Demographics
In 2011, Bareilly had population of 898,167 of which male and female were 477,438 and 420,729 respectively. In the previous census of India 2001, Bareilly District recorded increase of 27.66 percent to its population compared to 1991.
See also: List of cities in Uttar PradeshThe initial provisional data suggest a density of 1,084 in 2011 compared to 878 of 2001. Total area under Bareilly district is of about 4,120 km2.
Average literacy rate of Bareilly city in 2011 were 84% compared to 81% of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 69.47 and 50.35 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 58.73 and 35.22 in Bareilly District. Total literate in Bareilly District were 2,297,158 of which male and female were 1,402,668 and 894,490 respectively. In 2001, Bareilly District had 1,387,124 in its total region.
With regards to Sex Ratio in Bareilly, it stood at 883 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 871. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate.
In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0–6 age were also collected for all districts including Bareilly. There were total 669,681 children under age of 0–6 against 719,217 of 2001 census. Of total 669,681 male and female were 352,479 and 317,202 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 906 compared to 906 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0–6 formed 15.00 percent of Bareilly District compared to 19.88 percent of 2001. There was net change of −4.88 percent in this compared to previous census of India.
Bareilly District population constituted 2.24 percent of total Uttar Pradesh population. In 2001 census, this figure for Bareilly District was at 2.24 percent of Uttar Pradesh population.
The area under the city region is 123.46 km². The density of the population is among the high in the country touching 5000 per km2.
| Religion in Bareilly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 64.81% | |||
| Islam | 33.89% | |||
| Sikh | 0.8% | |||
| Others | 0.5% | |||
According to Census of India, 2001, Hindus form 64.81% of population in the district. Prominent categories of population are - Baniya, Punjabi, Kayasth, Kurmi, jatav, deval Thakurs, etc.
Muslims constitute 33.89% of the population. Muslims of Bareilly follow different fiqhs (schools of jurisprudence or sects). More than ninety percent of the Muslim population follow Sunni Hanafi while ten percent follow Shia Ithnā‘ashariyyah. The Sunni Hanafi are subdivided into 75% Barelvi and 25% Deobandi fiqhs.
Sikhs form 0.80% of population, Christians - 0.26%, Buddhists - 0.20%, Jains - 0.02%, and others - 0.02%.
Bareilly has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 74%, with 90% of the males and 77% of females literate making it under top three districts in terms of literacy in Uttar Pradesh. The main languages spoken are Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi, and Kumaoni.
For administrative convenience, the district of Bareilly has been divided into six tehsils namely Bareilly (Main), Aonla, Faridpur, Mirganj, Nawabganj, and Baheri and 14 blocks.
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