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Kanshiram Nagar: 14.4 lakh people, one story

People
14,36,719
Area
1,955 km²
Literacy
61.02%
Sex ratio
880
Big number14.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 735 to every km².See the numbers →

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Kanshiram NagarUttar Pradesh

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

Kanshiram Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.4 lakh#64/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,955 km²#61/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density735 per km²#47/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 829
Sex ratio880 females per 1000 males#50/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)893 girls per 1000 boys#47/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate61.02%#60/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy49.00%#60/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population20.1%#28/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

61.0% can read. 880 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.677.3
Female literacy
49.057.2
Scheduled Castes
17.720.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.6
Living in towns
20.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 22.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.3%
  • Muslim 14.9%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.7 lakh workers, 32.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 48.5%
    • Farm labourers 22.7%
    • Household industry 4.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      14.726.8
      Latrine at home
      16.526.0
      Tap water
      18.619.9
      LPG / PNG
      7.813.8
      Phone
      43.648.8
      Television
      15.724.2
      Bicycle
      41.649.4
      Two-wheeler
      8.914.3

      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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