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District of Uttar Pradesh

Kannauj District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 19.99 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

19,99,000 2 million 1 March 2026

Kannauj district's population is estimated at ≈19.99 lakh (19,99,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,56,616.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Kannauj district

Census 2011
16,56,616
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 19.99 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,80,841

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
13,75,775

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 19.99 lakh 19,99,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.57 lakh 16,56,616 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
792per km² 2011
Sex ratio
879 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
898 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
72.7% Male 80.9% · Female 63.3%
Urban share
17.0% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+19.3% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,093km² Census 2011
Households
2.81 lakh 5.9 people per household
Villages
752 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Kannauj: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
21 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,98,675
19615,90,595
19717,27,233
19819,17,167
199111,55,847
200113,88,923
201116,56,616
2016 *17,87,000
2021 *19,05,000
2026 *19,99,000
2031 *20,68,000
2036 *21,20,000

* Estimate

How Kannauj's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Kannauj's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Chhibramau7,68,74846.4%88872.9%22.4%
2 Kannauj4,54,46327.4%87671.3%18.7%
3 Tirwa4,33,40526.2%86673.9%5.6%

Largest towns in Kannauj (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kannauj (Census 2011)
  1. Kannauj 84,862
  2. Chhibramau 60,986
  3. Gursahaiganj 46,060
  4. Samdhan 31,479
  5. Tirwaganj 24,082
  6. Saurikh 12,498
  7. Talgram 11,665
  8. Sikanderpur 9,209

How people in Kannauj worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

45.6%

Agricultural labourers

24.7%

Household industry

9.8%

Other work

19.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.7%.

Age structure of Kannauj

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Kannauj
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-490,22982,039
5-91,09,82897,234
10-141,16,8281,03,235
15-191,11,40991,907
20-2484,08264,847
25-2963,06155,217
30-3454,27851,697
35-3954,38149,538
40-4446,36238,557
45-4935,73730,478
50-5427,78822,871
55-5920,50923,193
60-6426,82025,372
65-6916,15715,739
70-7412,00410,761
75-794,4814,703
80+6,5836,554
Children (0–14)
36.2%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
56.0%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
7.8%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.8years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
69.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Kannauj

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Kannauj
  1. Hindi 97.1%
  2. Urdu 2.9%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Maithili 0.0%
  6. Telugu 0.0%
  7. English 0.0%
  8. Marathi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi96.6%
  2. Urdu2.9%
  3. Bhojpuri0.0%
  4. Banjari0.0%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Punjabi0.0%
  7. Maithili0.0%
  8. Rajasthani0.0%

Housing and amenities in Kannauj

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 22.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 16.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 25.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 30.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 68.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 56.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 10.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 60.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 23.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 67.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 15.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 57.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 35.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 39.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 12.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 47.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Kannauj district held 0.8% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 60th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.7%, 5.0 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.9% of men but only 63.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 879 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 912.
  • The child sex ratio was just 898 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 17.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈19.99 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Kannauj, had 84.9 thousand people in 2011, 5.1% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Uttar Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Kannauj, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kannauj (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Kannauj (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 13,75,788 83.0% 79.7%
Muslim 2,73,967 16.5% 19.3%
Christian 1,263 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 504 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 2,033 0.1% 0.1%
Jain 606 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 65 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,390 0.1% 0.3%
Total16,56,616100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kannauj district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈19,99,000 (19.99 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kannauj's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,56,616.

What was the population of Kannauj district in Census 2011?
16,56,616: 8,81,776 males and 7,74,840 females, of whom 2,80,841 lived in towns and 13,75,775 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Kannauj?
Literacy was 72.7% in 2011 (men 80.9%, women 63.3%). The sex ratio was 879 females per 1,000 males, and 898 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kannauj district?
Kannauj, with 84,862 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kannauj district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 752 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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