# Etah District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Etah district

Etah is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 55th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,774,480 people** in 3 sub-districts, 10 towns and 882 villages; 15% lived in towns. The largest town is [Etah](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/etah/) (118,517).

- 1,774,480people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 10towns
- 70.8%literacy

## Who lives in Etah?

Etah had **1,774,480 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 55th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 873 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 56th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 879 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 6.1 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Etah?

70.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 28th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 81.3% and women at 58.8% — a gap of 22.5 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Etah](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/) (71.9%) and lowest in [Jalesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/jalesar/) (68.7%).

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 Etah do for a living?

30.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 12.8%). Of all workers, 39% farmed their own land, 15% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 54% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/aliganj/) (60% of workers in farming) and the least is [Etah](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/) (50% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 39 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%)

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 Etah

15.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 40th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 10 towns: 9 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Etah](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/etah/) with 118,517 people, home to 44% 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 Etah

Etah had 882 census villages, 853 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,766 people; 39 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Jirsami](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/jirsami/) (13,531), [Jaithara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/aliganj/jaithara/) (12,393), [Barai](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/barai/) (10,457), [Dhumari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/aliganj/dhumari/) (10,033) and [Sarai Aghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/aliganj/sarai-aghat/) (9,618).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Etah district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Etah district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> ETAH, a town and district of British India, in the Agra division of the United Provinces. The town is situated on the Grand Trunk road. The district has an area of 1737 sq. m. The district consists for the most part of an elevated alluvial plateau, dipping down on its eastern slope into the valley of the Ganges. The uplands are irrigated by the Ganges canal. Between the modern bed of the Ganges and its ancient channel lies a belt of fertile land, covered with a rich deposit of silt, and abundantly supplied with natural moisture. A long line of swamps and hollows still marks the former course of the river; and above it rises abruptly the original cliff which now forms the terrace of the upland plain. The Kali Nadi, a small stream flowing in a deep and narrow gorge, passes through the centre of the district, and affords an outlet for the surface drainage. With the rest of upper India it passed under the sway of Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017, and thenceforth followed the fortunes of the Mahommedan empire. At the end of the 18th century it formed part of the territory over which the wazir of Oudh had made himself ruler, and it came into the possession of the British government in 1801, under the treaty of Lucknow.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Etah compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Etah · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**902

Working population ****30.8%**

**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 Etah

Of every 100 households in Etah in 2011, 24 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Etah · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

Toilet within the home ****20%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

Tap water ****23%**

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

Use banking services ****63%**

Television ****27%**

Mobile phone ****66%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****19%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****13%**

Own their home ****97%**

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 Etah

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/aliganj/) 485,387 241 3 

[Etah](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah/) 937,536 489 5 

[Jalesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/etah/jalesar/) 351,557 152 2 

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 Etah

- Etah · 118,517
- Jalesar · 38,130
- Aliganj · 28,396
- Marehra · 19,542
- Bhagipur · 12,414
- Jaithara · 12,009
- Raja Ka Rampur · 11,644
- Awagarh · 10,983
- Nidhauli Kalan · 8,418
- Sakit · 8,089

## Largest villages in Etah

- Jirsami · 13,531
- Jaithara · 12,393
- Barai · 10,457
- Dhumari · 10,033
- Sarai Aghat · 9,618
- Shakrauli · 9,100
- Shahnagar Timarua · 8,853
- Malawan · 8,220
- Rohina Mirzapur · 8,002
- Alipur · 7,760
- Targawan · 7,690
- Awagarh · 7,616
- Parauli Suhagpur · 7,541
- Rarpatti · 7,071
- Shitalpur · 7,009
- Sahori · 6,648
- Neorai · 6,607
- Kharsuliya · 6,572
- Jinhaira · 6,406
- Kansuri · 6,173

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 Etah?3: Aliganj, Etah, Jalesar
- What is the population of Etah district?1,774,480 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Etah?Etah