Rampur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

Rampur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Raza Library in Rampur
Raza Library in Rampur
Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMoradabad
HeadquartersRampur
Government
 • District MagistrateJoginder Singh, (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituencyRampur
 • Lok Sabha MPMohibbullah Nadvi
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies5
Area
 • Total
2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
2,335,819
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy53.34
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-22
Websiterampur.nic.in

Rampur district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Rampur town is the district headquarters. Rampur district is a part of Moradabad division. The district occupies an area of 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901546,151—    
1911544,695−0.03%
1921466,059−1.55%
1931478,343+0.26%
1941491,794+0.28%
1951560,017+1.31%
1961701,537+2.28%
1971901,209+2.54%
19811,178,621+2.72%
19911,502,141+2.46%
20011,923,739+2.50%
20112,335,819+1.96%
source:[1]
Religions in Rampur district (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 50.57%
Hinduism
 
 45.97%
Sikhism
 
 2.80%
Other or not stated
 
 0.66%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rampur district has a population of 2,335,819,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[4] or the US state of New Mexico.[5] This gives it a ranking of 194th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 987 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,560/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.4%. Rampur has a sex ratio of 905 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.08%. 25.20% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 13.18% of the population.[3]

Religions in Rampur by tehsil (2011)[2]
Tehsils Muslims Hindus Sikhs Others
Suar 61.23% 33.72% 4.31% 0.74%
Tanda 62.04% 36.96% 0.54% 0.46%
Bilaspur 45.15% 40.48% 12.86% 1.51%
Rampur 61.58% 37.14% 0.71% 0.57%
Shahabad 37.33% 62.01% 0.27% 0.39%
Milak 24.80% 73.00% 1.71% 0.49%

Islam is the majority religion in the district. Three out of five tehsils in Rampur have a Muslim majority and one a Muslim plurality. Hindus are majority in rural areas, while Muslims predominate in urban areas. Sikhs are a significant minority in Bilaspur and Suar tehsils, while Christians are a small minority in concentrated in Rampur city.[2]

Languages of Rampur district (2011)[6]

  Hindi (73.85%)
  Urdu (23.04%)
  Punjabi (2.54%)
  Others (0.57%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.85% of the population of the district spoke Hindi, 23.04% Urdu and 2.54% Punjabi as their first language. There are also some Bengali speakers in Bilaspur tehsil. The Punjabis and Bengalis are refugees from Partition who were settled in the district.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. ^ a b c "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ a b "District Census Handbook: Rampur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  6. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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