Bulandshahr district
| Bulandshahr district बुलन्दशहर ज़िला بلند شہر ضلع | |
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| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Meerut |
| Headquarters | Bulandshahr |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Bulandshahr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,719 km2 (1,436 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,498,507 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.19 per cent[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Bulandshahr District (Hindi: बुलन्दशहर ज़िला, Urdu: بلند شہر ضلع), also spelt Bulandshahar, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.
Geography
Bulandshahr District is in the Meerut Division of Uttar Pradesh, located between Ganges and Yamuna rivers. This is situated between 28.4 0 south and 28.0 0 north latitude and between 77.0 0 and 78.0 0 longitude. The District is about 84 km in length and 62 km in breadth. The district is 237.44 meters above sea level. The district headquarters is situated at Bulandshahr city.
The district has many important towns such as Sikandrabad, Dibai, Shikarpur, Siyana, Bugrasi, Anoopshahr, Jahangirabad, Khurja and Bulandshahr.
The Ganges River separates the district from Jyotiba Phule Nagar District and Badaun District to the east. The district is bounded on the south by Aligarh District, on the west by Gautam Budh Nagar, and on the north by Ghaziabad District.
In distict Buland Shahr, Hyatpura is a single village which have all muslim population. In Hyatpura living people 80% pathan and 20% abbasi. This information is
shared by KAMIL HAYAT KHAN s/o MAHMOOD KHAN from Hyatpura.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Bulandshahr district has a population of 3,498,507,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania[3] or the US state of Connecticut.[4] This gives it a ranking of 85th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 788 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.09%.[2] Bulandshahar has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 76.23%.[2]
References
- ↑ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Lithuania 3,535,547 July 2011 est."
- ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Connecticut 3,574,097"
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| Aligarh district | Budaun district |
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Coordinates: 28°25′N 77°50′E / 28.417°N 77.833°E