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Sant Kabir Nagar: 17.2 lakh people, one story

People
17,15,183
Area
1,646 km²
Literacy
66.72%
Sex ratio
972
Top 3 in Uttar PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 942 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number17.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,042 to every km².See the numbers →

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Sant Kabir NagarUttar Pradesh

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

Sant Kabir Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.2 lakh#56/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,646 km²#65/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,042 per km²#21/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio972 females per 1000 males#9/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)942 girls per 1000 boys#2/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate66.72%#45/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy54.80%#46/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population7.5%#63/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

66.7% can read. 972 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.477.3
Female literacy
54.857.2
Scheduled Castes
21.520.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
7.522.3

Gender literacy gap: 23.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 75.8%
  • Muslim 23.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.4 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 27.7%
    • Farm labourers 44.8%
    • Household industry 5.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 23% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.626.8
      Latrine at home
      11.026.0
      Tap water
      26.019.9
      LPG / PNG
      5.013.8
      Phone
      55.548.8
      Television
      14.024.2
      Bicycle
      57.249.4
      Two-wheeler
      10.814.3

      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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