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 280,928 households, population of 1,656,616 of which 881,776 are males and 774,840 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 257,682 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 2,093 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
Total1,656,616100%
Hindu1,375,78883.05%
Muslim273,96716.54%
Religion not stated2,3900.14%
Buddhist2,0330.12%
Christian1,2630.08%
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)742,019
Number of households47,182233,746
Total Population280,8411,375,775
Population (%)52.53%46.63%
Male Population147,531734,245
Female Population133,310641,530
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
Chhibramau768,748872881888
Kannauj454,463488931876
Tirwa433,405732592866

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Kannauj Population Facts

Number of Households280,928
Population1,656,616
Male Population881,776 (53.23%)
Female Population774,840 (46.77%)
Children Population257,682
Area2,093 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