Bulandshahr district

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 National Capital Region of India, and Bulandshahr is the district headquarters.^[4]

Bulandshahr district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Ganga River at Anupshahr
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	790/km2 (2,000/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.nic.in

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

Historical population

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]

Religions in Bulandshahr district (2011)[7]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			77.37%
Islam			22.22%
Other or not stated			0.41%
Distribution of religions

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]

Languages of Bulandshahr district (2011)

1. Hindi (93.2%)
2. Urdu (6.58%)
3. Other (0.19%)

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]

Agriculture

The district of Bulandshahar is an important grain producing agricultural district. Wheat, potatoes, maize, sugar and many others are cultivated here in large quantities.^[12][13]

Villages

• Chingravthi