Demographics
According to the 2011 census Gautam Buddh Nagar district has a population of 16,74,714, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 294th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,161 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010 /sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 39.32%. Gautam Buddha Nagar has a sex ratio of 852 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.2%.
With a population of 11,05,290 in 2001 decennial census, the area has transformed into a fast growing suburb of Delhi. The population registered some 16,74,714 in census 2011.gujjar is the dominate community .there are 4 lac gujjars in gautam budh nagar constituaincy. For the 2011 census, 82.20% of its population being recorded as literate. Female literacy, an area that has seen a remarkable jump across the state (up by nearly 13 points at 69.72%), in GB Nagar, it stands at 72.78%.
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