Bijnor (district)

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Bijnor
District बिजनौर ज़िला
District map
State Uttar Pradesh
Division : Moradabad
Administrative headquarters : Bijnor
Area : 4561 km²
Residents : 3,682,713 (as of 2011)
Population density : 807 people / km² people / km²
Website : www.bijnor.nic.in

The district of Bijnor ( Hindi : बिजनौर ज़िला; Urdu : بجنور ضلع) is located in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .

The district is located in the North Indian Plain 140 km northeast of the federal capital New Delhi . The Siwaliks rise north of the district . The Ganges forms the western border of the district. The Ramganga and its tributary Khoh flows through the eastern part of the district . The district extends over an area of ​​4561 km² (according to other information 4645 km²). The capital is Bijnor .

The population was 3,682,713 in the 2011 census. In 2001 there were 3,131,619. The gender ratio was 917 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 68.48% (76.56% among men, 59.72% among women). 55.18% of the population are followers of Hinduism , while 43.04% are Muslims and 1.37% are Sikhs .

Administrative division

Tehsils

The district is divided into 5 tehsils :

Local self-government

There are the following Nagar Palika Parishads in the district :

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.bijnor.nic.in
  2. ↑ a b c d e f www.census2011.co.in