Agra (district)

Agra District
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division :	Agra
Administrative headquarters :	Agra
Area :	4041 km²
Residents :	4,418,797 (2011)
Population density :	1093 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://agra.nic.in/

Taj Mahal in Agra

The Agra district ( Hindi आगरा ज़िला , Urdu آگرہ ضلع) is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .

The district is located in the north Indian plain south-southeast of the federal capital New Delhi . It extends over an area of ​​4041 km². The capital is Agra . The rivers Chambal and Yamuna form the district boundary in the southeast and northeast.

The population in the 2011 census was 4,418,797. In 2001 there were 3,620,436. The gender ratio was 868 women per 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 71.58% (80.62% among men, 61.18% among women). 88.77% of the population are followers of Hinduism , while 9.31% are Muslim .

Administrative division

Tehsils

The district is divided into 6 tehsils :

• Bah
• Etmadpur
• Khairagarh
• Kirawali
• Sadar

Local self-government

There is one municipal corporation in the district : Agra .

Nagar Palika Parishads in the district are:

• Achhnera
• Bah
• Etmadpur
• Fatehpur Sikri
• Shamsabad

There is also the garrison town of Agra .

Web links

Commons : Agra District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District administration of Agra

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} www.census2011.co.in