Bulandshahr district
District of Uttar Pradesh in India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Delhi National Capital Region of India, and Bulandshahr is the district headquarters.[4]
Bulandshahr district | |
|---|---|
| |
 Location of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| 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 | 787.9/km2 (2,041/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 |
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]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
