Kanshi Ram Nagar district

Kanshi Ram Nagar (Hindi: कांशीराम नगर ज़िला, Urdu: کنشی رام نگر ضلع) is 71st district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the division of Aligarh and consists of Kasganj, Patiali and Sahawar tehsils. Its headquarters is at Kasganj.^[1] Mr. Ratan Kumar Srivastava of the Indian Police Service is currently the Superintendent of Police of Kanshi Ram Nagar.^[2]

The district of Kanshiram Nagar was established on 15 April 2008 by separating Kasganj, Patiali and Sahawar tehsils from Etah district. The district is named after a politician, Kanshi Ram. The decision taken by Mayawati, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and president of the BSP provoked protests by lawyers who had proposed to call it in honor of Sant Tulsidas, who was born here. Adjacent districts of Kanshiram Nagar are Etah, Aligarh, Mahamaya Nagar better known as Hathras, Badaun and Farukhabad.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kanshi Ram Nagar district has a population of 1,438,156 ,^[4] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland^[5] or the US state of Hawaii.^[6] This gives it a ranking of 345th in India (out of a total of 640).^[4] The district has a population density of 736 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,910 /sq mi) .^[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.05 %.^[4] Kanshiram Nagar has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males,^[4] and a literacy rate of 62.3 %.^[4]

References

1. Dundwaraganj

External links

• WELCOME TO KANSHI RAM NAGAR
• District Court of Kanshi Ram Nagar