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Aligarh district
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Centenary Gate, Aligarh Muslim University
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Location of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh
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| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Aligarh |
| Headquarters | Aligarh |
| Tehsils | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Aligarh Municipal Corporation |
| • Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Satish Kumar Gautam, BJP |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Aligarh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,788 km2 (1,463 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 3,673,889 |
| Demonym | Aligarian |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Braj |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.61%[3] |
| • Sex ratio | 894 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
202001, 202002
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| Telephone code | 0571 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-81 |
| Major highways | NH91 |
| Website | Official Website |
Aligarh is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian stateofUttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras and Mathura.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 869,799 | — |
| 1911 | 844,344 | −0.30% |
| 1921 | 769,060 | −0.93% |
| 1931 | 848,737 | +0.99% |
| 1941 | 994,253 | +1.60% |
| 1951 | 1,118,017 | +1.18% |
| 1961 | 1,278,945 | +1.35% |
| 1971 | 1,541,536 | +1.88% |
| 1981 | 1,884,955 | +2.03% |
| 1991 | 2,449,597 | +2.65% |
| 2001 | 2,992,286 | +2.02% |
| 2011 | 3,673,889 | +2.07% |
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According to the 2011 census, Aligarh district has a population of 3,673,889,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritania[6] or the US state of Oklahoma.[7] This gives the district a ranking of 76th in India (out of a total of 640 districts).[3] The district has a population density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre (260/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the 2001-2011 decade was 22.78%.[3] Aligarh has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1,000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 69.61%. 33.13% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 20.56% of the population.[3]
Languages of Aligarh district (2011)[8]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.54% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 5.34% Urdu and 1.90% Braj bhasha as their first language.[8] The local language is Braj bhasha.
In 1941 to 1991 Census Aligarh District Includes the following tehsils
Following Creation of Hathras District In 1997 Hathras , Sikandra Rao , Iglas . Later Iglas was again returned to Aligarh District.
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