Bulandshahr district | |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Meerut |
Headquarters | Bulandshahr |
Tehsils | Bulandshahr, Syana, Anoopshahr, Shikarpur, Khurja, dibai, Sikandrabad |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Bulandshahr |
Area | |
• Total | 4,441 km2 (1,715 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 3,499,171 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 867,429 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 75.23 per cent [2] |
• Sex ratio | 892 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | National Highway 91 |
Website | bulandshahar |
Bulandshahr district (also spelled Bulandshahar) is a district in the Meerut region in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), situated between the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. [3] It is a part of the National Capital Region of India, and Bulandshahr is the district headquarters. [4]
The district is situated between 28.4° south and 28.0° north latitudes and between 77.0° and 78.0° east longitudes. [5] [3] It is bordered by Hapur district to the north, Amroha and Sambhal districts to the east, Aligarh district to the south and Gautam Buddha Nagar district to the west. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 939,586 | — |
1911 | 927,761 | −0.13% |
1921 | 881,448 | −0.51% |
1931 | 939,944 | +0.64% |
1941 | 1,089,311 | +1.49% |
1951 | 1,241,139 | +1.31% |
1961 | 1,427,433 | +1.41% |
1971 | 1,690,092 | +1.70% |
1981 | 2,110,285 | +2.25% |
1991 | 2,547,750 | +1.90% |
2001 | 3,009,860 | +1.68% |
2011 | 3,499,171 | +1.52% |
source: [6] |
According to the 2011 census, Bulandshahr district had a population of 3,499,171, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania [8] or the US state of Connecticut. [9] This makes it the 85th most populous district of the total 640. [1] The district has a population density of 788 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi). [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.09%. [1] Bulandshahr has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males, [1] and a literacy rate of 76.23%. 24.79% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 20.74% of the population. [1]
In 1901, the population stood at 1,138,101. [10]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.23% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 6.58% Urdu as their first language. [11]
The district of Bulandshahar is an important grain producing agricultural district. Wheat, potatoes, maize, sugar and many others are cultivated here in large quantities. [12] [13]
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