Etah District, Uttar Pradesh

Etah is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 300 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Etah. Hindi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,431 km², including 2,392.79 km² of rural area and 38.21 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Etah District

Etah District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 883 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Aliganj241652.89
2Etah4901,249.82
3Jalesar152528.28

Population of Etah District

According to the 2011 Census, Etah District had a population of 17,74,480 people living in 2,90,683 households. The population comprised 9,47,339 males and 8,27,141 females, with an average population density of 730 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population17,74,48015,06,3382,68,142
Male Population9,47,3398,05,5891,41,750
Female Population8,27,1417,00,7491,26,392
Total Households2,90,6832,45,68844,995
Population Density730 / km²630 / km²7,018 / km²

Etah District had 10,55,202 literate people and 2,84,227 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 2,81,011 and 140 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,84,2272,46,91837,309
Literate Population10,55,2028,77,7161,77,486
Illiterate Population7,19,2786,28,62290,656
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,81,0112,45,67135,340
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population14034106

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.