INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Kaushambi

Kaushambi is a district in the Uttar_pradesh State of India. Total area of Kaushambi is 1,779 km² including 1,721.83 km² rural area and 57.17 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Kaushambi has a population of 15,99,596 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,24,456 while rural population is 14,75,140. The district has a population density of 899 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 2,77,851 houses in the district, including 21,653 urban houses and 2,56,198 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 729 villages in kaushambi district.

The Kaushambi district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Manjhanpur is the largest tehsil in kaushambi district by both area and population. Chail is the smallest tehsil in kaushambi district by area while Sirathu is the smallest tehsil by population. There are 3 tehsils in Kaushambi district. Here is the list of all Kaushambi Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Kaushambi District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Chail4985,21,208
2Manjhanpur6925,63,415
3Sirathu5895,14,973

Population of Kaushambi District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 14,75,140 1,24,456 15,99,596
Male Population 7,73,335 65,150 8,38,485
Female Population 7,01,805 59,306 7,61,111
Population Density 857 / km² 2,177 / km² 899 / km²

Households in Kaushambi District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
2,56,198
21,653
2,77,851






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Kaushambi
(कौशाम्बी)
State / UT : Uttar_pradesh
Total Area : 1,779 km²
Total Population : 15,99,596
Density : 899/km²
Total Tehsils : 3
Total Villages : 729
Total PopulationVillages in Kaushambi District
less Than 20020
200 - 49960
500 - 999133
1000 - 1999252
2000 - 4999219
5000 - 999939
10000 and above6





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.