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Etawah District

Etawah district
इटावा जनपद
اٹاوہ ضلع
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Kanpur
Headquarters Etawah
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Etawah
Area
 • Total 2,434 km2 (940 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,575,247
 • Density 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Major highways NH 19
Average annual precipitation 792 mm
Website Official website

Etawah district is one of the districts in the western portion of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2311 km². It has a population of 1.338.871 (2001 Census).

According to the 2011 census Etawah district has a population of 1,575,247, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 316th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 157 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.91%. Etawah has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.14%.

In 2015, the work of a first-of-its-kind Sports University started at Saifai.

Coordinates: 26°47′24″N 79°01′12″E / 26.79000°N 79.02000°E / 26.79000; 79.02000


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