Lucknow, India Population 2024

Lucknow's 2024 population is now estimated at 4,038,210In 1950, the population of Lucknow was 488,678Lucknow has grown by 92,800 in the last year, which represents a 2.35% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Lucknow, which typically includes Lucknow's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Culture and history are always something that every city should strive to hold onto. Lucknow is a city in Uttar Pradesh that is known for being a cultural hub for the area. Not only do people prize this area for its cultural significance, but they also look to Lucknow as the center for entertainment and multi-cultural experience. Lucknow has a growing population, and the influence of different ethnicities and cultures look likely to continue to grow in this city.

Population Overview

The whole of India went through a census in 2011, so the numbers available are quite accurate even for today. According to the census, Lucknow has two different variations on its population numbers. The largest of the numbers is the urban population. This includes the city as well as the surrounding areas. The other population numbers refer to the city limits of Lucknow. The urban population as of 2011 stood at 2,902,920 with 1,509,451 males and 11,393,469 females. The city population is quite a bit lower with a total of 2,817,105 people, consisting of 1,460,970 males and 1,356,135 females.

Lucknow City Size and Population Density

The city of Lucknow covers a total surface area of 349 square kilometers (135 square miles). In combination with the growing number of residents in Lucknow, the population density comes to 8,100 residents per square kilometer (21,000 people living per square mile).

Education Institutions

The success of Lucknow as a city is in large part due to its education system. There are 15 schools in Lucknow for children's education, both private and public. There are two universities, ten colleges, five engineering and medical colleges, and four management institutes within Lucknow. With all of these educational opportunities, it is not surprising that the literacy rating in Lucknow is quite high. The literacy rate as of the 2011 census indicated that 82.51% of the population could read fluently. The number of females remains far behind with 78.54% of women and 86.10% of men considered literate.

Religion among Population

As with most cities in India, religion is important to the people in Lucknow. The primary religion in the city remains consistent with that of the rest of India, with Hinduism practiced by 71.71% of the city. Islam is the second most popular religion in Lucknow, and the number of Muslims as of the 2011 census was 26.36%. The rest of the religions represented make up only a fraction of the overall population. Sikhs are .76%, Christians are .58%, Jains are .17%, and Buddhists are .10% of the total population. Those that stated no religious affiliation were just .31%. Other religions within Lucknow makes up .01% of the population or just 390 people.

Unemployment Rate

As India is such a large country, the unemployment rate varies depending on location. In India, populations of cities are ranked by class. Lucknow is a city with over one million people and therefore falls into the class one category. According to the numbers, the current unemployment rate in Lucknow stands at 8.5%. Although that is high for some areas of the world, the fact that it has not reached double digits is a positive sign for the state of the economy in the city.

History of Lucknow

The city of Lucknow as it is now known was shaped by the actions of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in the year 1775. His son also become prominent after his rise to the crown. He was an enthusiastic builder and commissioned many grand palaces that have stood for centuries, including Dilkusha Kothi, Hayat Baksh Kothi, and Farhat Buksh Kothi as well as the famous Lal -Baradari.

The rulership passed down through heirs whom each made considerable impacts on the area. Eventually, the British annexed Awadh on Feb.11, 1856 deposing the seat of Wajid Ali Shah. This was only 91 years before The Partition of India in 1947.

Country
India
Growth Rate
2.35%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20355,150,730
20345,044,670
20334,939,160
20324,834,370
20314,730,520
20304,627,680
20294,525,970
20284,425,480
20274,326,390
20264,228,750
20254,132,670
20244,038,210
20233,945,410
20223,854,220
20213,764,620
20203,676,520
20193,589,800
20183,504,510
20173,415,660
20163,329,070
20153,244,670
20143,162,410
20133,082,240
20123,004,100
20112,927,940
20102,853,720
20092,781,370
20082,710,950
20072,642,130
20062,575,150
20052,509,860
20042,446,320
20032,384,220
20022,323,780
20012,264,860
20002,201,700
19992,137,270
19982,074,810
19972,014,180
19961,955,400
19951,898,180
19941,842,710
19931,788,860
19921,736,650
19911,685,830
19901,614,040
19891,534,590
19881,459,150
19871,387,230
19861,318,950
19851,254,020
19841,192,380
19831,133,600
19821,077,800
19811,024,750
1980993,299
1979972,121
1978951,422
1977931,165
1976911,365
1975891,934
1974872,943
1973854,356
1972836,190
1971818,361
1970800,983
1969783,988
1968767,377
1967751,073
1966735,138
1965719,540
1964704,294
1963689,331
1962674,705
1961660,390
1960643,702
1959626,070
1958608,944
1957592,287
1956576,108
1955560,328
1954545,000
1953530,092
1952515,611
1951501,489
1950488,678

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950488,6780%0
1951501,4892.62%12,811
1952515,6112.82%14,122
1953530,0922.81%14,481
1954545,0002.81%14,908
1955560,3282.81%15,328
1956576,1082.82%15,780
1957592,2872.81%16,179
1958608,9442.81%16,657
1959626,0702.81%17,126
1960643,7022.82%17,632
1961660,3902.59%16,688
1962674,7052.17%14,315
1963689,3312.17%14,626
1964704,2942.17%14,963
1965719,5402.16%15,246
1966735,1382.17%15,598
1967751,0732.17%15,935
1968767,3772.17%16,304
1969783,9882.16%16,611
1970800,9832.17%16,995
1971818,3612.17%17,378
1972836,1902.18%17,829
1973854,3562.17%18,166
1974872,9432.18%18,587
1975891,9342.18%18,991
1976911,3652.18%19,431
1977931,1652.17%19,800
1978951,4222.18%20,257
1979972,1212.18%20,699
1980993,2992.18%21,178
19811,024,7503.17%31,451
19821,077,8005.18%53,050
19831,133,6005.18%55,800
19841,192,3805.19%58,780
19851,254,0205.17%61,640
19861,318,9505.18%64,930
19871,387,2305.18%68,280
19881,459,1505.18%71,920
19891,534,5905.17%75,440
19901,614,0405.18%79,450
19911,685,8304.45%71,790
19921,736,6503.01%50,820
19931,788,8603.01%52,210
19941,842,7103.01%53,850
19951,898,1803.01%55,470
19961,955,4003.01%57,220
19972,014,1803.01%58,780
19982,074,8103.01%60,630
19992,137,2703.01%62,460
20002,201,7003.01%64,430
20012,264,8602.87%63,160
20022,323,7802.6%58,920
20032,384,2202.6%60,440
20042,446,3202.6%62,100
20052,509,8602.6%63,540
20062,575,1502.6%65,290
20072,642,1302.6%66,980
20082,710,9502.6%68,820
20092,781,3702.6%70,420
20102,853,7202.6%72,350
20112,927,9402.6%74,220
20123,004,1002.6%76,160
20133,082,2402.6%78,140
20143,162,4102.6%80,170
20153,244,6702.6%82,260
20163,329,0702.6%84,400
20173,415,6602.6%86,590
20183,504,5102.6%88,850
20193,589,8002.43%85,290
20203,676,5202.42%86,720
20213,764,6202.4%88,100
20223,854,2202.38%89,600
20233,945,4102.37%91,190
20244,038,2102.35%92,800
20254,132,6702.34%94,460
20264,228,7502.32%96,080
20274,326,3902.31%97,640
20284,425,4802.29%99,090
20294,525,9702.27%100,490
20304,627,6802.25%101,710
20314,730,5202.22%102,840
20324,834,3702.2%103,850
20334,939,1602.17%104,790
20345,044,6702.14%105,510
20355,150,7302.1%106,060

Lucknow Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Delhi33,807,4002.63%
Mumbai21,673,1001.77%
Kolkata15,570,8001.55%
Bangalore14,008,3002.94%
Chennai12,053,7002.36%
Hyderabad11,068,9002.48%
Ahmedabad8,854,4402.36%
Surat8,330,5303.29%
Pune7,345,8502.5%
Jaipur4,308,5102.41%
Kozhikode4,243,9603.8%
Malappuram4,184,9204.39%
Lucknow4,038,2102.35%
Thrissur3,605,2403.53%
Kochi3,507,0502.97%
Indore3,393,3802.76%
Kanpur3,286,1401.61%
Nagpur3,106,3401.96%
Coimbatore3,083,7202.48%
Thiruvananthapuram2,984,1503.22%

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