Kaushambi District, Uttar Pradesh

Kaushambi is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 195 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Manjhanpur. Hindi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,779 km², including 1,721.83 km² of rural area and 57.17 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Kaushambi District

Kaushambi 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)
1Chail270497.82
2Manjhanpur315691.87
3Sirathu298589.31

Population of Kaushambi District

According to the 2011 Census, Kaushambi District had a population of 15,99,596 people living in 2,77,851 households. The population comprised 8,38,485 males and 7,61,111 females, with an average population density of 899 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population15,99,59614,75,1401,24,456
Male Population8,38,4857,73,33565,150
Female Population7,61,1117,01,80559,306
Total Households2,77,8512,56,19821,653
Population Density899 / km²857 / km²2,177 / km²

Kaushambi District had 8,13,424 literate people and 2,72,172 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 5,55,397 and 193 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,72,1722,53,81518,357
Literate Population8,13,4247,39,04274,382
Illiterate Population7,86,1727,36,09850,074
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population5,55,3975,32,59422,803
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population19310192

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.