Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts. These districts, most of which have populations above 12 lakhs, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.

Area-wise listing of districts

Districts of Uttar Pradesh, grouped by division
Code [1] District [2] Headquarters Formed Population [3] Area[3] Density (/km2)[3] Map
AG Agra Agra Pre-Independence 4,418,797 4,041 1093
AL Aligarh Aligarh Pre-Independence 3,673,889 3,788 1007
AN Ambedkar Nagar Akbarpur 29 September 1995 2,397,888 2,350 1020
AD Ayodhya Ayodhya Pre-Independence 2,470,996 2,522 1056
AM Amethi Gauriganj 1 July 2010 2,050,133 2,329.11 773
JP Amroha Amroha 24 April 1997 1,840,221 2,249 818
AU Auraiya Auraiya 17 September 1997 1,379,545 2,016 684
AZ Azamgarh Azamgarh Pre-Independence 4,613,913 4,054 1138
BD Badaun Badaun Pre-Independence 3,127,621 4,234 2368
BG Bagpat Baghpat 17 September 1997 1,303,048 1,321 249
BH Bahraich Bahraich Pre-Independence 3,487,731 2,981 1170
BL Ballia Ballia Pre-Independence 3,239,774 3,349 967
BP Balrampur Balrampur 22 May 1997 2,148,665 4,408 487
BN Banda Banda Pre-Independence 1,799,410 4,402 409
BB Barabanki Barabanki Pre-Independence 3,260,699 4,120 791
BR Bareilly Bareilly Pre-Independence 4,448,359 2,688 1655
BS Basti Basti Pre-Independence 2,464,464 4,561 540
BI Bijnor Bijnor Pre-Independence 3,682,713 4,262 864
BU Bulandshahr Bulandshahr Pre-Independence 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 Pre-Independence 3,100,946 2,540 1221
ET Etah Etah Pre-Independence 1,774,480 2,431 730
EW Etawah Etawah Pre-Independence 1,581,810 2,311 684
FR Farrukhabad Fatehgarh Pre-Independence 1,885,204 2,181 864
FT Fatehpur Fatehpur Pre-Independence 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 Pre-Independence 3,620,268 3,377 1072
GN Gonda Gonda Pre-Independence 3,433,919 4,003 858
GR Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Pre-Independence 4,440,895 3,321 1337
HM Hamirpur Hamirpur Pre-Independence 1,104,285 4,021 275
HA Hapur Hapur 28 September 2011 1,338,311 649 2061
HR Hardoi Hardoi Pre-Independence 4,092,845 5,986 684
HT Hathras Hathras 3 May 1997 1,564,708 1,840 850
JL Jalaun Orai Pre-Independence 1,689,974 4,565 370
JU Jaunpur Jaunpur Pre-Independence 4,494,204 4,038 1113
JH Jhansi Jhansi Pre-Independence 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 Pre-Independence 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 Pre-Independence 3,564,544 7,680 520
LA Lalitpur Lalitpur 1 March 1974 1,221,592 5,039 242
LU Lucknow Lucknow Pre-Independence 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 Pre-Independence 1,868,529 2,760 677
MT Mathura Mathura Pre-Independence 2,547,184 3,340 763
MB Mau Mau 19 November 1988 2,205,968 1,713 1288
ME Meerut Meerut Pre-Independence 3,443,689 2,559 1346
MI Mirzapur Mirzapur Pre-Independence 2,496,970 4,405 567
MO Moradabad Moradabad Pre-Independence 3,126,507 2,233 1400
MU Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar Pre-Independence 2,869,934 2,742 1047
PI Pilibhit Pilibhit Pre-Independence 2,031,007 3,686 551
PR Pratapgarh Pratapgarh Pre-Independence 3,209,141 3,717 863
PR Prayagraj Prayagraj Pre-Independence 5,954,391 5,482 1086
RB Rae Bareli Rae Bareli Pre-Independence 2,903,507 3,937 737
RA Rampur Rampur 1 December 1949 2,335,819 2,367 987
SA Saharanpur Saharanpur Pre-Independence 3,466,382 3,689 940
SK Sant Kabir Nagar Khalilabad 5 September 1997 2,199,774 2,390 920
SR Sant Ravidas Nagar Gyanpur 30 June 1994 1,715,183 1,646 1042
SM Sambhal Sambhal 3 May 2011 1,578,213 1,015 1555
SJ Shahjahanpur Shahjahanpur Pre-Independence 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 Pre-Independence 4,483,992 5,743 781
SO Sonbhadra Robertsganj 4 March 1989 1,862,559 6,905 270
SU Sultanpur Sultanpur Pre-Independence 2,249,036 2,457 915
UN Unnao Unnao Pre-Independence 3,108,367 4,558 682
VA Varanasi Varanasi Pre-Independence 3,676,841 1,535 2395

Demand for new Districts

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and MLA from Aonla, Dharampal Singh demanded new Aonla District to be carved out of Bareilly District.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Districts : Uttar Pradesh". Government of India portal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Table A-01 Population by District and Sub-District: India". 2011 Indian census. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ 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.
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