Demography

Per Decade Habitat Village, Population and Difference in Population
Year	Habitat Village	Population		Difference in Percentage Per Decade
		Total	Rural	Total	Rural	Urban
1981	704	1843130	1214054	35.9	18.5	89.4
1991	535	2256089	1194539	46.7	19.9	98.4
2001	198	2184650	686911	-3.1*	-42.5*	41.0*
2011	183	3343334	654111	53.0	22.9	66.9

* District Gautam Buddh Nagar was formed on 6/9/97 with effect from Govt. order no 1249/97/82/97 by carving out the portions of District Ghaziabad and Bulandshahar.