Lucknow District, Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Its administrative headquarters is in Lucknow. Hindi and Urdu are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,528 km², including 2,057.29 km² of rural area and 470.71 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Lucknow District

Lucknow District is divided into 5 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 964 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Bakshi Ka Talab221418.03
2Malihabad188474.52
3Mohanlalganj231697.87
4Sadar189937.57
5Sarojani Nagar135

Population of Lucknow District

According to the 2011 Census, Lucknow District had a population of 45,89,838 people living in 8,60,703 households. The population comprised 23,94,476 males and 21,95,362 females, with an average population density of 1,816 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population45,89,83815,50,84230,38,996
Male Population23,94,4768,13,75215,80,724
Female Population21,95,3627,37,09014,58,272
Total Households8,60,7032,83,1935,77,510
Population Density1,816 / km²754 / km²6,456 / km²

Lucknow District had 31,27,260 literate people and 5,43,641 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 9,48,294 and 7,506 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)5,43,6412,22,5923,21,049
Literate Population31,27,2609,00,85722,26,403
Illiterate Population14,62,5786,49,9858,12,593
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population9,48,2945,97,2723,51,022
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population7,5061,0086,498

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.