| RANKING OF DISTRICTS BY POPULATION DENSITY | ||||
| Rank in 2001 | District | Density 2001 | Density 1991 | Rank in 1991 |
| - | Uttar Pradesh | 689 | 548 | - |
| 1 | VARANASI | 1995 | 1589 | 1 |
| 2 | GHAZIABAD | 1682 | 1141 | 2 |
| 3 | LUCKNOW | 1456 | 1093 | 4 |
| 4 | SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR BHADOHI | 1409 | 1123 | 3 |
| 5 | KANPUR NAGAR | 1366 | 1074 | 5 |
| 6 | MEERUT | 1190 | 959 | 6 |
| 7 | GORAKHPUR | 1140 | 923 | 7 |
| 8 | MAU | 1080 | 844 | 9 |
| 9 | DEORIA | 1077 | 861 | 8 |
| 10 | SHRAWASTI | 1044 | 820 | 10 |
| 11 | MORADABAD | 1028 | 813 | 11 |
| 12 | KUSHINAGAR | 994 | 775 | 14 |
| 13 | SANT KABIR NAGAR | 988 | 799 | 12 |
| 14 | JAUNPUR | 969 | 796 | 13 |
| 15 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR | 939 | 692 | 21 |
| 16 | AZAMGARH | 938 | 743 | 16 |
| 17 | BALLIA | 923 | 759 | 15 |
| 18 | ALLAHABAD | 911 | 719 | 18 |
| 19 | GHAZIPUR | 903 | 716 | 19 |
| 20 | AGRA | 897 | 683 | 24 |
| 21 | MUZAFFARNAGAR | 884 | 709 | 20 |
| 22 | BAREILLY | 873 | 688 | 22 |
| 23 | FIROZABAD | 866 | 649 | 26 |
| 24 | AMBEDAKER NAGAR | 854 | 687 | 23 |
| 25 | BAGHPAT | 838 | 742 | 17 |
| 26 | RAMPUR | 812 | 635 | 29 |
| 27 | ALIGARH | 798 | 654 | 25 |
| 28 | BULANDSHAHR | 786 | 643 | 28 |
| 29 | SAHARANPUR | 772 | 626 | 30 |
| 30 | HATHRAS | 761 | 644 | 27 |
| 31 | FAIZABAD | 755 | 610 | 31 |
| 32 | SIDDHARTHNAGAR | 741 | 584 | 33 |
| 33 | MAHARAJGANJ | 734 | 568 | 36 |
| 34 | PRATAPGARH | 734 | 595 | 32 |
| 35 | SULTANPUR | 719 | 579 | 35 |
| 36 | KAUSHAMBI | 705 | 557 | 38 |
| 37 | BARA BANKI | 699 | 553 | 40 |
| 38 | KANNAUJ | 695 | 581 | 34 |
| 39 | FARRUKHABAD | 692 | 563 | 37 |
| 40 | BIJNOR | 686 | 540 | 41 |
| 41 | BASTI | 682 | 556 | 39 |
| 42 | JYOTIBA PHULENAGAR | 646 | 498 | 47 |
| 43 | CHANDAULI | 642 | 499 | 45 |
| 44 | SITAPUR | 630 | 497 | 48 |
| 45 | ETAH | 627 | 505 | 43 |
| 46 | RAE BARELI | 626 | 506 | 42 |
| 47 | GONDA | 625 | 498 | 46 |
| 48 | MATHURA | 621 | 489 | 49 |
| 49 | BUDAUN | 594 | 474 | 53 |
| 50 | UNNAO | 592 | 483 | 50 |
| 51 | ETAWAH | 586 | 482 | 51 |
| 52 | MAINPURI | 580 | 477 | 52 |
| 53 | BALRAMPUR | 576 | 468 | 54 |
| 54 | AURAIYA | 575 | 501 | 44 |
| 55 | HARDOI | 568 | 459 | 55 |
| 56 | SHAHJAHANPUR | 557 | 434 | 57 |
| 57 | FATEHPUR | 555 | 457 | 56 |
| 58 | KANPUR DEHAT | 504 | 414 | 58 |
| 59 | PILIBHIT | 470 | 367 | 59 |
| 60 | MIRZAPUR | 468 | 366 | 60 |
| 61 | KHERI | 417 | 315 | 62 |
| 62 | BAHRAICH | 415 | 320 | 61 |
| 63 | JHANSI | 348 | 282 | 64 |
| 64 | BANDA | 340 | 287 | 63 |
| 65 | JALAUN | 319 | 267 | 65 |
| 66 | CHITRAKOOT | 250 | 186 | 68 |
| 67 | MAHOBA | 249 | 204 | 67 |
| 68 | HAMIRPUR | 241 | 205 | 66 |
| 69 | SONBHADRA | 216 | 158 | 69 |
| 70 | LALITPUR | 194 | 149 | 70 |