Moradabad District | |
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Ramganga at Moradabad | |
Location of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Moradabad |
Headquarters | Moradabad |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Moradabad |
Area | |
• Total | 3,741 km2 (1,444 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,772,006 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 45.74 per cent[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | moradabad |
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Moradabad is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division. It is used to be the second most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), after Prayagraj[2] till a new district Sambhal was carved out of it in 2011.
The district of Moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79° east longitude.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 854,603 | — |
1911 | 905,439 | +0.58% |
1921 | 859,151 | −0.52% |
1931 | 920,336 | +0.69% |
1941 | 1,055,828 | +1.38% |
1951 | 1,190,434 | +1.21% |
1961 | 1,423,487 | +1.80% |
1971 | 1,747,420 | +2.07% |
1981 | 2,257,867 | +2.60% |
1991 | 2,965,293 | +2.76% |
2001 | 3,810,983 | +2.54% |
2011 | 4,772,006 | +2.27% |
source:[3] |
According to the 2011 census Moradabad district has a population of 4,772,006,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Singapore[4] or the US state of Alabama.[5] This gives it a ranking of 26th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 1,284 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,330/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.25%.[2]
The residual Moradabad district has a population of 3,126,507. Moradabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 58.67%. Scheduled Castes make up 436,149 (13.95%) of the population.[2][6]
Tehsils | Muslims | Hindus | Others |
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Thakurdwara | 54.53% | 44.83% | 0.64% |
Kanth | 44.95% | 54.28% | 0.77% |
Moradabad | 51.17% | 47.73% | 1.10% |
Bilari | 49.72% | 49.73% | 0.55% |
After the separation of Sambhal district, Moradabad district became the second Muslim-majority district after Rampur.[7]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.49% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 15.20% Urdu as their first language.[8]
There is one Lok Sabha constituencies for the district:
For election purposes Moradabad District is divided into six Vidhan Sabha constituencies:[9]
Moradabad District has one division: Moradabad Subdivision. There are five tehsils in Moradabad District and eight blocks.
In addition to the city of Moradabad, which is governed as a Municipal Corporation, there are four municipalities: Bahjoi, Bilari, Chandausi, and Thakurdwara. There are six Town Panchayats:[11]
There are 1210 grams and 584 gram panchayats in the district.[12]