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Moradabad district

January 19, 2024

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see 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.

Moradabad District
District of Uttar Pradesh
Ramganga at Moradabad
Location of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Moradabad): 28°50′N 78°46′E / 28.84°N 78.76°E / 28.84; 78.76
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMoradabad
HeadquartersMoradabad
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMoradabad
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBarhapur
Kanth
Thakurdwara
Moradabad Rural
Moradabad Nagar
Area
 • Total3,741 km2 (1,444 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,126,507
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy58.67 per cent[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitemoradabad.nic.in

The district of Moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79° east longitude.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901854,603—    
1911905,439+0.58%
1921859,151−0.52%
1931920,336+0.69%
19411,055,828+1.38%
19511,190,434+1.21%
19611,423,487+1.80%
19711,747,420+2.07%
19812,257,867+2.60%
19912,965,293+2.76%
20013,810,983+2.54%
20114,772,006+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] Moradabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 58.67%.

After bifurcation, the residual Moradabad district has a population of 3,126,507 and a sex ratio of 910 females per 1000 males. 1,156,525 (36.99%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 436,149 (13.95%) of the population.[2][6]

Religion edit

Religions in Moradabad district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 50.80%
Hinduism
 
 48.32%
Other or not stated
 
 0.88%
Distribution of religions

After the separation of Sambhal district, Moradabad district became the second Muslim-majority district after Rampur.[7]

Religions in Moradabad by tehsil (2011)[7]
Tehsils Muslims Hindus Others
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%

Language edit

Languages of Moradabad district (2011)[8]

  Hindi (64.49%)
  Urdu (35.20%)
  Others (0.31%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 64.49% of the population of the residual district spoke Hindi and 35.20% Urdu as their first language.[8]

Administrative divisions edit

There is one Lok Sabha constituencies for the district:

For election purposes Moradabad District is divided into six Vidhan Sabha constituencies:[9]

  1. Kanth
  2. Thakurdwara
  3. Moradabad Rural
  4. Moradabad Nagar
  5. Kundarki
  6. Bilari

Moradabad District has one division: Moradabad Subdivision. There are five tehsils in Moradabad District and eight blocks.

  • In Moradabad Subdivision there are three tehsils: Bilari Tehsil, Kanth Tehsil, Thakurdwara Tehsil;[10] and there are five blocks: Kundarki, Chajlet, Bhagtpur, Dilari and Mundapandey.

Towns and villages edit

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 Eight Town Panchayats:[11]

  • Kanth
  • Chhajlet
  • Kundarki
  • Narauli
  • Rustamnagar Sahaspur
  • Umri Kalan
  • Sherua Dharampur
  • Dhakia

There are 1210 grams and 584 gram panchayats in the district.[12]

Villages edit

Notable people edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Moradabad" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Alabama 4,779,736
  6. ^ MINUTES OF THE 34th MEETING OF EMPOWERED COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE REVISED PLAN FOR BALANCE FUND FOR THE DISTRICTS OF GHAZIABAD, BAREILLY, BARABANKI, SIDDHARTH NAGAR, SHAHJANPUR, MORADABAD, MUZAFFAR NAGAR, BAHRAICH AND LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH) UNDER MULTI-SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN MINORITY CONCENTRATION DISTRICTS HELD ON 22nd JULY, 2010 AT 11.00 A.M. UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS. 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine F. No. 3/64/2010-PP-I, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
  7. ^ a b c "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 461–462.
  10. ^ The National Panchayat Directory lists Moradabad Tehsil instead of Kanth Teshil. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Blocks of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  11. ^ . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  12. ^ . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

