Allahabad

This page provides an overview of Allahabad: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

28,299,082
Population
4,627,943
Households
903
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
60.95%
Approx. literacy

Allahabad has an aggregated population of 28,299,082. Approximately 42.08% live in rural areas (11,908,782) and 10.41% live in urban areas (2,945,746).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 11,908,782 3
Allahabad 2,973,028 102
Bara 1,066,422 326
Handia 2,812,353 628
Karchhana 1,783,039 336
Koraon 1,121,696 280
Meja 1,710,606 396
Phulpur 2,512,143 563
Soraon 2,411,013 446

Population summary

Allahabad has a population of 28,299,082 (14,868,187 males and 13,430,895 females). The sex ratio is about 903 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population28,299,082
Male14,868,187
Female13,430,895
Rural population11,908,782 (42.08%)
Urban population2,945,746 (10.41%)
Households4,627,943

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 60.95%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates17,247,827
Total illiterates11,051,255

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 6,347,479 (22.43%). ST: 36,681 (0.13%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC6,347,47922.43%
ST36,6810.13%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 4,263,826 (15.07%). Workers: 10,067,975 (35.58%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)4,263,82615.07%
Total workers10,067,97535.58%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Allahabad 5,954,391
Allahabad 4,481,518
Allahabad 1,472,873
Allahabad 1,395,816
Allahabad 1,214,420
Handia 944,717
Handia 922,919
Phulpur 859,421
Soraon 823,190
Phulpur 793,301