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Lucknow division in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow city is the administrative headquarters of the division. The division consists of 6 districts:-

Languages

Lucknow division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census. [2]

  Hindi (94.17%)
  Urdu (4.00%)
  Awadhi (0.83%)
  Others (1.00%)
Lucknow division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census. [2]
Mother tongue codeMother tongueDistrictsLucknow division
KheriSitapurHardoiUnnaoLucknowRae BareliTotal peoplePercentage
001002 Assamese 92429232,975373,1780.01%
002007 Bengali 7,3522,98726528013,40541824,7070.10%
006030 Awadhi 6,12437,2974213,57510,881137,411195,7090.83%
006102 Bhojpuri 54,5935,8841181045,5504366,2920.28%
006142 Chhattisgarhi 23310968737311,7540.01%
006240 Hindi 3,749,8024,175,4703,987,6453,033,5294,163,4093,209,17222,319,02794.17%
006340 Kumauni 384002,06602,1080.01%
010014 Tharu 1,323000501,3280.01%
011016 Malayalam 76737472,3601472,7100.01%
013071 Marathi 623312141,9421052,1680.01%
014011 Nepali 713464133,417204,2130.02%
015043 Odia 27728181,2442921,6160.01%
016038 Punjabi 73,5837,3803,57538419,2101,169105,3010.44%
019014 Sindhi 271831165,3035126,0420.03%
020027 Tamil 3841041,239111,3060.01%
021046 Telugu 193001,472241,5180.01%
022015 Urdu 124,737252,025100,13669,806346,47454,050947,2284.00%
040001 English 641,48486638671482,7120.01%
Others 2,5501,0395283957,1461,26912,9270.05%
Total4,021,2434,483,9924,092,8453,108,3674,589,8383,405,55923,701,844100.00%

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References

  1. "Census, NPR process rolls out in Lucknow division". The Times of India . 2 March 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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