Kushinagar District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Uttar Pradesh) - Census 2011

Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh has a total population of 3,564,544 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,818,055 are males while 1,746,489 are females. In 2011 there were a total 561,062 families residing in Kushinagar district. The Average Sex Ratio of Kushinagar district is 961.

Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.7% people live in Urban areas while 95.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 74.9% while that in rural areas is 64.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kushinagar district is 917 while that of Rural areas is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kushinagar district is 568581 which is 16% of the total population. There are 294828 male children and 273753 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kushinagar is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Kushinagar district.

The total literacy rate of Kushinagar district is 65.25%. The male literacy rate is 65.11% and the female literacy rate is 44.15% in Kushinagar district.

Population
3,564,544
Literacy
65.25%
Sex Ratio
961

To facilitate the administration, Kushinagar district is further divided into 4 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Kushinagar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kushinagar district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 568,581 294,828 273,753
Literacy 65.25% 65.11% 44.15%
Scheduled Caste 544,231 278,947 265,284
Scheduled Tribe 80,269 41,003 39,266
Illiterate 1,609,724 634,333 975,391

Caste-wise Population - Kushinagar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 544,231 278,947 265,284
Schedule Tribe 80,269 41,003 39,266

Religion-wise Population - Kushinagar district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,928,462 (82.16%) 1,497,055 1,431,407
Muslim 620,244 (17.4%) 312,879 307,365
Christian 5,006 (0.14%) 2,537 2,469
Sikh 767 (0.02%) 395 372
Buddhist 4,619 (0.13%) 2,377 2,242
Jain 383 (0.01%) 191 192
Other Religion 133 (0%) 68 65
No Religion Specified 4,930 (0.14%) 2,553 2,377

Literacy Rate - Kushinagar district

The total literacy rate of Kushinagar district was 65.25% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 1,954,820 literates, males were 1,183,722 while females were 771,098. Also the male literacy rate was 77.71% and the female literacy rate was 52.36% in Kushinagar district.

  Kushinagar district Uttar Pradesh
Female 52.36% 57.18%
Male 77.71% 77.28%
Total 65.25% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kushinagar district

The Sex Ratio of Kushinagar district is 961 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 961 females in Kushinagar district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Kushinagar district.


Population Density - Kushinagar district

The total area of Kushinagar district is 2,905 km2. Thus the density of Kushinagar district is 1,227 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 65 sq. km. area is under urban region while 2,840 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Kushinagar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Kushinagar, 4.72% people lived in urban regions while 95.28% in rural areas. The total urban population was 168,107 out of which 87,678 were males while the remaining 80,429 were females. In rural areas of Kushinagar, male population was 1,730,377 while the female population was 1,666,060.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Kushinagar was 917 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Kushinagar was 915 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Kushinagar were 22,558 which is 13.42% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Kushinagar was 963 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Kushinagar was 929 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Kushinagar for urban regions was 74.94 percent in which males were 81.52% literate while female literacy stood at 67.76%. The total literate population of Kushinagar was 1,954,820. Similarly in rural areas of Kushinagar, the average literacy rate was 64.75 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 77.51% and 51.59% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Kushinagar were 1,845,751.

Rural Urban
Population % 95.28% 4.72%
Total population 3,396,437 168,107
Male population 1,730,377 87,678
Female population 1,666,060 80,429
Sex ratio 963 917
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 929 915
Child population 546,023 22,558
Literates 1,845,751 109,069
Average literacy 64.75% 74.94%
Male literacy 77.51% 81.52%
Female literacy 51.59% 67.76%

Child Population - Kushinagar district

According to Census 2011, there were 568,581 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kushinagar district. Out of which 294,828 were male while 273,753 were female.


Working Population - Kushinagar district

In Kushinagar district out of total population, 1,116,973 were engaged in work activities. 46.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,116,973 workers engaged in Main Work, 176,058 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 177,147 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 523,258 422,820 100,438
Cultivators 176,058 151,577 24,481
Agriculture Labourer 177,147 138,216 38,931
Household Industries 25,260 18,814 6,446
Other Workers 144,793 114,213 30,580
Marginal Workers 593,715 382,037 211,678
Non Working 2,447,571 1,013,198 1,434,373

Nearby Districts from Kushinagar

Below are the list of Districts near Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.


Kushinagar district Map


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