District of Uttar Pradesh in India
Sant Kabir Nagar district Sant Kabir Nagar | |
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| Sant Kabir Nagar | |
Bakhira Bird Sanctuary | |
Location of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Basti |
| Headquarters | Khalilabad |
| Tehsils | Khalilabad, Mehdawal, Ghanghata |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sant Kabir Nagar,(Khalilabad, Dhanghata, Alapur, Khajni, Mehdawal) |
• Total | 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi) |
• Total | 1,715,183 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| • 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.nic.in |
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradeshstate in northern India. Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi).[2]
In 2007 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sant Kabir Nagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
| Year | ||
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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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| Religions in Sant Kabir Nagar district (2011)[5] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism |
| 75.83% | ||
| Islam |
| 23.58% | ||
| Other or not stated |
| 0.59% | ||
According to the 2011 census Sant Kabir Nagar district has a population of 1,715,183,[6] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[7] or the US state of Nebraska.[8] This gives it a ranking of 283rd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi).[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.71%.[6] Sant Kabir Nagar has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males[6] and a literacy 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]
Languages in Sant Kabir Nagar district (2011)[9]
Bhojpuri (53.67%)
Hindi (36.42%)
Urdu (9.49%)
Others (0.43%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.67% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 36.42% Hindi and 9.49% Urdu as their first language.[9]
Bhojpuri is the native language of the district.[10] The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.[11]
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