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Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Jaunpur is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 44.9 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters
Jaunpur
Name in Hindi
जौनपुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
44,94,204
Rank in Uttar Pradesh by population
7th of 75
Area
4,038 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
1,113
Official website
Jaunpur.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q1356060
All districts of Uttar Pradesh

Population in context

With 44,94,204 people in 2011, Jaunpur ranks 7th among the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Prayagraj (59,54,391) and the least populous is Mahoba (8,75,958).

District boundaries change. If Jaunpur has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Jaunpur to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

AgraAligarhAmbedkar NagarAmethiAmrohaAuraiyaAyodhyaAzamgarhBaghpatBahraichBalliaBalrampurBandaBara BankiBareillyBastiBhadohiBijnorBudaunBulandshahrChandauliChitrakootDeoriaEtahEtawahFarrukhabadFatehpurFirozabadGautam Buddha NagarGhaziabadGhazipurGondaGorakhpurHamirpurHapurHardoiHathrasJalaunJaunpurJhansiKannaujKanpur DehatKanpur NagarKasganjKaushambiKheriKushinagarLalitpurLucknowMahobaMahrajganjMainpuriMathuraMauMeerutMirzapurMoradabadMuzaffarnagarPilibhitPratapgarhPrayagrajRae BareliRampurSaharanpurSambhalSant Kabir NagarShahjahanpurShamliShrawastiSiddharthnagarSitapurSonbhadraSultanpurUnnaoVaranasi

Questions people ask

Which state is Jaunpur district in?

Jaunpur district is in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Jaunpur district?

The headquarters of Jaunpur district is Jaunpur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Jaunpur district?

Jaunpur district had a population of 44,94,204 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.