Kannauj District, Uttar Pradesh

Kannauj is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 170 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Kannauj. Hindi and Urdu are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,093 km², including 2,018.82 km² of rural area and 74.18 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Kannauj District

Kannauj District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 772 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Chhibramau337872.36
2Kannauj269488.34
3Tirwa166732.30

Population of Kannauj District

According to the 2011 Census, Kannauj District had a population of 16,56,616 people living in 2,80,928 households. The population comprised 8,81,776 males and 7,74,840 females, with an average population density of 792 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population16,56,61613,75,7752,80,841
Male Population8,81,7767,34,2451,47,531
Female Population7,74,8406,41,5301,33,310
Total Households2,80,9282,33,74647,182
Population Density792 / km²681 / km²3,786 / km²

Kannauj District had 10,17,087 literate people and 2,57,682 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,09,980 and 15 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,57,6822,17,00640,676
Literate Population10,17,0878,46,4931,70,594
Illiterate Population6,39,5295,29,2821,10,247
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,09,9802,77,81332,167
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population15141

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.