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Sant Kabir Nagar district Saṁta Kabīra Nagara | |
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 Location of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Basti |
| Headquarters | Khalilabad |
| Tehsils | Khalilabad,Mehdawal,Ghanghata |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sant Kabir Nagar,(Khalilabad, Dhanghata, Alapur, Khajni, Mehdawal) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,715,183 |
| • Density | 1,042/km2 (2,699/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 66.72 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 969 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-58 |
| Major highways | National Highway 28 (India) |
| Website | sknagar |
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75districts of Uttar Pradeshstate in northernIndia.Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part ofBasti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi).[2]
In 2007 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Sant Kabir Nagar one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 486,935 | — |
| 1911 | 482,786 | −0.09% |
| 1921 | 507,791 | +0.51% |
| 1931 | 548,093 | +0.77% |
| 1941 | 576,478 | +0.51% |
| 1951 | 629,746 | +0.89% |
| 1961 | 652,787 | +0.36% |
| 1971 | 752,737 | +1.43% |
| 1981 | 911,052 | +1.93% |
| 1991 | 1,152,116 | +2.38% |
| 2001 | 1,420,226 | +2.11% |
| 2011 | 1,715,183 | +1.90% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 75.83% | |||
| Islam | 23.58% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.59% | |||
According to the2011 census, Sant Kabir Nagar district has apopulation of 1,715,183,[6] roughly equal to the nation ofThe Gambia[7] or the US state ofNebraska,[8] making it the 283rd most populous district in India (out of a total of640).[6] The district has a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi).[6] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.71%.[6] Sant Kabir Nagar has asex ratio of 969females for every 1000 males[6] and aliteracy rate of 69.01%. 7.49% of the population lives in urban areas.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.52% and 0.09% of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 53.67% of the population in the district spokeBhojpuri, 36.42%Hindi and 9.49%Urdu as their first language.[9]
Bhojpuri is the native language of the district.[10] The Bhojpuri variant ofKaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.[11]
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