Kanpur Dehat District, Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur Dehat is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 100 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Akbarpur. Hindi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 3,021 km², including 2,940.14 km² of rural area and 80.86 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat District

Kanpur Dehat District is divided into 6 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,036 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Akbarpur174803.36
2Bhognipur221629.78
3Derapur150433.66
4Maitha122
5Rasulabad158644.84
6Sikandra211509.37

Population of Kanpur Dehat District

According to the 2011 Census, Kanpur Dehat District had a population of 17,96,184 people living in 3,29,817 households. The population comprised 9,63,255 males and 8,32,929 females, with an average population density of 595 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population17,96,18416,22,7611,73,423
Male Population9,63,2558,71,50891,747
Female Population8,32,9297,51,25381,676
Total Households3,29,8172,98,83330,984
Population Density595 / km²552 / km²2,145 / km²

Kanpur Dehat District had 11,70,243 literate people and 2,51,965 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 4,60,544 and 801 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,51,9652,29,67822,287
Literate Population11,70,24310,49,3861,20,857
Illiterate Population6,25,9415,73,37552,566
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population4,60,5444,31,97228,572
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population80176140

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.