| RANKING OF DISTRICTS BY SEX RATIO | ||||
| Rank in 2001 | District | Sex ratio 2001 | Sex ratio 1991 | Rank in 1991 |
| - | Uttar Pradesh | 898 | 876 | - |
| 1 | AZAMGARH | 1026 | 1007 | 1 |
| 2 | JAUNPUR | 1021 | 994 | 3 |
| 3 | DEORIA | 1003 | 995 | 2 |
| 4 | MAU | 984 | 974 | 5 |
| 5 | PRATAPGARH | 983 | 987 | 4 |
| 6 | SULTANPUR | 980 | 933 | 10 |
| 7 | SANT KABIR NAGAR * | 978 | 928 | 12 |
| 8 | AMBEDAKER NAGAR * | 977 | 943 | 8 |
| 9 | GHAZIPUR | 974 | 957 | 6 |
| 10 | KUSHINAGAR * | 961 | 940 | 9 |
| 11 | GORAKHPUR | 959 | 924 | 13 |
| 12 | BALLIA | 952 | 946 | 7 |
| 13 | RAE BARELI | 949 | 931 | 11 |
| 14 | SIDDHARTHNAGAR | 946 | 912 | 14 |
| 15 | FAIZABAD | 940 | 898 | 18 |
| 16 | MAHARAJGANJ | 933 | 909 | 15 |
| 17 | CHANDAULI * | 922 | 907 | 17 |
| 18 | SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR BHADOHI * | 918 | 896 | 19 |
| 19 | BASTI | 916 | 908 | 16 |
| 20 | VARANASI | 908 | 890 | 20 |
| 21 | GONDA | 899 | 877 | 24 |
| 22 | UNNAO | 898 | 873 | 25 |
| 23 | MIRZAPUR | 897 | 883 | 21 |
| 24 | SONBHADRA | 896 | 862 | 33 |
| 25 | BIJNOR | 896 | 871 | 27 |
| 26 | BALRAMPUR * | 896 | 868 | 28 |
| 27 | KAUSHAMBI * | 894 | 883 | 22 |
| 28 | FATEHPUR | 892 | 882 | 23 |
| 29 | LUCKNOW | 891 | 866 | 29 |
| 30 | BARA BANKI | 886 | 854 | 39 |
| 31 | MORADABAD | 885 | 849 | 42 |
| 32 | JYOTIBA PHULENAGAR * | 885 | 860 | 34 |
| 33 | LALITPUR | 884 | 863 | 31 |
| 34 | RAMPUR | 882 | 858 | 37 |
| 35 | ALLAHABAD | 882 | 873 | 26 |
| 36 | BULANDSHAHR | 881 | 858 | 36 |
| 37 | PILIBHIT | 876 | 853 | 40 |
| 38 | KHERI | 875 | 842 | 46 |
| 39 | MUZAFFARNAGAR | 872 | 860 | 35 |
| 40 | CHITRAKOOT * | 872 | 862 | 32 |
| 41 | BAREILLY | 872 | 839 | 48 |
| 42 | MEERUT | 871 | 858 | 38 |
| 43 | JHANSI | 870 | 864 | 30 |
| 44 | KANPUR NAGAR | 869 | 832 | 60 |
| 45 | KANNAUJ * | 868 | 835 | 52 |
| 46 | SAHARANPUR | 868 | 851 | 41 |
| 47 | MAHOBA * | 866 | 845 | 45 |
| 48 | BAHRAICH | 865 | 845 | 43 |
| 49 | SITAPUR | 862 | 833 | 56 |
| 50 | ALIGARH | 861 | 845 | 44 |
| 51 | GHAZIABAD | 860 | 840 | 47 |
| 52 | BANDA | 860 | 832 | 58 |
| 53 | FARRUKHABAD | 860 | 832 | 57 |
| 54 | SHRAWASTI * | 859 | 833 | 55 |
| 55 | HATHRAS * | 856 | 830 | 62 |
| 56 | ETAWAH | 856 | 834 | 53 |
| 57 | AURAIYA * | 856 | 828 | 64 |
| 58 | KANPUR DEHAT | 856 | 836 | 51 |
| 59 | MAINPURI | 855 | 834 | 54 |
| 60 | AGRA | 852 | 832 | 61 |
| 61 | HAMIRPUR | 852 | 839 | 49 |
| 62 | FIROZABAD | 851 | 832 | 59 |
| 63 | BAGHPAT * | 848 | 838 | 50 |
| 64 | ETAH | 847 | 824 | 65 |
| 65 | JALAUN | 847 | 829 | 63 |
| 66 | HARDOI | 843 | 818 | 66 |
| 67 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR * | 842 | 817 | 67 |
| 68 | MATHURA | 841 | 816 | 68 |
| 69 | BUDAUN | 841 | 810 | 70 |
| 70 | SHAHJAHANPUR | 838 | 816 | 69 |