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

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Jhansi district

Jhansi is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 47th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,998,603 people** in 5 sub-districts, 19 towns and 816 villages; 42% lived in towns. The largest town is [Jhansi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/jhansi/) (505,693).

- 1,998,603people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 19towns
- 75.0%literacy

## Who lives in Jhansi?

Jhansi had **1,998,603 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.0% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 47th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 890 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 40th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 866 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.4 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Jhansi?

75.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 10th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 85.4% and women at 63.5% — a gap of 21.9 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Jhansi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/) (78.7%) and lowest in [Mauranipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/) (69.1%).

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 Jhansi do for a living?

40.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 26.5%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 16% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 27% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 31% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 39% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Tahrauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/tahrauli/) (53% of workers in farming) and the least is [Jhansi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/) (21% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (27%) · **■** Marginal 31 (31%)

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 Jhansi

41.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 8th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 19 towns: 16 statutory towns with a municipality and 3 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Jhansi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/jhansi/) with 505,693 people, home to 61% 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 Jhansi

Jhansi had 816 census villages, 745 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,564 people; 24 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Simrawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/simrawari/) (11,101), [Chir Gaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/moth/chir-gaon/) (10,035), [Raksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/raksa/) (8,485), [Sakarar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/sakarar/) (8,003) and [Siaori](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/siaori/) (7,897).

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

## Jhansi district in history

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

> The District of Jhansi was enlarged in 1891 by the incorporation of the former district of Lalitpur, which extends farther into the hill country, almost entirely surrounded by native states. Combined area, 3628 sq.m. Pop. (1901), 616,759 showing a decrease of 10% in the decade, due to the results of famine. The main line and branches of the Indian Midland railway serve the district, which forms a portion of the hill country of Bundelkhand, sloping down from the outliers of the Vindhyan range on the south to the tributaries of the Jumna on the north. The extreme south is composed of parallel rows of long and narrow-ridged hills. Through the intervening valleys the rivers flow down impetuously over ledges of granite or quartz. North of the hilly region, the rocky granite chains gradually lose themselves in clusters of smaller hills. The northern portion consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known as mar, and admirably adapted for the cultivation of cotton. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers—the Pahuj, Betwa and Dhasan. The district is much cut up, and portions of it are insulated by the surrounding native states. The principal crops are millets, cotton, oil-seeds, pulses, wheat, gram and barley. The destructive kans grass has proved as great a pest here as elsewhere in Bundelkhand.

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 Jhansi compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Jhansi · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**902

Working population ****40.8%**

**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 Jhansi

Of every 100 households in Jhansi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jhansi · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

Toilet within the home ****41%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

Tap water ****26%**

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

Use banking services ****71%**

Television ****46%**

Mobile phone ****71%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****26%**

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

None of these assets ****11%**

Own their home ****91%**

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 Jhansi

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Moth](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/moth/) 308,007 219 3 

[Garautha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/garautha/) 233,688 153 3 

[Tahrauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/tahrauli/) 177,754 152 1 

[Mauranipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/) 393,994 152 4 

[Jhansi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi/) 885,160 140 8 

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 Jhansi

- Jhansi · 505,693
- Mauranipur · 61,449
- Jhansi · 28,343
- Babina · 27,852
- Gursarai · 26,869
- Barua Sagar · 25,028
- Samthar · 22,455
- Ranipur · 18,132
- Chirgaon · 16,724
- Jhansi Railway Settlement · 13,602
- Khailar · 13,232
- Moth · 12,947
- Tondi Fatehpur · 11,855
- Garautha · 10,807
- Erich · 9,531
- Baragaon · 8,585
- Kathera · 7,533
- Parichha · 7,047
- Deori Singhpura · 5,800

## Largest villages in Jhansi

- Simrawari · 11,101
- Chir Gaon · 10,035
- Raksa · 8,485
- Sakarar · 8,003
- Siaori · 7,897
- Poonchh · 7,518
- Babina · 7,313
- Katera Rural · 6,920
- Sakin · 6,795
- Bamhroli · 6,683
- Lohagarh · 6,524
- Ammargarh · 6,138
- Dhawakar · 5,884
- Ambabai · 5,815
- Tahrauli Kalan · 5,776
- Eoni · 5,536
- Magarpur · 5,481
- Baragaon · 5,459
- Kachaneo · 5,431
- Uldan · 5,356

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 Jhansi?5: Moth, Garautha, Tahrauli, Mauranipur, Jhansi
- What is the population of Jhansi district?1,998,603 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Jhansi?Jhansi