External links edit

 
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see 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 Moradabad DistrictDistrict of Uttar PradeshRamganga at MoradabadLocation of Moradabad district in Uttar PradeshCoordinates Moradabad 28 50 N 78 46 E 28 84 N 78 76 E 28 84 78 76Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDivisionMoradabadHeadquartersMoradabadGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesMoradabad Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBarhapurKanthThakurdwaraMoradabad RuralMoradabad NagarArea Total3 741 km2 1 444 sq mi Population 2011 Total3 126 507 Density840 km2 2 200 sq mi Demographics Literacy58 67 per cent 1 Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Websitemoradabad wbr nic wbr inThe district of Moradabad lies between 28 21 to 28 16 north latitude and 78 4 to 79 east longitude Contents 1 Demographics 1 1 Religion 1 2 Language 2 Administrative divisions 3 Towns and villages 3 1 Villages 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDemographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901854 603 1911905 439 0 58 1921859 151 0 52 1931920 336 0 69 19411 055 828 1 38 19511 190 434 1 21 19611 423 487 1 80 19711 747 420 2 07 19812 257 867 2 60 19912 965 293 2 76 20013 810 983 2 54 20114 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 Moradabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males 2 and a literacy rate of 58 67 After bifurcation the residual Moradabad district has a population of 3 126 507 and a sex ratio of 910 females per 1000 males 1 156 525 36 99 lived in urban areas Scheduled Castes make up 436 149 13 95 of the population 2 6 Religion edit Religions in Moradabad district 2011 7 Religion PercentIslam 50 80 Hinduism 48 32 Other or not stated 0 88 Distribution of religions After the separation of Sambhal district Moradabad district became the second Muslim majority district after Rampur 7 Religions in Moradabad by tehsil 2011 7 Tehsils Muslims Hindus OthersThakurdwara 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 Language edit Languages of Moradabad district 2011 8 Hindi 64 49 Urdu 35 20 Others 0 31 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 64 49 of the population of the residual district spoke Hindi and 35 20 Urdu as their first language 8 Administrative divisions editThere is one Lok Sabha constituencies for the district Moradabad composed of Kanth Thakurdwara Moradabad Rural Moradabad City and Barhapur from Bijnor District For election purposes Moradabad District is divided into six Vidhan Sabha constituencies 9 Kanth Thakurdwara Moradabad Rural Moradabad Nagar Kundarki BilariMoradabad District has one division Moradabad Subdivision There are five tehsils in Moradabad District and eight blocks In Moradabad Subdivision there are three tehsils Bilari Tehsil Kanth Tehsil Thakurdwara Tehsil 10 and there are five blocks Kundarki Chajlet Bhagtpur Dilari and Mundapandey Towns and villages editIn addition to the city of Moradabad which is governed as a Municipal Corporation there are four municipalities Bahjoi Bilari Chandausi and Thakurdwara There are Eight Town Panchayats 11 Kanth Chhajlet Kundarki Narauli Rustamnagar Sahaspur Umri Kalan Sherua Dharampur DhakiaThere are 1210 grams and 584 gram panchayats in the district 12 Villages edit Bhikanpur Khalilpur Amru Handalpur Ratupura Sadarpur MatlabpurNotable people editThis article s list of residents may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are residents or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations November 2022 Jigar Moradabadi Piyush Chawla Ponty Chadha Robert Vadra Sufi Amba Prasad Arun Lal Govind Swarup Javed Jaffrey Zainul AbideenSee also editBhikanpur Moradabad 1888 Moradabad hailstormReferences edit District specific Literates and Literacy Rates 2001 Registrar General India Ministry of Home Affairs Retrieved 10 October 2010 a b c d e f g District Census Handbook Moradabad PDF censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Singapore 4 740 737 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Retrieved 30 September 2011 Alabama 4 779 736 MINUTES OF THE 34th MEETING OF EMPOWERED COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE REVISED PLAN FOR BALANCE FUND FOR THE DISTRICTS OF GHAZIABAD BAREILLY BARABANKI SIDDHARTH NAGAR SHAHJANPUR MORADABAD MUZAFFAR NAGAR BAHRAICH AND LUCKNOW UTTAR PRADESH UNDER MULTI SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN MINORITY CONCENTRATION DISTRICTS HELD ON 22nd JULY 2010 AT 11 00 A M UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SECRETARY MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine F No 3 64 2010 PP I GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS a b c Table C 01 Population by Religion Uttar Pradesh censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Uttar Pradesh www censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 2008 PDF The Election Commission of India pp 461 462 The National Panchayat Directory lists Moradabad Tehsil instead of Kanth Teshil Reports of National Panchayat Directory Blocks of Moradabad Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Panchayati Raj Government of India Reports of National Panchayat Directory Report on Urban Local Bodies Uttar Pradesh Moradabad Ministry of Panchayati Raj Government of India Archived from the original on 13 May 2013 Retrieved 8 May 2013 Reports of National Panchayat Directory Blocks of Moradabad Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Panchayati Raj Government of India Archived from the original on 7 September 2014 Retrieved 8 May 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moradabad district Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moradabad district amp oldid 1190021615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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