INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Sant Ravidas Nagar

Sant Ravidas Nagar is a district in the Uttar_pradesh State of India. Total area of Sant Ravidas Nagar is 1,015 km² including 965.74 km² rural area and 49.26 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Sant Ravidas Nagar has a population of 15,78,213 peoples, out of which urban population is 2,29,302 while rural population is 13,48,911. The district has a population density of 1555 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 2,22,403 houses in the district, including 32,658 urban houses and 1,89,745 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,087 villages in sant ravidas nagar district.

The Sant Ravidas Nagar 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.

Gyanpur is the largest tehsil in sant ravidas nagar district by area while Bhadohi is the largest tehsil by population. Aurai is the smallest tehsil in sant ravidas nagar district by both area and population. There are 3 tehsils in Sant Ravidas Nagar district. Here is the list of all Sant Ravidas Nagar Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Sant Ravidas Nagar District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Aurai2614,41,427
2Bhadohi3535,68,985
3Gyanpur4025,67,801

Population of Sant Ravidas Nagar District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 13,48,911 2,29,302 15,78,213
Male Population 6,86,589 1,20,510 8,07,099
Female Population 6,62,322 1,08,792 7,71,114
Population Density 1,397 / km² 4,655 / km² 1,555 / km²

Households in Sant Ravidas Nagar District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
1,89,745
32,658
2,22,403






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Sant Ravidas Nagar
(संत रविदास नगर (भदोही))
State / UT : Uttar_pradesh
Total Area : 1,015 km²
Total Population : 15,78,213
Density : 1,555/km²
Total Tehsils : 3
Total Villages : 1,087
Total PopulationVillages in Sant Ravidas Nagar District
less Than 200142
200 - 499171
500 - 999281
1000 - 1999288
2000 - 4999191
5000 - 999913
10000 and above1





* 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.