List of districts of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts. These districts, most of which have populations above 1.2 million, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.

The Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj had been declared as the 76th district of the state by the Uttar Pradesh Government as of 2 December 2024. It was a temporary district and now merged with original. ^[1]

District administration

The District Magistrate (DM), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is the head of district administration and performs multiple key roles: as Collector (for land revenue administration), District Magistrate (for maintenance of law and order), and District Election Officer (for conducting elections). The DM is supported by Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) for administrative duties. ^[2]

Other Key officers supporting district administration include:

• Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or Superintendent of Police (SP) – an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in charge of police administration and law enforcement.
• Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) – an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer managing forests and wildlife.
• Chief Development Officer (CDO) – an IAS officer responsible for development program. The CDO is assisted by Block Development Officers (BDOs) at the block level.
• Other District Level Officers includes various district heads of sectoral/development departments , eg:- Regional Transport Officer, Chief Medical Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, District Panchayat Raj Officer, etc.

Area-wise listing of districts

Districts of Uttar Pradesh, grouped by division

Code [3]	District [4]	Headquarters	Formed [a]	Population [5]	Area [5]	Density (/km2) [5]	Map
AG	Agra	Agra	15 August 1947	4,418,797	4,041	1093
AL	Aligarh	Aligarh	15 August 1947	3,673,889	3,788	1007
AN	Ambedkar Nagar	Akbarpur	29 September 1995	2,397,888	2,350	1020
AM	Amethi	Gauriganj	1 July 2010	2,050,133	2,329.11	773
AR	Amroha	Amroha	24 April 1997	1,840,221	2,249	818
AU	Auraiya	Auraiya	17 September 1997	1,379,545	2,016	684
AY	Ayodhya	Ayodhya	15 August 1947	2,470,996	2,522	1056
AZ	Azamgarh	Azamgarh	15 August 1947	4,613,913	4,054	1138
BD	Budaun	Budaun	15 August 1947	3,127,621	4,234	2368
BG	Bagpat	Baghpat	17 September 1997	1,303,048	1,321	986
BH	Bahraich	Bahraich	15 August 1947	3,487,731	2,981	1170
BL	Ballia	Ballia	15 August 1947	3,239,774	3,349	967
BP	Balrampur	Balrampur	22 May 1997	2,148,665	4,408	487
BN	Banda	Banda	15 August 1947	1,799,410	4,402	409
BB	Barabanki	Barabanki	15 August 1947	3,260,699	4,120	791
BR	Bareilly	Bareilly	15 August 1947	4,448,359	2,688	1655
BS	Basti	Basti	15 August 1947	2,464,464	4,561	540
BH	Bhadohi	Bhadohi	30 June 1994	1,715,183	1,646	1042
BI	Bijnor	Bijnor	15 August 1947	3,682,713	4,262	864
BU	Bulandshahr	Bulandshahr	15 August 1947	3,499,171	4,441	776
CD	Chandauli	Chandauli	22 May 1997	1,952,756	2,541	768
CT	Chitrakoot	Chitrakoot	6 May 1997	991,730	3,216	308
DE	Deoria	Deoria	15 August 1947	3,100,946	2,540	1221
ET	Etah	Etah	15 August 1947	1,774,480	2,431	730
EW	Etawah	Etawah	15 August 1947	1,581,810	2,311	684
FR	Farrukhabad	Fatehgarh	15 August 1947	1,885,204	2,181	864
FT	Fatehpur	Fatehpur	15 August 1947	2,632,733	4,152	634
FI	Firozabad	Firozabad	5 February 1989	2,498,156	2,407	1038
GB	Gautam Buddha Nagar	Greater Noida	6 September 1997	1,648,115	720	2288
GZ	Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad	14 November 1976	3,343,334	1,179	2836
GP	Ghazipur	Ghazipur	15 August 1947	3,620,268	3,377	1072
GN	Gonda	Gonda	15 August 1947	3,433,919	4,003	858
GR	Gorakhpur	Gorakhpur	15 August 1947	4,440,895	3,321	1337
HM	Hamirpur	Hamirpur	15 August 1947	1,104,285	4,021	275
HA	Hapur	Hapur	28 September 2011	1,338,311	649	2061
HR	Hardoi	Hardoi	15 August 1947	4,092,845	5,986	684
