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Rampur district

Coordinates: 28°48′00″N 79°01′12″E / 28.80000°N 79.02000°E / 28.80000; 79.02000
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Template:India Districts Rampur district (Template:Lang-hi, Template:Lang-ur) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Rampur town is the district headquarters. Rampur district is a part of Moradabad division. The district occupies an area of 9,367 km². This district has a population of 3,922,450 (2001 Census). Rampur is known for its 'Rampuri knives'.

Divisions

The district comprises five tehsils: Rampur, Bilaspur, Milak, Shahabad, Suar and Tanda

There are five Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Swar, Chamraua, Bilaspur, Rampur and Milak. All of these are part of Rampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

Religions in Rampur[1]
Religion Percent
Hindus
35.97%
Muslims
60.57%
Christians
0.39%
Jains
0.06%
Others†
2.82%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (2.80%), Buddhists (<0.02%).

According to the 2015 mid census Rampur district has a population of 8,335,398,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[3] or the US state of New Mexico.[4] This gives it a ranking of 194th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 987 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,560/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.4%.[2] Rampur has a sex ratio of 905 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 75.08%.[2] 60% of the population of Rampur is Muslim.

References

  1. ^ "Rampur Religion Census 2011". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179

28°48′00″N 79°01′12″E / 28.80000°N 79.02000°E / 28.80000; 79.02000