# Kaushambi District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Kaushambi district Kaushambi is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 60th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,599,596 people** in 3 sub-districts, 9 towns and 868 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Sarai Aquil](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/sarai-aquil/) (19,538). - 1,599,596people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 9towns - 61.3%literacy ## Who lives in Kaushambi? Kaushambi had **1,599,596 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 60th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 908 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 29th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 923 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.8 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Kaushambi? 61.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 58th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 72.8% and women at 48.6% — a gap of 24.2 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Chail](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/) (62.5%) and lowest in [Manjhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/manjhanpur/) (59.7%). 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 Kaushambi do for a living? 40.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 31.1%). Of all workers, 18% farmed their own land, 29% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 16% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 35% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Manjhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/manjhanpur/) (51% of workers in farming) and the least is [Chail](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/) (44% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (16%) · **■** Marginal 35 (35%) 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 Kaushambi 7.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 59th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 9 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Sarai Aquil](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/sarai-aquil/) with 19,538 people, home to 16% 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 Kaushambi Kaushambi had 868 census villages, 729 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,024 people; 45 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Charwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/charwa/) (22,701), [Purab Sharira](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/manjhanpur/purab-sharira/) (14,655), [Kokhraj Uperhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/sirathu/kokhraj-uperhar/) (11,410), [Sayd Sarawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/sayd-sarawan/) (11,010) and [Pashchim Sharira](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/manjhanpur/pashchim-sharira/) (10,861). 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 Kaushambi compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Kaushambi · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **902 Working population ****40.0%** **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 Kaushambi Of every 100 households in Kaushambi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kaushambi · ■ Electricity for lighting ****16%** Toilet within the home ****17%** No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** Tap water ****10%** Drinking water within premises ****12%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** Use banking services ****67%** Television ****19%** Mobile phone ****54%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****13%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****12%** 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 Kaushambi Sub-district People Villages Towns [Sirathu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/sirathu/) 514,973 290 2 [Manjhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/manjhanpur/) 563,415 314 2 [Chail](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/chail/) 521,208 264 5 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 Kaushambi - Sarai Aquil · 19,538 - Bharwari · 17,260 - Ajhuwa · 16,936 - Karari · 16,467 - Manjhanpur · 16,457 - Sirathu · 14,423 - Chail · 9,820 - Kasiya · 8,490 - Mahmudpur Taluka Madpur Sult · 5,065 ## Largest villages in Kaushambi - Charwa · 22,701 - Purab Sharira · 14,655 - Kokhraj Uperhar · 11,410 - Sayd Sarawan · 11,010 - Pashchim Sharira · 10,861 - Shauri Bujurga · 10,123 - Myohar · 9,781 - Purkhas · 8,967 - Andhawa · 8,910 - Basuhar · 7,783 - Kajoo · 7,619 - Nara · 7,445 - Shahjadpur Uperhar · 7,256 - Ganapa · 7,116 - Kashiya · 7,050 - Rampur Dhamawan · 6,572 - Bindaw · 6,560 - Tenshah Alamabad · 6,474 - Kanaili · 6,411 - Kosam Inam Uparhar · 6,345 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 Kaushambi?3: Sirathu, Manjhanpur, Chail - What is the population of Kaushambi district?1,599,596 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kaushambi?Sarai Aquil