City of Kumbh | India". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Development Blocks under Tehsils". District court of Allahabad. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-81-7268-187-6. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-81-7099-204-2. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Maps, Tahsils and villages of Allahabad". Explore Allahabad Press. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "District Census Handbook: Allahabad" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Allahabad has highest literacy rate in region". The Times of India. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Awadhi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Bagheli at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)