Sant Kabir Nagar District
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.
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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).
Sant Kabir Nagar district | |
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 Location of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Basti |
| Headquarters | Khalilabad |
| Tehsils | Khalilabad, Mehdawal, Ghanghata |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sant Kabir Nagar,(Khalilabad, Dhanghata, Alapur, Khajni, Mehdawal) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,715,183 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Demographics | |
| • 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 |
Economy
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). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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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According to the 2011 census Sant Kabir Nagar district has a population of 1,715,183, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 283rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.71%. Sant Kabir Nagar has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males 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.
Language
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.
Bhojpuri is the native language of the district. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.
Notable residents
- Sant Kabir Das, poet
- Bhalchandra Yadava, politician
- Ram Prasad Chaudhary, politician
- Kavindra Chaudhary, politician
- Ankur Raj Tiwari, politician
- Sucheta Kripalani, First Woman Chief Minister Of India, MLA from Mehndawal(1962–1967)
- Akhilesh Pati Tripathi Politician in Delhi
References
External links
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