Aligarh district
| Aligarh district अलीगढ़ ज़िला علی گڑھ ضلع |
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 Location of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Aligarh |
| Headquarters | Aligarh |
| Population | 2,992,286 (2001) |
| Literacy | 59.7 per cent[1] |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Aligarh |
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Aligarh District (Hindi अलीगढ़ ज़िला, Urdu: علی گڑھ ضلع) is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh[citation needed].
The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division. More than one third of its inhabitants are Muslims.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Aligarh district has a population of 3,673,849,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritania[3] or the US state of Oklahoma.[4] This gives it a ranking of 76th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 1,007 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,610 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.78 %.[2] Aligarh has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 69.61 %.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Oklahoma 3,751,351"
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Coordinates: 27°50′N 78°10′E / 27.833°N 78.167°E
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