Prayagraj District
The three rivers of India - Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical river of 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. |
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| 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% |
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According to the 2011 Census of India the district has a population of 5,954,391. This gives it a ranking of 13th in India (out of a total of 640). As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71). The district has a population density of 1,087 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,820/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.74%.
The district has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.41%, highest in the region 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.
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.
The Prayag Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu event. Prayagraj has a Triveni Sangam. Akshayavat is a sacred 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.
People in the district speak Awadhi, a language in the Hindi continuum spoken by over 4 million people, mainly in the Awadh region; and Bagheli, which has a lexical similarity of 72-91% with Hindi and is spoken by about 3 million people in Bagelkhand.
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.
- ^ Hridai Ram Yadav (2009). Village Development Planning. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 9–13. ISBN 978-81-7268-187-6. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Pramod Lata Jain (1990). Co-operative Credit in Rural India: A Study of Its Utilisation. Mittal Publications. pp. 61–63. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "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)
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