Kannauj district

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| name = Kannauj district

| settlement_type = District of Uttar Pradesh

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| image_skyline = Annapurna Temple, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, 2018.jpg

| image_caption = Annapurna Temple, Tirwa

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| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

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| subdivision_name2 = Kanpur

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Kannauj

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| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 1,656,616

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| leader_title1 = Lok Sabha constituencies

| leader_name1 = Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)

| leader_title2 = Vidhan Sabha constituencies

| leader_name2 = 1. Chhibramau
2. Tirwa
3. Kannauj

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Kannauj district is an administrative district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, along the river Ganges. The historic town of Kannauj, northwest of Kanpur, is the administrative center. The district was carved out of Farrukhabad district on 18 September 1997. The native dialect of this district is Kannauji.

Geography

Kannauj is located at {{coord|27.07|N|79.92|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 139 metres (456 feet).

The Ganges is the main river of the district at the North East border of the district. Kali river is at the northern border of the district while the Ishan river flows through the District.

The climate of the district is characterized by a hot dry summer and a pleasant cold season. The average rainfall of the District is approximately 80 cm.

The district is bounded by the districts of Farrukhabad to the north, Hardoi to the northeast, Kanpur Nagar to the east, Kanpur Dehat to the southeast, Auraiya to the south, Etawah to the southwest, and Mainpuri to the west. The district is divided into three tehsils and eight development blocks. The district was split from Farrukhabad on 18 September 1997, and is part of Kanpur Division.

Demographics

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,14,501|13=1911|14=4,03,009|15=1921|16=3,83,586|17=1931|18=4,00,836|19=1941|20=4,36,118|21=1951|22=4,98,675|23=1961|24=5,90,595|25=1971|26=7,27,233|27=1981|28=9,17,167|29=1991|30=11,55,847|31=2001|32=13,88,923|33=2011|34=16,56,616|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=center}}

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According to the 2011 census Kannauj district has a population of 1,656,616,{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Kannauj|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1234/download/3950/DH_2011_0929_PART_A_DCHB_KANNAUJ.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.

}} or the US state of Idaho.{{cite web

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|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau

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|quote=Idaho 1,567,582

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}} This gives it a ranking of 299th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 792 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.37%. Kannauj has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.01%. 16.95% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 18.71% of the population.

Hindus are the majority population. Muslims form a significant minority in urban areas, and the towns Samdhan and Talgram are Muslim-majority.

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.62% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language) and 2.89% Urdu as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

The District's population was 1,388,923 in 2001. Of these, 1,156,951 (or 83.3%) lived in rural areas, while 231,972 (or 16.7%) lived in urban areas.[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Interactive map, Uttar Pradesh, Census of India 2001.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |date=2010-01-11 }}

Historical and Spiritual importance

There are many temples in Kannauj which are very important by both Historical as well as spiritual purposes. In the time of King Harsha it was the kingdom of India.

It is very much famous for Kannauj Perfume also. That is the reason why it is mentioned as the city of perfumes.