Aligarh district

Aligarh is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras and Mathura.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Aligarh district has a population of 3,673,889, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritania or the US state of Oklahoma. This gives the district a ranking of 76th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). The district has a population density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre (260/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the 2001-2011 decade was 22.78%. Aligarh has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.61%. 33.13% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 20.56% of the population.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.54% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 5.34% Urdu and 1.90% Braj bhasha as their first language. The local language is Braj bhasha.

Tehsils

In 1941 to 1991 Census Aligarh District Includes the following tehsils

• Aligarh
• Khair
• Atrauli
• Hathras
• Sikandra Rao
• Iglas

Following Creation of Hathras District In 1997 Hathras , Sikandra Rao , Iglas . Later Iglas was again returned to Aligarh District.

• Koil Aligarh
• Khair
• Atrauli
• Iglas
• Gabhana

Blocks

• 1. Block-Gonda
• 2. Block-Atrauli
• 3. Block-Tappal
• 4. Gangiri
• 5. Bijauli
• 6. Block-Dhanipur
• 7. Block-Iglas
• 8. Block-Jawan Sikandarpur
• 9. Block-Lodhaa
• 10. Block-Chandous
• 11. Block-Khair
• 12. अकराबाद, कोइल (अलीगढ़)
• 13. Block-Gabhana

Education in Aligarh

• Aligarh Muslim University is the centre of higher education in Aligarh. With around 30,000 students, the university offers more than 250 courses in both traditional and modern fields of education. In addition, there are many decent schools and colleges for primary and secondary level education.
• Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University, Aligarh
• Mangalayatan University, (Private University)
• Dharam Samaj Post Graduation College (D.S College) formerly affiliated to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Agra University). Now affiliated to Raja Mahendra Pratap University, Aligarh
• Shri Varshney College formerly affiliated to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Agra University). Now affiliated to Raja Mahendra Pratap University, Aligarh

Cities in Aligarh district

• Aligarh
• Khair
• Atrauli

Nearby Districts

• Hathras district
• Mathura district
• Bulandshahr district
• Sambhal district
• Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Noida)
• Kasganj district
• Budaun district
• Palwal district
• Etah district

See also

• Aligarh murder case

References

External links

• Official website

1. Aligarh
2. Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency
3. Aligarh Junction railway station
4. Aligarh Assembly constituency
5. Etah district
6. Anoop Pradhan
7. Bulandshahr district
8. List of districts of Uttar Pradesh
9. Bijendra Singh
10. Mathura district
11. Aligarh Municipal Corporation
12. Rajveer Singh
13. Oikonyms in Western and South Asia
14. Raj Kumari Chauhan
15. Khair
16. Aligarh division
17. Manoj Yadava
18. Atrauli Assembly constituency
19. Ganges Canal
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