Amroha district

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Amroha district
District of Uttar Pradesh
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Rauza Haz, Shah Abbas Badr-e-Chisti in Amroha
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Location of Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Division Moradabad
Headquarters Amroha
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituency Amroha
Area
 • Total2,321 km2 (896 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,840,221
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 •  Urban
56%
Demographics
 •  Literacy 50.21% [1]
 •  Sex ratio 925
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP-23
Average annual precipitation1,120 mm
Website Official Website

Amroha is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. [2] Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to the Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators. [3]

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The district is bounded on the north by Bijnor district, on the east and southeast by Moradabad district, on the south by Badaun district, and on the west by the River Ganges, across which lie the Bulandshahr, Hapur, and Meerut districts. State Highways 72 and 73 penetrate the city and act as major routes.

History

The Battle of Amroha was fought between the Mongols and Alauddin Khilji on 20 December 1305. Alauddin won the battle. Later, the territory occupied by the present district was part of the Sambhal sarkar of Delhi subah under the Mughal empire. Later it came under the control of Awadh. In 1801, the administration of this territory was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of Awadh. On 24 [4] April 1997, this district was carved out by separating Amroha, Dhanora and Hasanpur tehsils of the erstwhile Moradabad district. In 2012, this district was renamed from Jyotiba Phule Nagar district to Amroha district. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901328,739—    
1911348,293+0.58%
1921330,488−0.52%
1931354,024+0.69%
1941406,143+1.38%
1951457,922+1.21%
1961550,228+1.85%
1971681,551+2.16%
1981891,539+2.72%
19911,155,742+2.63%
20011,499,068+2.64%
20111,840,221+2.07%
source: [5]

According to the 2011 census, 'Amroha District' has a population of 1,840,221, [6] roughly equal to the nation of Kosovo [7] or the US state of Nebraska. [8] This gives it a ranking of 258th in India (out of a total of 640). [6] The population density is 818 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,120/sq mi) [6] and the population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.66%. [6] Amroha has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1,000 males, [6] and a literacy rate of 65.7%. 24.93% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 17.28% of the population. [6]

Religion

Religions in Amroha district (2011) [9]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
58.44%
Islam
 
40.78%
Others†
 
0.78%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Christians (0.32%), Sikhs (0.29%), Buddhists (<0.01%).

Even though the district is Hindu majority, Muslims form a significant minority and dominate urban areas. As per the 2011 census out of 9 Census towns Muslims formed the majority in 7 while Hindus were in majority in Gajraula (77.33%) and Dhanaura (66.38%) towns. [9]

Tehsil Hindus Muslims Others
Dhanaura 66.34%32.22%1.44%
Amroha 45.32%53.94%0.74%
Hasanpur 69.32%30.35%0.33%

Language

Languages of Amroha district (2011) [10]

   Hindi (80.10%)
   Urdu (19.70%)
  Others (0.20%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.10% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 19.70% Urdu as their first language. [10]

Villages

Notable people

Media

University in Amroha has several active media groups which continuously give the populace Hindi news updates on Amroha:

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Important Cabinet Decisions". Lucknow: Information and Public Relations Department. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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  4. ↑ "District Amroha, Government of Uttar Pradesh | Renowned for Dholak and Mango | India" . Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census Handbook: Amroha" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kosovo 1,825,632 July 2011 est.
  8. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nebraska 1,826,341
  9. 1 2 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. ↑ "Burawali Pin Code - 244241 | Burawali, Hasanpur Postal Code".
  12. ↑ "Hindi Newspapers". Amar Ujala . Retrieved 13 July 2016.

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