Kaushambi district
Kaushambi district | ||
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Vidhan Sabha constituencies 1. Chail 2. Manjhanpur 3. Sirathu | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,903.17 km2 (734.82 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,599,596 | |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 124,456 | |
Demographics | ||
• Literacy | 63.69 % | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
Website | kaushambi |
Kaushambi district is a
Mythology and history
Kaushambi was the capital of the ancient Indian
Kaushambi district was carved from Allahabad district on 4 April 1997. In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Kaushambi one of India's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[6] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).[6]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 346,185 | — |
1911 | 340,788 | −0.16% |
1921 | 326,230 | −0.44% |
1931 | 346,458 | +0.60% |
1941 | 420,798 | +1.96% |
1951 | 475,525 | +1.23% |
1961 | 555,870 | +1.57% |
1971 | 644,994 | +1.50% |
1981 | 813,788 | +2.35% |
1991 | 1,021,653 | +2.30% |
2001 | 1,291,993 | +2.38% |
2011 | 1,599,596 | +2.16% |
source:Government of India[7] |
According to the
At the time of the
Kaushambi district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[12] | |||
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Mother tongue code | Mother tongue | People | Percentage |
006030 | Awadhi | 1,199 | 0.07% |
006102 | Bhojpuri | 2,645 | 0.17% |
006240 | Hindi | 1,576,776 | 98.57% |
015043 | Odia | 328 | 0.02% |
022015 | Urdu
|
217,670 | 1.10% |
022016 | Bhansari | 440 | 0.03% |
N.A. | Others | 538 | 0.03% |
Total | 1,599,596 | 100.00% |
Transportation
Closest Airport to Kaushambi is in Prayagraj Airport which is 56 kilometers (34.7 miles) away from district headquarters and has flights to major destinations such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.
Manjhanpur Roadways bus depot connects the headquarter by road to all major cities and towns.
Major railway station is in neighboring Prayagraj (56 km). Kaushambi district also has several railway stations:
- Sirathu railway station, Sirathu
- Bharwari railway station, Bharwari
- Manauri railway station, Manauri bajar
Sports
Mohamed Aslam was a heavyweight boxer from Bharwari who was a silver medalist at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in 1973 and 1975.[13][14] Aslam won the Indian national championship in the heavyweight category for five consecutive years (1973–1978).
References
- ^ Geographical Review of India. Original from the University of Michigan: Geographical Society of India. 1951. p. 27.
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- ISBN 9788174828880.
- ^ Pargiter, F.E. (1972) Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Motilal Banarasidass, Delhi, pp.269-70
- ^ Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972) Political History of Ancient India, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, p.117-8
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Kaushambi" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Idaho 1,567,582
- ^ a b c C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Asian Championships - Bangkok, Thailand - May 3-9 1973". Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Asian Championships - Yokohama, Japan - September 23-28 1975". Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.