Kanpur Nagar district | |
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Country | 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 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,015,645 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 70.78% |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 2 |
Website | kanpurnagar |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 860,367 | — |
1911 | 780,691 | −0.97% |
1921 | 785,046 | +0.06% |
1931 | 828,506 | +0.54% |
1941 | 1,063,602 | +2.53% |
1951 | 1,325,778 | +2.23% |
1961 | 1,647,150 | +2.19% |
1971 | 2,099,164 | +2.45% |
1981 | 2,655,191 | +2.38% |
1991 | 3,253,572 | +2.05% |
2001 | 4,167,999 | +2.51% |
2011 | 4,581,268 | +0.95% |
source:[2] |
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]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.43% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language), 5.76% Urdu and 0.79% Punjabi as their first language.[6]
Rank | Metropolitan Area | Area (km sq.) | Population (2011) | Coverage |
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1 | Kanpur | 450 | 2,768,057 | Includes Kanpur Cantonment and Chakeri |
2 | Kanpur Cantonment | 50 | 108,534 | |
3 | Armapur Estate | 20 | 15,463 | |
4 | Northern Railway Colony | 15 | 20,916 | |
5 | Ghatampur | 12 | 40,623 | |
6 | Bilhaur | 10 | 20,493 | |
7 | Chakeri | 5 | 7,526 | |
8 | Bithoor | 5 | 11,300 | |
9 | Choubepur Kalan | 5 | 10,785 | |
10 | Shivrajpur | 3 | 11,948 |