Rank in 2001

District

Population 

2001

Percent to total population of the State 2001

Population 

1991

Percent to total population of the State 1991

Rank in 1991

Average

UTTAR PRADESH

166052859

100.00

131998804

100.00

-

1

4941510

2.98

3899516

2.95

1

2

KANPUR NAGAR

4137489

2.49

3253572

2.46

2

3

AZAMGARH

3950808

2.38

3128623

2.37

4

4

JAUNPUR

3911305

2.36

3214636

2.44

3

5

GORAKHPUR

3784720

2.28

3066002

2.32

5

6

MORADABAD

3749630

2.26

2965293

2.25

6

7

LUCKNOW

3681416

2.22

2762801

2.09

10

8

SITAPUR

3616510

2.18

2857009

2.16

7

9

AGRA

3611301

2.17

2751021

2.08

11

10

3598701

2.17

2834616

2.15

9

11

MUZAFFARNAGAR

3541952

2.13

2842543

2.15

8

12

HARDOI

3397414

2.05

2747082

2.08

12

13

GHAZIABAD

3289540

1.98

2230634

1.69

27

14

KHERI

3200137

1.93

2419234

1.83

18

15

SULTANPUR

3190926

1.92

2569238

1.95

13

16

VARANASI

3147927

1.90

2508110

1.90

14

17

BIJNOR

3130586

1.89

2461935

1.87

15

18

BUDAUN

3069245

1.85

2448338

1.85

17

19

GHAZIPUR

3049337

1.84

2416617

1.83

20

20

MEERUT

3001636

1.81

2417513

1.83

19

21

ALIGARH

2990388

1.80

16

22

BULANDSHAHR

2923290

1.76

2391855

1.81

21

23

KUSHINAGAR *

2891933

1.74

2256334