Agra district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Agra.
Agra district
आगरा ज़िला
آگرہ ضلع
District of Uttar Pradesh

Location of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Agra
Headquarters Agra
Tehsils 6
Government
  Lok Sabha constituencies Agra, Fatehpur Sikri
  Assembly seats 9
Area
  Total 4,027 km2 (1,555 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 4,380,793[1]
Demographics
  Literacy 69.44%.[1]
Major highways NH 2
Website Official website

Agra District (Hindi: आगरा ज़िला, Urdu: آگرہ ضلع) is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.

Geography

Administrative boundary of Agra district
Administrative boundary of Agra district

Agra district is bounded by Mathura District on the north, Dholpur District of Rajasthan state on the south, Firozabad District on the east and Bharatpur District of Rajasthan State on the west. Area of the district is 4027 km².

Divisions

Agra district comprises 6 tehsils. The tehsils are Etmadpur, Agra, Kiraoli, Kheragarh, Fatehabad and Bah. The headquarters of the district is Agra city. The district consists of 15 blocks, namely Etmadpur, Khandauli, Shamshabad, Fatehabad, Jagner, Kheragarh, Saiyan, Achanera, Akola, Bichpuri, Fatehpur Sikri, Barauli Ahir, Bah, Pinahat and Jaitpur Kalan.[2]

The division comprises 3 Lok Sabha constituencies namely Jalesar, Firozabad and Agra. There are 9 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the district. They are Bah, Fatehabad, Etmadpur, Dayal Bagh, Agra Cantonment, Agra East, Agra West, Kheragarh and Fatehpur Sikri.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Agra district has a population of 4,380,793,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Moldova[3] or the US state of Kentucky.[4] This gives it a ranking of 41st in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 1,084 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,810/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21%.[1] Agra has a sex ratio of 859 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 69.44%.[1]

Languages

Languages spoken include Braj Bhasha, Braj Bhasha is mainly a rural tongue currently, predominant in the nebulous Braj region centred on Mathura and Agra in Uttar Pradesh and Dholpur & Bharatpur in Rajasthan . It is the predominant language in the central stretch of the Ganges-Yamuna Doab.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. "General Administration". Agra district Official website.
  3. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Moldova 4,314,377 July 2011 est.
  4. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Kentucky 4,339,367

External links

Coordinates: 27°05′N 77°58′E / 27.083°N 77.967°E / 27.083; 77.967

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