# Mainpuri District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Mainpuri district Mainpuri is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 50th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,868,529 people** in 3 sub-districts, 9 towns and 851 villages; 15% lived in towns. The largest town is [Mainpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/mainpuri/) (136,557). - 1,868,529people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 9towns - 76.0%literacy ## Who lives in Mainpuri? Mainpuri had **1,868,529 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 50th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 881 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 49th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 884 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 Mainpuri? 76.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 7th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 84.5% and women at 66.3% — a gap of 18.2 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Mainpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/) (76.9%) and lowest in [Karhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/karhal/) (74.0%). 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 Mainpuri do for a living? 30.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 10.8%). Of all workers, 42% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 56% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Karhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/karhal/) (60% of workers in farming) and the least is [Mainpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/) (52% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** 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 Mainpuri 15.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 38th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 9 towns: 9 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Mainpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/mainpuri/) with 136,557 people, home to 47% 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 Mainpuri Mainpuri had 851 census villages, 820 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,927 people; 58 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Nouner](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/nouner/) (15,516), [Kharoary](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/kharoary/) (15,060), [Saman](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/bhogaon/saman/) (14,522), [Chhachha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/bhogaon/chhachha/) (11,223) and [Barnahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/karhal/barnahal/) (10,203). 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 Mainpuri compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Mainpuri · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **902 Working population ****30.0%** **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 Mainpuri Of every 100 households in Mainpuri in 2011, 25 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mainpuri · ■ Electricity for lighting ****25%** Toilet within the home ****23%** No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** Tap water ****20%** Drinking water within premises ****41%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** Use banking services ****66%** Television ****25%** Mobile phone ****64%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****17%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****12%** 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 Mainpuri Sub-district People Villages Towns [Mainpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/mainpuri/) 724,487 254 4 [Karhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/karhal/) 331,718 186 1 [Bhogaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/bhogaon/) 812,324 411 4 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 Mainpuri - Mainpuri · 136,557 - Bhogaon · 30,874 - Karhal · 27,701 - Kuraoali · 24,969 - Bewar · 23,729 - Ghiraur · 15,911 - Kusmara · 11,938 - Kishni · 11,098 - Jyoti Khuriya · 5,665 ## Largest villages in Mainpuri - Nouner · 15,516 - Kharoary · 15,060 - Saman · 14,522 - Chhachha · 11,223 - Barnahal · 10,203 - Auden Padariya · 9,685 - Sahara · 9,579 - Allikhera · 9,467 - Patara · 9,430 - Kosma Hinood · 9,148 - Maholi Samsherganj · 9,134 - Augautha · 9,105 - Kurra Jarawan · 9,014 - Basait · 8,837 - Jote · 8,730 - Karimganj · 8,711 - Akbarpur Aunchha · 8,579 - Paraunkha · 8,198 - Madhan · 8,099 - Sauj · 7,957 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 Mainpuri?3: Mainpuri, Karhal, Bhogaon - What is the population of Mainpuri district?1,868,529 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Mainpuri?Mainpuri