Lucknow city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Lucknow Metropolitan Region. The Lucknow city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Lucknow city in 2025 is
4,120,000
, while Lucknow metro population is estimated at
4,245,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Lucknow city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Lucknow city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Lucknow city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Lucknow in 2011 is 2,817,105. Although Lucknow city has population of 2,817,105; its urban / metropolitan population is 2,902,920.
Lucknow Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Lucknow city are 2,081,727 of which 1,124,261 are males while 957,466 are females. Average literacy rate of Lucknow city is 82.50 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.04 and 78.70 percent.
The sex ratio of Lucknow city is 928 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 904 per 1000 boys.
Lucknow Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Lucknow city numbers 65,629 in which population of 364,941 resides. This is around 12.95% of total population of Lucknow city.
Lucknow Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Lucknow city with 71.71 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Lucknow with approximately 26.36 % following it.
In Lucknow city, Christinity is followed by 0.58 %, Jainism by 0.17 %, Sikhism by 0.76 % and Buddhism by 0.10 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.31 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
71.71 %
2,020,276
Muslims
26.36 %
742,529
Christian
0.58 %
16,456
Sikh
0.76 %
21,324
Buddhist
0.10 %
2,759
Jain
0.17 %
4,692
Others
0.01 %
390
Not Stated
0.31 %
8,679
Lucknow Future Population 2021-2031
Lucknow
City
Metropolitan
2011
2,817,105
2,902,920
2021
3,662,000
3,773,000
2022
3,771,000
3,886,000
2023
3,884,000
4,002,000
2024
4,000,000
4,122,000
2025
4,120,000
4,245,000
2026
4,243,000
4,372,000
2027
4,370,000
4,503,000
2028
4,501,000
4,638,000
2029
4,636,000
4,777,000
2030
4,775,000
4,920,000
2031
4,918,000
5,067,000
Lucknow City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
2,817,105
1,460,970
1,356,135
Literates
2,081,727
1,124,261
957,466
Children (0-6)
293,697
154,226
139,471
Average Literacy (%)
82.50 %
86.04 %
78.70 %
Sexratio
928
Child Sexratio
904
Lucknow Metropolitan Region
Lucknow city comes under Lucknow Metropolitan area.