Kanpur Nagar district

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Kanpur Nagar district
District of Uttar Pradesh
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Skyline Of City
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Kanpur Central Railway Station
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Kanpur University
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Ganga Aarti At Kanpur
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Ganga Riverfront Kanpur
India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Kanpur Nagar.svg
Location of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Uttar Pradesh
Division Kanpur
Headquarters Kanpur
Tehsils Kanpur, Bilhaur, Ghatampur,
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies 1. Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Kidwai Nagar, Cantt., Sishamau, Arya Nagar, Govindnagar

2. Misrikh (Lok Sabha constituency)- Bilhaur

3. Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Ghatampur, Kalyanpur, Maharajpur, Bithoor
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies 1. Sishamau
2. Arya Nagar
3. Kidwai Nagar
4. Govind Nagar
5. Kanpur Cantonment
6. Bithoor
7. Kalyanpur
8. Maharajpur
9. Ghatampur
10. Bilhaur
Area
 • Total
3,155 km2 (1,218 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
4,581,268
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 •  Urban
3,015,645
Demographics
 •  Literacy 79.65 %
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH 2
Website kanpurnagar.nic.in

Kanpur Nagar district, meaning Urban Kanpur District is one of the districts of the Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is a part of Kanpur division and its district headquarters is Kanpur. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.

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Notable people

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901860,367—    
1911780,691−0.97%
1921785,046+0.06%
1931828,506+0.54%
19411,063,602+2.53%
19511,325,778+2.23%
19611,647,150+2.19%
19712,099,164+2.45%
19812,655,191+2.38%
19913,253,572+2.05%
20014,167,999+2.51%
20114,581,268+0.95%
source: [2]
Religions in Kanpur Nagar district (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
82.78%
Islam
 
15.73%
Sikhism
 
0.65%
Other or not stated
 
0.84%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census Kanpur Nagar district has a population of 4,581,268, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Costa Rica [4] or the US state of Louisiana. [5] This gives it a ranking of 32nd in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district has a population density of 1,449 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,750/sq mi) . [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.72%. [1] Kanpur Nagar has a sex ratio of 852 females for every 1000 males, [1] and a literacy rate of 81.31%. 65.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 17.83% of the population. [1]

Languages of Kanpur Nagar district (2011) [6]
  1. Hindi (92.4%)
  2. Urdu (5.76%)
  3. Punjabi (0.79%)
  4. Others (1.02%)

Villages

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census Handbook: Kanpur Nagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Costa Rica 4,576,562 July 2011 est
  5. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Louisiana 4,533,372
  6. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. 1 2 "Village – Bilhaur Block". kanpurnagar.nic.in.

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