# Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Sitapur district Sitapur is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 8th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **4,483,992 people** in 6 sub-districts, 12 towns and 2,348 villages; 12% lived in towns. The largest town is [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sitapur/sitapur/) (177,234). - 4,483,992people (2011) - 6sub-districts - 12towns - 61.1%literacy ## Who lives in Sitapur? Sitapur had **4,483,992 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 8th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 888 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 43rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 930 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.6 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Sitapur? 61.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 59th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 70.3% and women at 50.7% — a gap of 19.6 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sitapur/) (67.1%) and lowest in [Biswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/) (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 Sitapur do for a living? 31.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.9%). Of all workers, 35% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 15% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 28% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 54% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Laharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/laharpur/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sitapur/) (39% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (15%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%) 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 Sitapur 11.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 48th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 12 towns: 11 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sitapur/sitapur/) with 177,234 people, home to 33% 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 Sitapur Sitapur had 2,348 census villages, 2,317 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,706 people; 55 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Seuta](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/seuta/) (11,220), [Jahgira Bad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/jahgira-bad/) (10,871), [Reusha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/reusha/) (10,443), [Golak Gondor](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/golak-gondor/) (10,387) and [Badi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sidhauli/badi/) (9,096). 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 Sitapur compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Sitapur · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **902 Working population ****31.7%** **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 Sitapur Of every 100 households in Sitapur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sitapur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****13%** Toilet within the home ****18%** No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** Tap water ****29%** Drinking water within premises ****44%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** Use banking services ****79%** Television ****16%** Mobile phone ****45%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****11%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****16%** 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 Sitapur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Misrikh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/misrikh/) 926,201 591 2 [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sitapur/) 889,474 421 4 [Laharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/laharpur/) 753,419 326 2 [Biswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/) 750,529 347 1 [Mahmudabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/mahmudabad/) 595,252 346 2 [Sidhauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sidhauli/) 569,117 317 1 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 Sitapur - Sitapur · 177,234 - Laharpur · 61,990 - Biswan · 55,780 - Mahmudabad · 50,777 - Khairabad · 48,538 - Tambaur-cum-Ahamdabad · 26,052 - Sidhauli · 24,976 - Maholi · 21,331 - Hargaon · 20,920 - Misrikh-cum-Neemsar · 18,388 - Paintepur · 13,917 - Naiparapur · 10,881 ## Largest villages in Sitapur - Seuta · 11,220 - Jahgira Bad · 10,871 - Reusha · 10,443 - Golak Gondor · 10,387 - Badi · 9,096 - Awrangabad · 8,677 - Ramkot · 8,559 - Nabi Nagar · 8,055 - Maholi · 7,548 - Ant · 7,385 - Ajaypur · 7,326 - Thora · 7,254 - Rampur · 7,060 - Talgaon · 7,039 - Bansura · 6,860 - Sitapur · 6,702 - Kanarkhi · 6,690 - Ataura · 6,664 - Kachnar · 6,574 - Chhatauni · 6,536 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 Sitapur?6: Misrikh, Sitapur, Laharpur, Biswan, Mahmudabad, Sidhauli - What is the population of Sitapur district?4,483,992 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Sitapur?Sitapur