# Ambedkar Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Ambedkar Nagar district Ambedkar Nagar is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 42nd of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,397,888 people** in 5 sub-districts, 7 towns and 1,750 villages; 12% lived in towns. The largest town is [Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/akbarpur/akbarpur/) (111,447). - 2,397,888people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 7towns - 72.2%literacy ## Who lives in Ambedkar Nagar? Ambedkar Nagar had **2,397,888 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 42nd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 978 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 7th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 932 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 6.5 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Ambedkar Nagar? 72.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 16th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 81.7% and women at 62.7% — a gap of 19.0 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Tanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/tanda/) (73.2%) and lowest in [Bhiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/bhiti/) (70.1%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Ambedkar Nagar do for a living? 32.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 20.2%). Of all workers, 20% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 44% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 34% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bhiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/bhiti/) (42% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/tanda/) (29% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Ambedkar Nagar 11.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 49th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 7 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/akbarpur/akbarpur/) with 111,447 people, home to 40% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Ambedkar Nagar Ambedkar Nagar had 1,750 census villages, 1,649 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,284 people; 31 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hiswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/tanda/hiswar/) (16,006), [Pratappur Chmurkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/akbarpur/pratappur-chmurkha/) (14,524), [Nugpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/jalalpur/nugpur/) (14,005), [Baskhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/tanda/baskhari/) (10,053) and [Bhiyav](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/jalalpur/bhiyav/) (9,426). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Ambedkar Nagar compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Ambedkar Nagar · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **902 Working population ****32.8%** **32.9% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ambedkar Nagar Of every 100 households in Ambedkar Nagar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ambedkar Nagar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****27%** Toilet within the home ****19%** No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** Tap water ****27%** Drinking water within premises ****48%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****76%** Television ****17%** Mobile phone ****68%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****16%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****6%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Ambedkar Nagar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Tanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/tanda/) 604,096 404 4 [Allapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/allapur/) 440,496 472 0 [Jalalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/jalalpur/) 546,995 311 2 [Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/akbarpur/) 557,632 306 1 [Bhiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/bhiti/) 248,669 257 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Ambedkar Nagar - Akbarpur · 111,447 - Tanda · 95,516 - Jalalpur · 31,972 - Ashrafpur Kichhauchha · 15,838 - Iltifatganj Bazar · 13,136 - Bhulepur · 6,445 - Jalalpur Dehat · 6,376 ## Largest villages in Ambedkar Nagar - Hiswar · 16,006 - Pratappur Chmurkha · 14,524 - Nugpur · 14,005 - Baskhari · 10,053 - Bhiyav · 9,426 - Midur · 8,383 - Khaspur · 8,061 - Mangoradila · 8,006 - Balrampur · 7,285 - Muserpur · 7,036 - Bhete · 6,974 - Nariyaon · 6,247 - Ratna · 6,233 - Ramdih Saray · 6,038 - Buragaon · 6,037 - Asopur · 5,703 - Yarke · 5,651 - Chintaura · 5,592 - Son Gaon · 5,579 - Tara Khurd · 5,544 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Ambedkar Nagar?5: Tanda, Allapur, Jalalpur, Akbarpur, Bhiti - What is the population of Ambedkar Nagar district?2,397,888 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Ambedkar Nagar?Akbarpur