# Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Shahjahanpur district

Shahjahanpur is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 33rd of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,006,538 people** in 4 sub-districts, 11 towns and 2,328 villages; 20% lived in towns. The largest town is [Shahjahanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/) (329,736).

- 3,006,538people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 11towns
- 59.5%literacy

## Who lives in Shahjahanpur?

Shahjahanpur had **3,006,538 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.5% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 33rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 872 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 57th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 903 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.7 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Shahjahanpur?

59.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 62nd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 68.2% and women at 49.6% — a gap of 18.6 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Powayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/) (63.6%) and lowest in [Jalalabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/jalalabad/) (54.5%).

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 Shahjahanpur do for a living?

29.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 7.8%). Of all workers, 36% farmed their own land, 20% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 21% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 22% 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 [Jalalabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/jalalabad/) (69% of workers in farming) and the least is [Shahjahanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/) (41% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 36 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (21%) · **■** Marginal 22 (22%)

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 Shahjahanpur

19.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 29th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 11 towns: 11 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 [Shahjahanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/) with 329,736 people, home to 56% 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 Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur had 2,328 census villages, 2,088 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,155 people; 26 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Banda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/banda/) (20,689), [Nigohi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/tilhar/nigohi/) (18,523), [Raphiya Bad Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/jalalabad/raphiya-bad-kalan/) (14,419), [Shahbaz Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/shahbaz-nagar/) (14,044) and [Mirzapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/jalalabad/mirzapur/) (13,345).

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

## Shahjahanpur district in history

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

> The District of Shahjahanpur has an area of 1727 sq. m. It consists of a long and narrow tract running up from the Ganges towards the Himalayas, and is for the most part level and without any hills. The principal rivers are the Gumti, Khanaut, Garai and Ramganga. To the north-east the country resembles the tarai in the preponderance of waste and forest over cultivated land, in the sparseness of population and in general unhealthiness. Between the Gumti and the Khanaut the country varies from a rather wild and unhealthy northern region to a densely inhabited tract in the south, with a productive soil cultivated with sugar-cane and other remunerative crops. The section between the Deoha and Garai comprises much marshy land; but south of the Garai, and between it and the Ramganga, the soil is mostly of a sandy nature. From the Ramganga to the Ganges in the south is a continuous low country of marshy patches, alternating with a hard clayey soil that requires much irrigation in parts. Shahjahanpur contains a number of jhils or lakes, which afford irrigation for the spring crops. The climate is very similar to that of most parts of Oudh and Rohilkhand, but moister than that of the Doab. The annual rainfall averages about 37 in. In 1901 the population was 921,535. The principal crops are wheat, rice, pulse, millets, sugar-cane and poppy.

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 Shahjahanpur compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Shahjahanpur · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**902

Working population ****29.7%**

**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 Shahjahanpur

Of every 100 households in Shahjahanpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahjahanpur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

Toilet within the home ****38%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

Tap water ****29%**

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

Use banking services ****67%**

Television ****26%**

Mobile phone ****53%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****14%**

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

None of these assets ****18%**

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 Shahjahanpur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Powayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/) 674,066 715 2 

[Tilhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/tilhar/) 736,697 627 3 

[Shahjahanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/shahjahanpur/) 999,095 539 4 

[Jalalabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/jalalabad/) 596,680 447 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 Shahjahanpur

- Shahjahanpur · 329,736
- Tilhar · 61,444
- Jalalabad · 38,202
- Katra · 32,440
- Powayan · 28,613
- Kanth · 27,137
- Shahjahanpur · 18,116
- Khutar · 17,423
- Allahganj · 14,755
- Khudaganj · 14,737
- Railway Settlement Roza · 11,489

## Largest villages in Shahjahanpur

- Banda · 20,689
- Nigohi · 18,523
- Raphiya Bad Kalan · 14,419
- Shahbaz Nagar · 14,044
- Mirzapur · 13,345
- Gularia · 10,658
- Hathoura Bujurg · 10,570
- Chauthera · 10,007
- Misripur · 9,328
- Pirthipur Dai · 9,186
- Zarinpur · 9,079
- Gunara · 8,814
- Khajuri · 7,902
- Khamariya · 7,715
- Jera Rahimpur · 6,811
- Sehra Mau South · 6,809
- Islamganj · 6,543
- Garhiya Rangeen · 6,278
- Parour · 6,196
- Nahil Khas · 6,074

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 Shahjahanpur?4: Powayan, Tilhar, Shahjahanpur, Jalalabad
- What is the population of Shahjahanpur district?3,006,538 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Shahjahanpur?Shahjahanpur