Kanpur Dehat

This page provides an overview of Kanpur Dehat: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

8,807,497
Population
1,618,101
Households
864
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
65.06%
Approx. literacy

Kanpur Dehat has an aggregated population of 8,807,497. Approximately 40.79% live in rural areas (3,592,368) and 3.94% live in urban areas (346,846).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,592,368 3
Akbarpur 1,542,229 278
Bhognipur 1,096,018 221
Derapur 808,998 150
Rasulabad 945,202 181
Sikandra 822,682 214

Population summary

Kanpur Dehat has a population of 8,807,497 (4,724,528 males and 4,082,969 females). The sex ratio is about 864 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,807,497
Male4,724,528
Female4,082,969
Rural population3,592,368 (40.79%)
Urban population346,846 (3.94%)
Households1,618,101

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 65.06%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,730,358
Total illiterates3,077,139

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,274,148 (25.82%). ST: 3,965 (0.05%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,274,14825.82%
ST3,9650.05%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,237,538 (14.05%). Workers: 3,091,015 (35.1%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,237,53814.05%
Total workers3,091,01535.1%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kanpur Dehat 1,796,184
Kanpur Dehat 1,622,761
Akbarpur 532,513
Akbarpur 477,203
Bhognipur 382,265
Bhognipur 331,488
Rasulabad 322,466
Rasulabad 300,270
Derapur 280,186
Sikandra 278,754