Agra destrict
Agra destrict आगरा ज़िला آگرہ ضلع | |
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Location o Agra destrict in Uttar Pradesh | |
Kintra | Indie |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Admeenistrative diveesion | Agra |
Heidquairters | Agra |
Tehsils | 6 |
Govrenment | |
• 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 | |
• Leeteracy | 69.44%.[1] |
Major heich-gates | NH 2 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Agra destrict (Hindi: आगरा ज़िला, Urdu: آگرہ ضلع) is ane o the 75 destricts o Uttar Pradesh state o Indie, an the historical ceety o Agra is the destrict heidquairters. Agra destrict is a pairt o Agra diveesion.
Geografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]Agra destrict is boondit bi Mathura destrict on the north, Dholpur destrict o Rajasthan state on the sooth, Firozabad destrict on the east an Bharatpur destrict o Rajasthan state on the wast. Aurie o the destrict is 4027 km².
Diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Agra destrict comprises 6 tehsils. The tehsils are Etmadpur, Agra, Kiraoli, Kheragarh, Fatehabad and Bah. The heidquairters o the destrict is Agra ceety. The destrict consists o 15 blocks, namely Etmadpur, Khandauli, Shamshabad, Fatehabad, Jagner, Kheragarh, Saiyan, Achanera, Akola, Bichpuri, Fatehpur Sikri, Barauli Ahir, Bah, Pinahat an Jaitpur Kalan.[2]
The diveesion comprises 3 Lok Sabha constituencies namely Jalesar, Firozabad an Agra. Thare are 9 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the destrict. They are Bah, Fatehabad, Etmadpur, Dayal Bagh, Agra Cantonment, Agra East, Agra West, Kheragarh an Fatehpur Sikri.
Demographics
[eedit | eedit soorce]Accordin tae the 2011 census Agra destrict haes a population o 4,380,793,[1] roughly equal tae the naition of Moldovae[3] or the US state o Kentucky.[4] This gives it a rankin o 41st in Indie (oot o a total o 640).[1] The destrict haes a population density o 1,084 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,810/sq mi) .[1] Its population growthe rate ower the decade 2001-2011 wis 21%.[1] Agra haes a sex ratio o 859 females for ivery 1000 males,[1] an a leeteracy rate o 69.44%.[1]
Leids
[eedit | eedit soorce]Leids spoken include Braj Bhasha, Braj Bhasha is mainly a landwart tongue currently, predominant in the nebulous Braj region centred aroond Mathura & Agra in Uttar Pradesh an Dholpur & Bharatpur in Rajasthan . It is the predominant leid in the central stretch o the Ganges-Yamuna Doab
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c d e f g h "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "General Administration". Agra district Official website. Archived frae the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2013. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived frae the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Moldova 4,314,377 July 2011 est.
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Kentucky 4,339,367
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