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Sant Kabir Nagar district
Sant Kabir Nagar | |
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Sant Kabir Nagar | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Basti |
Headquarters | Khalilabad |
Tehsils | Khalilabad, Mehdawal, Ghanghata |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Sant Kabir Nagar,(Khalilabad, Dhanghata, Alapur, Khajni, Mehdawal) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,715,183 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi [1] |
• Additional official | Urdu [1] |
• Regional | Bhojpuri |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 66.72 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 969 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 ( IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-58 |
Major highways | National Highway 28 (India) |
Website |
sknagar |
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi). [2]
In 2007 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sant Kabir Nagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 486,935 | — |
1911 | 482,786 | −0.09% |
1921 | 507,791 | +0.51% |
1931 | 548,093 | +0.77% |
1941 | 576,478 | +0.51% |
1951 | 629,746 | +0.89% |
1961 | 652,787 | +0.36% |
1971 | 752,737 | +1.43% |
1981 | 911,052 | +1.93% |
1991 | 1,152,116 | +2.38% |
2001 | 1,420,226 | +2.11% |
2011 | 1,715,183 | +1.90% |
source: [4] |
According to the 2011 census Sant Kabir Nagar district has a population of 1,715,183, [6] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia [7] or the US state of Nebraska. [8] This gives it a ranking of 283rd in India (out of a total of 640). [6] The district has a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi). [6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.71%. [6] Sant Kabir Nagar has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males [6] and a literacy rate of 69.01%. 7.49% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.52% and 0.09% of the population respectively. [6]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.67% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 36.42% Hindi and 9.49% Urdu as their first language. [9]
Bhojpuri is the native language of the district. [10] The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language. [11]
Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
Nebraska 1,826,341
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verification. (April 2023) |
Sant Kabir Nagar district
Sant Kabir Nagar | |
---|---|
Sant Kabir Nagar | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Basti |
Headquarters | Khalilabad |
Tehsils | Khalilabad, Mehdawal, Ghanghata |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Sant Kabir Nagar,(Khalilabad, Dhanghata, Alapur, Khajni, Mehdawal) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,715,183 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi [1] |
• Additional official | Urdu [1] |
• Regional | Bhojpuri |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 66.72 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 969 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 ( IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-58 |
Major highways | National Highway 28 (India) |
Website |
sknagar |
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi). [2]
In 2007 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sant Kabir Nagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 486,935 | — |
1911 | 482,786 | −0.09% |
1921 | 507,791 | +0.51% |
1931 | 548,093 | +0.77% |
1941 | 576,478 | +0.51% |
1951 | 629,746 | +0.89% |
1961 | 652,787 | +0.36% |
1971 | 752,737 | +1.43% |
1981 | 911,052 | +1.93% |
1991 | 1,152,116 | +2.38% |
2001 | 1,420,226 | +2.11% |
2011 | 1,715,183 | +1.90% |
source: [4] |
According to the 2011 census Sant Kabir Nagar district has a population of 1,715,183, [6] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia [7] or the US state of Nebraska. [8] This gives it a ranking of 283rd in India (out of a total of 640). [6] The district has a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi). [6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.71%. [6] Sant Kabir Nagar has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males [6] and a literacy rate of 69.01%. 7.49% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.52% and 0.09% of the population respectively. [6]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.67% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 36.42% Hindi and 9.49% Urdu as their first language. [9]
Bhojpuri is the native language of the district. [10] The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language. [11]
Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
Nebraska 1,826,341