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

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Rae Bareli district

Rae Bareli is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 27th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,405,559 people** in 7 sub-districts, 9 towns and 1,773 villages; 9% lived in towns. The largest town is [Rae Bareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/rae-bareli/rae-bareli/) (191,316).

- 3,405,559people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 9towns
- 67.3%literacy

## Who lives in Rae Bareli?

Rae Bareli had **3,405,559 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 27th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 943 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 16th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 926 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.5 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Rae Bareli?

67.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 43rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 77.6% and women at 56.3% — a gap of 21.3 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/lalganj/) (75.0%) and lowest in [Tiloi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/tiloi/) (60.0%).

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 Rae Bareli do for a living?

35.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 20.4%). Of all workers, 20% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 16% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 46% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 34% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Salon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/salon/) (38% of workers in farming) and the least is [Unchahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/unchahar/) (31% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 20 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (16%) · **■** Marginal 46 (46%)

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 Rae Bareli

9.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 56th 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 [Rae Bareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/rae-bareli/rae-bareli/) with 191,316 people, home to 62% 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 Rae Bareli

Rae Bareli had 1,773 census villages, 1,733 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,787 people; 98 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bahadurpur Da Jayas](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/tiloi/bahadurpur-da-jayas/) (17,595), [Bela Bhela](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/rae-bareli/bela-bhela/) (16,623), [Itaura Buzurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/unchahar/itaura-buzurg/) (13,851), [Nasirabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/salon/nasirabad/) (13,648) and [Uncha Har Dehat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/unchahar/uncha-har-dehat/) (13,365).

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

## Rae Bareli district in history

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

> The District of Rae Bareli has an area of 1748 sq. m. The general aspect of the district is slightly undulating, and the country is beautifully wooded. The soil is remarkably fertile, and the cultivation of a high class. The principal rivers of the district are the Ganges and the Sai: the former skirts it for 54 miles and is everywhere navigable for boats of 40 tons; the latter traverses it from N.W. to S.E. In 1901 the population was 1,033,761, showing a slight decrease during the decade. The principal crops are rice, pulse, wheat, barley, millet and poppy. Rae Bareli town is connected with Lucknow by a branch of the Oudh & Rohilkhand railway, which in 1898 was extended to Benares.

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 Rae Bareli compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Rae Bareli · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**902

Working population ****35.4%**

**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 Rae Bareli

Of every 100 households in Rae Bareli in 2011, 40 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rae Bareli · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

Toilet within the home ****18%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

Tap water ****20%**

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

Use banking services ****78%**

Television ****21%**

Mobile phone ****57%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****15%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****8%**

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 Rae Bareli

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/maharajganj/) 433,664 203 2 

[Tiloi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/tiloi/) 502,052 199 1 

[Rae Bareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/rae-bareli/) 831,147 345 1 

[Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/lalganj/) 521,260 346 1 

[Dalmau](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/dalmau/) 292,749 195 1 

[Unchahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/unchahar/) 324,885 222 1 

[Salon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/salon/) 499,802 263 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 Rae Bareli

- Rae Bareli · 191,316
- Jais · 26,735
- Lalganj · 23,124
- Salon · 14,757
- Bachhrawan · 12,521
- Parsadepur · 11,853
- Unchahar · 11,033
- Dalmau · 9,983
- Maharajganj · 6,673

## Largest villages in Rae Bareli

- Bahadurpur Da Jayas · 17,595
- Bela Bhela · 16,623
- Itaura Buzurg · 13,851
- Nasirabad · 13,648
- Uncha Har Dehat · 13,365
- Inhauna · 13,049
- Korihar · 12,351
- Deeh · 12,110
- Bawan Buzurg Valla · 11,754
- Bhitar Gaon · 10,841
- Johwa Sharki · 10,657
- Lodhwari · 10,592
- Arkha Mustakil · 10,337
- Birnawan · 10,295
- Rorwa · 10,292
- Kand Rawan · 10,283
- Khiron · 9,955
- Bachhrawan · 9,692
- Bahai · 9,368
- Sataon · 9,151

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 Rae Bareli?7: Maharajganj, Tiloi, Rae Bareli, Lalganj, Dalmau, Unchahar, Salon
- What is the population of Rae Bareli district?3,405,559 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Rae Bareli?Rae Bareli