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Kannauj: 16.6 lakh people, one story

People
16,56,616
Area
2,093 km²
Literacy
72.70%
Sex ratio
879
Lowest in Uttar PradeshScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 71 of 71.See the numbers →Big number16.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 792 to every km².See the numbers →

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KannaujUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Kannauj are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Kannauj in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.6 lakh#58/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,093 km²#59/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density792 per km²#40/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio879 females per 1000 males#52/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)898 girls per 1000 boys#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate72.70%#14/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy63.33%#13/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population17.0%#36/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

72.7% can read. 879 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.977.3
Female literacy
63.357.2
Scheduled Castes
18.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
17.022.3

Gender literacy gap: 17.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 83.0%
  • Muslim 16.5%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 31.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 45.6%
    • Farm labourers 24.7%
    • Household industry 9.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 17% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      16.826.8
      Latrine at home
      23.326.0
      Tap water
      12.919.9
      LPG / PNG
      8.913.8
      Phone
      47.848.8
      Television
      17.524.2
      Bicycle
      48.749.4
      Two-wheeler
      10.414.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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