# Mahamaya Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Mahamaya Nagar district Mahamaya Nagar is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 63rd of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,564,708 people** in 4 sub-districts, 12 towns and 669 villages; 21% lived in towns. The largest town is [Hathras](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/hathras/hathras/) (143,020). - 1,564,708people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 12towns - 71.6%literacy ## Who lives in Mahamaya Nagar? Mahamaya Nagar had **1,564,708 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 63rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 871 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 58th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 865 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 6.0 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Mahamaya Nagar? 71.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 20th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 82.4% and women at 59.2% — a gap of 23.1 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Hathras](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/hathras/) (73.7%) and lowest in [Sikandra Rao](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sikandra-rao/) (67.1%). 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 Mahamaya Nagar do for a living? 30.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.8%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 16% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 27% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 30% 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 [Sikandra Rao](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sikandra-rao/) (47% of workers in farming) and the least is [Hathras](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/hathras/) (30% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 27 (27%) · **■** Marginal 30 (30%) 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 Mahamaya Nagar 21.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 25th 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. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Hathras](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/hathras/hathras/) with 143,020 people, home to 43% 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 Mahamaya Nagar Mahamaya Nagar had 669 census villages, 655 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,881 people; 33 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bisawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sadabad/bisawar/) (19,263), [Kursanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sadabad/kursanda/) (14,496), [Bijahari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sasni/bijahari/) (10,444), [Agsauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sikandra-rao/agsauli/) (10,338) and [Kachaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sikandra-rao/kachaura/) (10,259). 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 Mahamaya Nagar compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Mahamaya Nagar · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **902 Working population ****30.9%** **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 Mahamaya Nagar Of every 100 households in Mahamaya Nagar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mahamaya Nagar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****52%** Toilet within the home ****28%** No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** Tap water ****21%** Drinking water within premises ****46%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** Use banking services ****65%** Television ****47%** Mobile phone ****68%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****24%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****10%** Own their home ****96%** 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 Mahamaya Nagar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Sasni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sasni/) 224,282 115 1 [Sikandra Rao](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sikandra-rao/) 404,567 162 3 [Hathras](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/hathras/) 551,540 258 6 [Sadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sadabad/) 384,319 134 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 Mahamaya Nagar - Hathras · 143,020 - Sikandrarao · 46,038 - Sadabad · 40,926 - Purdilnagar · 21,885 - Mendu · 14,484 - Mursan · 13,637 - Sasni · 13,291 - Hathras Dehat · 11,620 - Sahpau · 8,920 - Hasayan · 6,621 - Garhi Tamana · 6,269 - Devinagar · 5,982 ## Largest villages in Mahamaya Nagar - Bisawar · 19,263 - Kursanda · 14,496 - Bijahari · 10,444 - Agsauli · 10,338 - Kachaura · 10,259 - Naugawana · 9,903 - Pora · 9,730 - Pipal Gawan · 9,667 - Tasingu · 9,101 - Allahpur Chursen · 9,012 - Jarau · 7,521 - Kanjauli · 7,501 - Gutahara · 7,402 - Kajrauthi · 7,187 - Hatisa Bhagawantpur · 7,184 - Parsara · 7,144 - Barwana · 6,857 - Wedai · 6,800 - Midhawali · 6,318 - Lutsan · 6,309 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 Mahamaya Nagar?4: Sasni, Sikandra Rao, Hathras, Sadabad - What is the population of Mahamaya Nagar district?1,564,708 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Mahamaya Nagar?Hathras