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Kanpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kanpur is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. The Kanpur city is divided into 112 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 522,805 families residing in the Kanpur city. The total population of Kanpur is 2,768,057 out of which 1,490,547 are males and 1,277,510 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanpur is 857.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanpur city is 267316 which is 10% of the total population. There are 143623 male children and 123693 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanpur is 861 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (857).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanpur is 82.4%. Thus Kanpur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Kanpur Nagar district. The male literacy rate is 84.51% and the female literacy rate is 80% in Kanpur.

Kanpur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 522,805 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kanpur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanpur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 267,316 143,623 123,693
Literacy 82.4% 76.4% 72.3%
Scheduled Caste 341,505 184,612 156,893
Scheduled Tribe 2,994 1,693 1,301
Illiterate 706,780 352,316 354,464

Caste-wise Population - Kanpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kanpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 341,505 184,612 156,893
Schedule Tribe 2,994 1,693 1,301

Religion-wise Population - Kanpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanpur is 2,159,845 which is 78.03% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanpur is 549,421 which is 19.85% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,159,845 (78.03%) 1,171,299 988,546
Muslim 549,421 (19.85%) 288,638 260,783
Christian 12,639 (0.46%) 6,506 6,133
Sikh 27,867 (1.01%) 14,547 13,320
Buddhist 1,674 (0.06%) 885 789
Jain 5,406 (0.2%) 2,738 2,668
Other Religion 525 (0.02%) 270 255
No Religion Specified 10,680 (0.39%) 5,664 5,016

Literacy Rate - Kanpur

The total literacy rate of Kanpur was 82.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 2,061,277 literates, males were 1,138,231 while females were 923,046. Also the male literacy rate was 84.51% and the female literacy rate was 80% in Kanpur.

  Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
Female 80% 57.18%
Male 84.51% 77.28%
Total 82.43% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kanpur

The Sex Ratio of Kanpur is 857. Thus per every 1000 men there were 857 females in Kanpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 861 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 857 ) of Kanpur.

Child Population - Kanpur

According to Census 2011, there were 267,316 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanpur. Out of which 143,623 were male while 123,693 were female.

Working Population - Kanpur

In Kanpur Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 929,868 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 929,868 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,350 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,710 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 752,375 658,174 94,201
Cultivators 9,350 7,736 1,614
Agriculture Labourer 14,710 12,535 2,175
Household Industries 35,871 30,692 5,179
Other Workers 692,444 607,211 85,233
Marginal Workers 177,493 129,455 48,038
Non Working 1,838,189 702,918 1,135,271

Kanpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kanpur is further divided into 112 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 25,534 71.7% 904
2 Ward No - 2 22,551 65.3% 859
3 Ward No - 3 27,403 64.9% 794
4 Ward No - 4 18,855 71.3% 897
5 Ward No - 5 23,450 71.8% 896
6 Ward No - 6 18,808 69.3% 913
7 Ward No - 7 26,590 65.5% 858
8 Ward No - 8 27,234 73.8% 895
9 Ward No - 9 22,276 75.3% 938
10 Ward No - 10 24,655 58.5% 872
11 Ward No - 11 19,184 78.5% 907
12 Ward No - 12 19,573 64.2% 883
13 Ward No - 13 16,207 80.7% 912
14 Ward No - 14 19,835 71.2% 846
15 Ward No - 15 17,599 78% 903
16 Ward No - 16 31,305 71.9% 865
17 Ward No - 17 20,881 76.5% 866
18 Ward No - 18 46,724 79.2% 875
19 Ward No - 19 48,334 70.2% 898
20 Ward No - 20 26,798 75% 899
21 Ward No - 21 21,689 71.1% 703
22 Ward No - 22 16,680 82.2% 930
23 Ward No - 23 19,912 71.4% 905
24 Ward No - 24 30,072 77% 914
25 Ward No - 25 28,983 76.8% 846
26 Ward No - 26 24,469 73.4% 884
27 Ward No - 27 23,714 77.8% 883
28 Ward No - 28 19,092 77.2% 940
29 Ward No - 29 26,536 72.9% 918
30 Ward No - 30 42,168 71.7% 884
31 Ward No - 31 10,753 64.3% 870
32 Ward No - 32 21,651 78.5% 720
33 Ward No - 33 42,822 76.6% 853
34 Ward No - 34 20,021 72.1% 917
35 Ward No - 35 47,918 60.1% 861
36 Ward No - 36 46,230 76% 849
37 Ward No - 37 22,540 78.4% 926
38 Ward No - 38 21,413 65.5% 838
39 Ward No - 39 44,895 77.5% 866
40 Ward No - 40 23,810 71.9% 876
41 Ward No - 41 17,438 75.7% 891
42 Ward No - 42 38,470 82.1% 899
43 Ward No - 43 13,180 80.8% 948
44 Ward No - 44 34,207 74.7% 905
45 Ward No - 45 24,084 82.4% 904
46 Ward No - 46 39,613 81.3% 896
47 Ward No - 47 9,065 64.6% 837
48 Ward No - 48 24,068 80.1% 904
49 Ward No - 49 15,578 83% 1,012
50 Ward No - 50 21,596 62.8% 622
51 Ward No - 51 15,329 82.7% 885
52 Ward No - 52 33,012 76.9% 856
53 Ward No - 53 37,697 78.7% 914
54 Ward No - 54 30,582 76.5% 919
55 Ward No - 55 23,401 85.4% 924
56 Ward No - 56 16,218 78.2% 898
57 Ward No - 57 28,021 74.5% 880
58 Ward No - 58 23,920 82.8% 850
59 Ward No - 59 27,687 58.5% 492
60 Ward No - 60 27,665 81.6% 866
61 Ward No - 61 22,854 81% 891
62 Ward No - 62 35,089 80.5% 887
63 Ward No - 63 16,241 77.7% 953
64 Ward No - 64 22,078 77.9% 898
65 Ward No - 65 15,729 83.1% 928
66 Ward No - 66 30,434 72.4% 915
67 Ward No - 67 41,670 80% 890
68 Ward No - 68 30,311 77.4% 870
69 Ward No - 69 27,113 81.6% 881
70 Ward No - 70 30,797 75.3% 917
71 Ward No - 71 26,275 79.5% 927
72 Ward No - 72 16,184 80.9% 861
73 Ward No - 73 26,443 83.5% 887
74 Ward No - 74 28,079 76.2% 875
75 Ward No - 75 11,794 60.5% 907
76 Ward No - 76 22,406 68.2% 907
77 Ward No - 77 25,552 79.5% 899
78 Ward No - 78 11,785 80.5% 893
79 Ward No - 79 25,601 80.4% 924
80 Ward No - 80 24,222 85.9% 911
81 Ward No - 81 31,996 80.5% 828
82 Ward No - 82 26,346 82.5% 900
83 Ward No - 83 35,838 81.8% 890
84 Ward No - 84 22,016 67.1% 815
85 Ward No - 85 18,573 70.5% 873
86 Ward No - 86 31,941 56.4% 906
87 Ward No - 87 19,658 75.5% 839
88 Ward No - 88 27,770 81.4% 854
89 Ward No - 89 16,376 85.7% 926
90 Ward No - 90 20,092 84.1% 910
91 Ward No - 91 36,506 77.9% 921
92 Ward No - 92 22,495 80.2% 861
93 Ward No - 93 26,104 82.3% 881
94 Ward No - 94 19,043 57.8% 889
95 Ward No - 95 25,227 60.7% 960
96 Ward No - 96 13,388 67.9% 902
97 Ward No - 97 21,384 79.7% 707
98 Ward No - 98 21,126 86.2% 884
99 Ward No - 99 23,683 70.6% 768
100 Ward No - 100 23,276 57.5% 564
101 Ward No - 101 25,874 63.2% 539
102 Ward No - 102 25,030 83.6% 597
103 Ward No - 103 20,076 78.1% 549
104 Ward No - 104 24,006 52.3% 661
105 Ward No - 105 23,346 78.2% 778
106 Ward No - 106 20,575 61.9% 579
107 Ward No - 107 21,196 70.6% 895
108 Ward No - 108 34,717 59.3% 921
109 Ward No - 109 11,465 81.6% 866
110 Ward No - 110 25,573 62.7% 923
111 Ward No - 111 2,054 80.7% 823
112 Ward No - 112 655 78.6% 830

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