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Kanpur Nagar district | |
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 Location of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Kanpur |
| Headquarters | Kanpur |
| Tehsils | Kanpur,Bilhaur,Ghatampur, |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1.Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Kidwai Nagar, Cantt., Sishamau, Arya Nagar, Govindnagar 2.Misrikh (Lok Sabha constituency)- Bilhaur 3.Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Ghatampur, Kalyanpur, Maharajpur, Bithoor |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1.Sishamau 2.Arya Nagar 3.Kidwai Nagar 4.Govind Nagar 5.Kanpur Cantonment 6.Bithoor 7.Kalyanpur 8.Maharajpur 9.Ghatampur 10.Bilhaur |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,155 km2 (1,218 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,581,268 |
| • Density | 1,452/km2 (3,761/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,015,645 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 79.65 % |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 2 |
| Website | kanpurnagar |
Kanpur Nagar district, meaning Urban Kanpur District is one of thedistricts of theUttar Pradeshstate ofIndia. It is a part ofKanpur division and its district headquarters isKanpur. Kanpur was formerly spelledCawnpore.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 860,367 | — |
| 1911 | 780,691 | −0.97% |
| 1921 | 785,046 | +0.06% |
| 1931 | 828,506 | +0.54% |
| 1941 | 1,063,602 | +2.53% |
| 1951 | 1,325,778 | +2.23% |
| 1961 | 1,647,150 | +2.19% |
| 1971 | 2,099,164 | +2.45% |
| 1981 | 2,655,191 | +2.38% |
| 1991 | 3,253,572 | +2.05% |
| 2001 | 4,167,999 | +2.51% |
| 2011 | 4,581,268 | +0.95% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 82.78% | |||
| Islam | 15.73% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.65% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.84% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
According to the2011 census Kanpur Nagar district has apopulation of 4,581,268,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofCosta Rica[4] or the US state ofLouisiana.[5] This gives it a ranking of 32nd in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 1,449 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,750/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.72%.[1] Kanpur Nagar has asex ratio of 852females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 81.31%. 65.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 17.83% of the population.[1]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 92.43% of the population in the district spokeHindi (or a related language), 5.76%Urdu and 0.79%Punjabi as their first language.[6]
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Area (km sq.) | Population (2011) | Coverage |
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| 1 | Kanpur | 450 | 2,768,057 | IncludesKanpur Cantonment andChakeri |
| 2 | Kanpur Cantonment | 50 | 108,534 | |
| 3 | Armapur Estate | 20 | 15,463 | |
| 4 | Northern Railway Colony | 15 | 20,916 | |
| 5 | Ghatampur | 12 | 40,623 | |
| 6 | Bilhaur | 10 | 20,493 | |
| 7 | Chakeri | 5 | 7,526 | |
| 8 | Bithoor | 5 | 11,300 | |
| 9 | Choubepur Kalan | 5 | 10,785 | |
| 10 | Shivrajpur | 3 | 11,948 |
Costa Rica 4,576,562 July 2011 est
Louisiana 4,533,372
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Places adjacent to Kanpur Nagar district | |
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