Kannauj District Population, Uttar Pradesh - Census India 2011

Kannauj is one of district of Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 752 villages and 8 towns in Kannauj district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kannauj district has 280928 households, population of 1656616 of which 881776 are males and 774840 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 257682 which is 15.55% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kannauj district is around 879 compared to 912 which is average of Uttar Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Kannauj district is 61.4% out of which 68.45% males are literate and 53.36% females are literate. The total area of Kannauj is 2093 sq.km with population density of 792 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 83.05% of population lives in Urban area and 16.95% lives in Rural area. There are 18.71% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kannauj district.

Kannauj Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1656616100%
Hindu137578883.05%
Muslim27396716.54%
Religion not stated23900.14%
Buddhist20330.12%
Christian12630.08%
Jain6060.04%
Sikh5040.03%
Other religions and persuasions650%

Kannauj Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)74.182018.82
Number of households47182233746
Total Population2808411375775
Population (%)52.53%46.63%
Male Population147531734245
Female Population133310641530
Sex Ratio904874
Literacy (%)60.74%61.53%

List of Tehsils in Kannauj

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chhibramau768748872.36881888
Kannauj454463488.34931876
Tirwa433405732.30592866

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Kannauj Population Facts

Number of Households280928
Population1656616
Male Population881776 (53.23%)
Female Population774840 (46.77%)
Children Population257682
Area2093 km2
Population density/km2792
Sex-ratio879
Literacy61.4%
Male Literacy68.45%
Female Literacy53.36%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.71%

Map of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh