Sant Kabir Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh

Sant Kabir Nagar is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 230 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Khalilabad. Hindi, Avadhi and Bhojpuri are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,646 km², including 1,620.00 km² of rural area and 26.00 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Sant Kabir Nagar District

Sant Kabir Nagar District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,737 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ghanghata583581.87
2Khalilabad636586.24
3Mehdawal518477.88

Population of Sant Kabir Nagar District

According to the 2011 Census, Sant Kabir Nagar District had a population of 17,15,183 people living in 2,56,645 households. The population comprised 8,69,656 males and 8,45,527 females, with an average population density of 1,042 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population17,15,18315,86,6521,28,531
Male Population8,69,6568,02,60967,047
Female Population8,45,5277,84,04361,484
Total Households2,56,6452,37,92118,724
Population Density1,042 / km²979 / km²4,944 / km²

Sant Kabir Nagar District had 9,54,949 literate people and 2,83,912 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,69,039 and 1,593 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,83,9122,64,83019,082
Literate Population9,54,9498,72,80282,147
Illiterate Population7,60,2347,13,85046,384
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,69,0393,53,46015,579
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,5931,56132

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.