Mahamaya Nagar district
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Mahamaya Nagar district, also known as Hathras district, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The town of Hathras is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of Aligarh Division. This district occupies an area of 1800.1 km². The district has a population of 1,336,031 (2001 census).
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[edit] Origin of name
The district is named after Mahamaya, mother of Gautama Buddha.[1]
[edit] History
Mahamaya Nagar District was created on 3 May, 1997 by incorporating parts of the Aligarh, Mathura and Agra districts. It was given the alternative name Hathras District shortly after.
[edit] Divisions
The district comprises four tehsils: Hathras, Sadabad, Sikandra Rao and Sasni, which are further divided into seven blocks: Sasni, Hathras, Mursan, Sadabad, Sehpau, Sikandra Rao and Hasayan.
There are three Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Hathras, Sadabad and Sikandra Rao. All of these are part of Hathras Lok Sabha constituency
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bhushan, Ranjit (July 2, 1997). "The Ambedkar Armada". Outlook. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203802.
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