Sant Kabir Nagar district
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Template:India Districts Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad city is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division.
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sant Kabir Nagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Sant Kabir Nagar district has a population of 1,714,300,[2] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[3] or the US state of Nebraska.[4] This gives it a ranking of 283rd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi).[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.71%. [2] Sant Kabir Nagar has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males[2] and a literacy rate of 69.01%.[2] As per 2001 census, Muslims account for nearly 24% of the districts population, the remaining being Hindus.
People from Sant Kabir Nagar district
- Sant Kabir Das, poet
References
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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