Sant Kabir Nagar
District in Uttar Pradesh
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Sant Kabir Nagar: 115.1%, 21st highest of 73 districts in Uttar Pradesh
MSME Density in Sant Kabir Nagar: 17.8 per 1,000 people, 49th highest of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh
Women Literacy in Sant Kabir Nagar: 61.3%, 53rd highest of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh
Health Insurance in Sant Kabir Nagar: 44.7%, 7th highest of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh
Sant Kabir Nagar is a district in Uttar Pradesh with a population of 17.2 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 1,580 sq km. Its literacy rate of 66.7% is below the state average of 67.7% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 972 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 912. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Sant Kabir Nagar, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 42.1% | 42.3% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 53.0% | 45.7% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 67.1% | 69.5% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 942 | 901 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 86.3% | 79.4% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 49.2 | 44.2 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 7.4 | 7.2 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 20 | 63.9 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Sant Kabir Nagar district?
Sant Kabir Nagar has a population of 17.2 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 1,085 people per sq km across 1,580 sq km.
What is the population of Sant Kabir Nagar in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 17.2 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Sant Kabir Nagar?
Sant Kabir Nagar has a literacy rate of 66.7% (Census 2011), which is below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Sant Kabir Nagar compare to Uttar Pradesh?
Sant Kabir Nagar is the 58th most populous of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh. Its sex ratio of 972 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 912 (Census 2011).
How many children in Sant Kabir Nagar are stunted or underweight?
In Sant Kabir Nagar, 28.8% of children under 5 are stunted, 24.6% wasted and 38.6% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Uttar Pradesh average of 30.9% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Sant Kabir Nagar have health insurance?
44.7% of households in Sant Kabir Nagar have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 20.4% in 2019–21. The Uttar Pradesh average is 37.2% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Sant Kabir Nagar between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Sant Kabir Nagar improved most in women internet use (19% to 78%), health insurance (20% to 45%), male hypertension (28% to 15%), and got worse in modern contraception (49% to 20%), male diabetes (10% to 25%), women overweight or obese (16% to 27%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Sant Kabir Nagar?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.