# Kanpur Dehat District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Kanpur Dehat district Kanpur Dehat is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 54th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,796,184 people** in 5 sub-districts, 12 towns and 1,029 villages; 10% lived in towns. The largest town is [Pukhrayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/pukhrayan/) (24,258). - 1,796,184people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 12towns - 75.8%literacy ## Who lives in Kanpur Dehat? Kanpur Dehat had **1,796,184 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 54th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 865 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 64th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 897 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 Kanpur Dehat? 75.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 8th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 83.4% and women at 66.9% — a gap of 16.6 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/) (76.9%) and lowest in [Bhognipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/) (74.2%). 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 Kanpur Dehat do for a living? 35.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 16.2%). Of all workers, 31% farmed their own land, 21% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 29% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 52% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/sikandra/) (60% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhognipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/) (44% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 29 (29%) 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 Kanpur Dehat 9.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 54th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 12 towns: 9 statutory towns with a municipality and 3 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Pukhrayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/pukhrayan/) with 24,258 people, home to 14% 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 Kanpur Dehat Kanpur Dehat had 1,029 census villages, 966 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,680 people; 30 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/bara/) (13,425), [Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/sikandra/rajpur/) (10,867), [Asalatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/rasulabad/asalatganj/) (9,493), [Fattepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/fattepur/) (9,492) and [Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/rasulabad/kashipur/) (9,209). 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 Kanpur Dehat compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Kanpur Dehat · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **902 Working population ****35.0%** **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 Kanpur Dehat Of every 100 households in Kanpur Dehat in 2011, 15 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kanpur Dehat · ■ Electricity for lighting ****15%** Toilet within the home ****27%** No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** Tap water ****16%** Drinking water within premises ****26%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****67%** Television ****20%** Mobile phone ****51%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****12%** Car / jeep / van ****4%** None of these assets ****14%** 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 Kanpur Dehat Sub-district People Villages Towns [Rasulabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/rasulabad/) 322,466 178 1 [Derapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/derapur/) 280,186 147 2 [Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/) 532,513 275 4 [Bhognipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/) 382,265 218 4 [Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/sikandra/) 278,754 211 1 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 Kanpur Dehat - Pukhrayan · 24,258 - Jhinjhak · 24,027 - Rasulabad · 22,196 - Akbarpur · 20,445 - Rura · 16,233 - Sikandra · 13,580 - Amraudha · 10,436 - Raniyan · 10,011 - Gausganj · 8,700 - Shivli · 8,621 - Derapur · 7,533 - Ahrauli Shekh · 7,383 ## Largest villages in Kanpur Dehat - Bara · 13,425 - Rajpur · 10,867 - Asalatganj · 9,493 - Fattepur · 9,492 - Kashipur · 9,209 - Ratanpur Khas · 8,624 - Kishaura · 8,068 - Baghpur · 7,711 - Bhoganipur · 7,464 - Sarwan Khera · 7,318 - Mandauli · 7,165 - Bisayakpur · 7,120 - Mangalpur · 7,029 - Fatehpur Roshanai · 6,660 - Daorahat Bangar · 6,583 - Rasadhan · 6,458 - Baraur · 6,428 - Gajner · 6,337 - Banipara Maharaj · 5,872 - Birhun · 5,809 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 Kanpur Dehat?5: Rasulabad, Derapur, Akbarpur, Bhognipur, Sikandra - What is the population of Kanpur Dehat district?1,796,184 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kanpur Dehat?Pukhrayan