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Kanpur Nagar: 45.8 lakh people, one story

People
45,81,268
Area
3,155 km²
Literacy
79.65%
Sex ratio
862
#1 in Uttar PradeshFemale literacy: 75.05%. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshLiteracy rate: 79.65%. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Uttar PradeshUrban population: 65.8%. Rank 3 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number45.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,452 to every km².See the numbers →

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Kanpur NagarUttar Pradesh

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

Kanpur Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population45.8 lakh#6/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area3,155 km²#38/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,452 per km²#5/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio862 females per 1000 males#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)873 girls per 1000 boys#61/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate79.65%#2/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy75.05%#1/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population65.8%#3/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

79.7% can read. 862 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.677.3
Female literacy
75.157.2
Scheduled Castes
17.820.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
65.822.3

Gender literacy gap: 8.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.8%
  • Muslim 15.7%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.6%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    29 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    15.7 lakh workers, 34.3% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 12.6%
    • Farm labourers 16.5%
    • Household industry 4.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 66.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 49% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      49.326.8
      Latrine at home
      49.526.0
      Tap water
      25.819.9
      LPG / PNG
      40.213.8
      Phone
      54.448.8
      Television
      44.724.2
      Bicycle
      49.449.4
      Two-wheeler
      23.714.3

      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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