Bulandshahr district

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The district is situated between 28.4° south and 28.0° north latitudes and between 77.0° and 78.0° east longitudes.[3][1] It is bordered by Hapur district to the north, Amroha and Sambhal districts to the east, Aligarh district to the south and Gautam Buddha Nagar district to the west.[1]

Demographics

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Religions in Bulandshahr district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
77.37%
Islam
22.22%
Other or not stated
0.41%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census, Bulandshahr district had a population of 3,499,171,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania[6] or the US state of Connecticut.[7] This makes it the 85th most populous district of the total 640.[5] The district has a population density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.09%.[5] Bulandshahr has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 76.23%. 24.79% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 20.74% of the population.[5]

In 1901, the population stood at 1,138,101.[8]

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.23% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 6.58% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Agriculture

The district of Bulandshahar is an important grain producing agricultural district. Wheat, potatoes, maize, sugar and many others are cultivated here in large quantities.[10][11]

Villages

References

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