Jaunpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Uttar Pradesh State/UT.
The current estimate population of Jaunpur city in 2025 is
262,000
, while Jaunpur metro population is estimated at
0
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Jaunpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Jaunpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Jaunpur city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Jaunpur in 2011 is 180,362.
Jaunpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Jaunpur city are 128,050 of which 70,467 are males while 57,583 are females. Average literacy rate of Jaunpur city is 81.22 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.10 and 75.96 percent.
The sex ratio of Jaunpur city is 925 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 912 per 1000 boys.
Jaunpur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Jaunpur city numbers 1,033 in which population of 7,167 resides. This is around 3.97% of total population of Jaunpur city.
Jaunpur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Jaunpur city with 63.48 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Jaunpur with approximately 33.28 % following it.
In Jaunpur city, Christinity is followed by 0.17 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.31 % and Buddhism by 0.04 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 2.71 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.