Demographics
According to the 2011 India census, Agra has a population of 17,75,134, while the population of Agra cantonment is 50,968 and that of Agra district is 3,620,436. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Agra has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 86% males literate. Literacy rate of males is considerably higher than that of women. Agra district literacy rate is 62.56%.
See also: List of cities in Uttar PradeshHinduism, Islam, and Jainism are three major religions in Agra district with 81.6%, 15.5%, and 1.4% of the population following them. And others are 1.5% 52.5% of Agra's population is in the 15–59 years age category. Around 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| Religions in Lucknow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 81.6% | |||
| Muslims | 15.5% | |||
| Jains | 1.4% | |||
| Others† | 1.5% | |||
| Distribution of religions † |
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