HT	Hathras	Hathras	3 May 1997	1,564,708	1,840	850
JL	Jalaun	Orai	15 August 1947	1,689,974	4,565	370
JU	Jaunpur	Jaunpur	15 August 1947	4,494,204	4,038	1113
JH	Jhansi	Jhansi	15 August 1947	1,998,603	5,024	398
KJ	Kannauj	Kannauj	18 September 1997	1,656,616	2,093	792
KD	Kanpur Dehat	Akbarpur	23 April 1981	1,796,184	3,021	595
KN	Kanpur Nagar	Kanpur	15 August 1947	4,581,268	3,155	1452
KG	Kasganj	Kasganj	15 April 2008	1,436,719	1,955	735
KS	Kaushambi	Manjhanpur	4 April 1997	1,599,596	1,779	899
KU	Kushinagar	Padarauna	13 May 1994	4,021,243	2,905	1200
LK	Lakhimpur Kheri	Kheri	15 August 1947	3,564,544	7,680	520
LA	Lalitpur	Lalitpur	1 March 1974	1,221,592	5,039	242
LU	Lucknow	Lucknow	15 August 1947	4,589,838	2,528	1816
MG	Maharajganj	Maharajganj	2 October 1989	2,684,703	2,952	909
MH	Mahoba	Mahoba	11 February 1995	875,958	3,144	279
MP	Mainpuri	Mainpuri	15 August 1947	1,868,529	2,760	677
MT	Mathura	Mathura	15 August 1947	2,547,184	3,340	763
MB	Mau	Mau	19 November 1988	2,205,968	1,713	1288
ME	Meerut	Meerut	15 August 1947	3,443,689	2,559	1346
MK	Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj	Prayagraj	02 December 2024	Temporary [1]	TBD	TBD
MI	Mirzapur	Mirzapur	15 August 1947	2,496,970	4,405	567
MO	Moradabad	Moradabad	15 August 1947	3,126,507	2,233	1400
MU	Muzaffarnagar	Muzaffarnagar	15 August 1947	2,869,934	2,742	1047
PI	Pilibhit	Pilibhit	15 August 1947	2,031,007	3,686	551
PR	Pratapgarh	Pratapgarh	15 August 1947	3,209,141	3,717	863
PY	Prayagraj	Prayagraj	15 August 1947	5,954,391	5,482	1086
RB	Rae Bareli	Rae Bareli	15 August 1947	2,903,507	3,937	737
RA	Rampur	Rampur	1 December 1949	2,335,819	2,367	987
SA	Saharanpur	Saharanpur	15 August 1947	3,466,382	3,689	940
SK	Sant Kabir Nagar	Khalilabad	5 September 1997	2,199,774	2,390	920
SM	Sambhal	Bahjoi	3 May 2011	1,578,213	1,015	1555
SJ	Shahjahanpur	Shahjahanpur	15 August 1947	3,006,538	4,388	685
SH	Shamli	Shamli	3 May 2011	1,273,578	1,266	1006
SV	Shravasti	Shravasti	22 May 1997	1,117,361	1,640	681
SN	Siddharthnagar	Siddharthnagar	29 December 1988	2,559,297	2,895	884
SI	Sitapur	Sitapur	15 August 1947	4,483,992	5,743	781
SO	Sonbhadra	Robertsganj	4 March 1989	1,862,559	6,905	270
SU	Sultanpur	Sultanpur	15 August 1947	2,249,036	2,457	915
UN	Unnao	Unnao	15 August 1947	3,108,367	4,558	682
VA	Varanasi	Varanasi	15 August 1947	3,676,841	1,535	2395

1. All the pre-existing districts at the time of Independence are set to the Independence Day.

Demand for new Districts

• Aonla District - Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and MLA from Aonla, Dharampal Singh demanded new Aonla District to be carved out of Bareilly District. ^[6]
• Farenda District - It is proposed to form this district by combining 3 tehsils of Gorakhpur and Maharajganj. ^[7]

See also

• Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
• List of RTO districts in Uttar Pradesh
• List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh

References

1. "Uttar Pradesh Declares Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh Area As New District. Check Details". 2 December 2024.
2. "Administrative Setup | District Shamli, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
3. "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166-2" (PDF). Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 18 August 2004. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
4. "Districts : Uttar Pradesh". Government of India portal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
5. "Table A-01 Population by District and Sub-District: India". 2011 Indian census. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. मिश्रा, अनूप (3 April 2022). "उत्तर प्रदेश में जल्द बनेगा एक नया जिला? राज्य के कैबिनेट मंत्री ने दी ये बड़ी जानकारी". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
7. https://www./s/www.india.com/hindi-news/uttar-pradesh/up-new-district-plan-farenda-may-be-76th-district-combining-3-tehsils-of-gorakhpur-and-maharajganj-7251011// ‹See Tfd› ^{[ bare URL ]}