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District of Uttar Pradesh

Sant Kabir Nagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 20.89 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

20,89,000 2.09 million 1 March 2026

Sant Kabir Nagar district's population is estimated at ≈20.89 lakh (20,89,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,15,183.

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

Sant Kabir Nagar district

Census 2011
17,15,183
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20.89 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,28,531

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
15,86,652

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 20.89 lakh 20,89,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
17.15 lakh 17,15,183 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,042per km² 2011
Sex ratio
972 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
942 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
66.7% Male 78.4% · Female 54.8%
Urban share
7.5% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+20.8% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
1,646km² Census 2011
Households
2.57 lakh 6.7 people per household
Villages
1,726 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sant Kabir Nagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
22 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19516,29,746
19616,52,787
19717,52,737
19819,11,052
199111,52,116
200114,20,226
201117,15,183
2016 *18,56,000
2021 *19,85,000
2026 *20,89,000
2031 *21,68,000
2036 *22,30,000

* Estimate

How Sant Kabir Nagar'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 Sant Kabir Nagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Khalilabad7,22,33242.1%96769.9%12.4%
2 Ghanghata5,17,62230.2%97267.4%2.2%
3 Mehdawal4,75,22927.7%98061.0%5.9%

Largest towns in Sant Kabir Nagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sant Kabir Nagar (Census 2011)
  1. Khalilabad 47,847
  2. Mehdawal 27,897
  3. Maghar 19,181
  4. Ledwa Mahua CT 13,844
  5. Hariharpur 11,285
  6. Bagh Nagar Urf Bakhira CT 8,477

How people in Sant Kabir Nagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

27.7%

Agricultural labourers

44.8%

Household industry

5.4%

Other work

22.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.5%.

Age structure of Sant Kabir Nagar

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 Sant Kabir Nagar
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
0-494,58790,324
5-91,23,1551,13,440
10-141,20,8181,13,388
15-1998,04697,711
20-2469,43668,986
25-2957,44861,029
30-3450,04556,418
35-3949,76451,487
40-4440,20838,649
45-4932,95832,866
50-5428,01024,547
55-5922,38626,990
60-6431,04227,282
65-6920,55517,818
70-7415,52611,089
75-795,8345,011
80+7,8006,612
Children (0–14)
38.3%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
53.0%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.7%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.2years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
77.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Sant Kabir Nagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 18 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sant Kabir Nagar
  1. Hindi 90.4%
  2. Urdu 9.5%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Odia 0.0%
  7. Kurukh/Oraon 0.0%
  8. Maithili 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bhojpuri53.7%
  2. Hindi36.4%
  3. Urdu9.5%
  4. Awadhi0.3%
  5. Bhansari0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Brajbhasha0.0%
  8. Sadan/Sadri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sant Kabir Nagar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 30.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 35.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 50.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 15.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 47.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 6.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 72.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 19.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 7.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 80.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 98.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 71.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 47.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 6.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 8.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 34.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Sant Kabir Nagar district held 0.9% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 58th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 66.7%, 1.0 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.4% of men but only 54.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 972 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 912.
  • 7.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈20.89 lakh, implies growth of about 22% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.

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 Sant Kabir Nagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sant Kabir Nagar (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 Sant Kabir Nagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 13,00,586 75.8% 79.7%
Muslim 4,04,410 23.6% 19.3%
Christian 1,766 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 447 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 4,393 0.3% 0.1%
Jain 95 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 35 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 3,451 0.2% 0.3%
Total17,15,183100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sant Kabir Nagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈20,89,000 (20.89 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sant Kabir Nagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,15,183.

What was the population of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Census 2011?
17,15,183: 8,69,656 males and 8,45,527 females, of whom 1,28,531 lived in towns and 15,86,652 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sant Kabir Nagar?
Literacy was 66.7% in 2011 (men 78.4%, women 54.8%). The sex ratio was 972 females per 1,000 males, and 942 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sant Kabir Nagar district?
Khalilabad, with 47,847 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sant Kabir Nagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,726 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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