INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Ambedkar Nagar

Ambedkar Nagar is a district in the Uttar Pradesh State of India. Total area of Ambedkar Nagar is 2,350 km² including 2,255.08 km² rural area and 94.92 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Ambedkar Nagar has a population of 23,97,888 peoples, out of which urban population is 2,80,730 while rural population is 21,17,158. The district has a population density of 1020 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,68,728 houses in the district, including 43,693 urban houses and 3,25,035 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,649 villages in ambedkar nagar district.

The Ambedkar Nagar district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Akbarpur is the largest tehsil in ambedkar nagar district by area while Tanda is the largest tehsil by population. Bhiti is the smallest tehsil in ambedkar nagar district by both area and population. There are 5 tehsils in Ambedkar Nagar district. Here is the list of all Ambedkar Nagar Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Ambedkar Nagar District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Akbarpur6095,57,632
2Allapur4534,40,496
3Bhiti2912,48,669
4Jalalpur5125,46,995
5Tanda4856,04,096

Population of Ambedkar Nagar District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 21,17,158 2,80,730 23,97,888
Male Population 10,67,762 1,44,648 12,12,410
Female Population 10,49,396 1,36,082 11,85,478
Population Density 939 / km² 2,958 / km² 1,020 / km²

Households in Ambedkar Nagar District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
3,25,035
43,693
3,68,728






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Ambedkar Nagar
(अम्बेडकर नगर)
State / UT : Uttar Pradesh
Total Area : 2,350 km²
Total Population : 23,97,888
Density : 1,020/km²
Total Tehsils : 5
Total Villages : 1,649
Total PopulationVillages in Ambedkar Nagar District
less Than 200119
200 - 499307
500 - 999491
1000 - 1999429
2000 - 4999272
5000 - 999927
10000 and above4





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.