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Aligarh district | |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Aligarh |
Headquarters | Aligarh |
Tehsils | 5 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Aligarh Municipal Corporation |
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Satish Kumar Gautam, BJP |
• Lok Sabha constituency | Aligarh |
Area | |
• Total | 3,788 km2 (1,463 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 3,673,889 |
Demonym | Aligarian |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi [2] |
• Additional official | Urdu [2] |
• Regional | Braj |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 69.61% [3] |
• Sex ratio | 894 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 202001, 202002 |
Telephone code | 0571 |
Vehicle registration | UP-81 |
Major highways | NH91 |
Website | Official Website |
Aligarh is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras and Mathura.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 869,799 | — |
1911 | 844,344 | −0.30% |
1921 | 769,060 | −0.93% |
1931 | 848,737 | +0.99% |
1941 | 994,253 | +1.60% |
1951 | 1,118,017 | +1.18% |
1961 | 1,278,945 | +1.35% |
1971 | 1,541,536 | +1.88% |
1981 | 1,884,955 | +2.03% |
1991 | 2,449,597 | +2.65% |
2001 | 2,992,286 | +2.02% |
2011 | 3,673,889 | +2.07% |
source: [4] |
According to the 2011 census, Aligarh district has a population of 3,673,889, [3] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritania [6] or the US state of Oklahoma. [7] This gives the district a ranking of 76th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). [3] The district has a population density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre (260/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the 2001-2011 decade was 22.78%. [3] Aligarh has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1,000 males, [3] and a literacy rate of 69.61%. 33.13% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 20.56% of the population. [3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.54% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 5.34% Urdu and 1.90% Braj bhasha as their first language. [8] The local language is Braj bhasha.
In 1941 to 1991 Census Aligarh District Includes the following tehsils
Following Creation of Hathras District In 1997 Hathras , Sikandra Rao , Iglas . Later Iglas was again returned to Aligarh District.
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