Muzaffarnagar district

Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The city of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters. This district is the part of National Capital Region.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Muzaffarnagar.

Muzaffarnagar district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionSaharanpur
HeadquartersMuzaffarnagar
TehsilsSadar, Budhana, Jansath, Khatauli
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMuzaffarnagar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesMuzaffarnagar,
Budhana,
Charthawal,
Khatauli,
Meerapur,
Purqazi
Area
 • Total2,991 km2 (1,155 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,143,512
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy69.12 per cent[1]
 • Sex ratio889/1000
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways
NH 334
NH 709AD
SH59, SH12A
Websitehttp://muzaffarnagar.nic.in/

History

Medieval period

Muzaffarnagar's early medieval history is obscure till the Indo-Mughal period. Timur's army had marched to Delhi through this region in 1399; its people fought it unsuccessfully. In Mughal Emperor Akbar's time, most of the Muzaffarnagar district region, called Sarwat then under the Mahal control of Tagas / Tyagis of Sarvat village, belonged to the sarkar (circle) of Saharanpur. Akbar bestowed pargana of Sarwat on Sayyed Mahmud Khan Barha which remained with his descendants up to the 17th century. After killing Peer Khan Lodi styled as Khan Jahan lodi, Shahjahan bestowed title of deceased Peer Khan Lodhi and Pargana of Sarwat on Sayyed Muzaffar Khan Barha, whose son Munawwar Lashkar Khan Barha established the city and named it Muzaffarnagar in honour of his father, and Sarwat also became Muzaffarnagar.[2]

Modern era

Muzaffarnagar district gained notoriety in the 20th century with frequent incidents of loot, murders, kidnappings and dacoity.[3]

Blocks

The district is divided into 9[4] blocks, these are:

Sr. No. Block Name
1 Muzaffarnagar
2 Budhana
3 Baghra
4 Shahpur
5 Purquazi
6 Charthawal
7 Morna near Sukartal(Historical Place)
8 Jansath
9 Khatauli

Demographics
Religions in Muzaffarnagar district[5]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 57.51%
Muslims
 
 41.30%
Sikhs
 
 0.45%
Jains
 
 0.39%
Christians
 
 0.16%
Others†
 
 0.19%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census Muzaffarnagar district has a population of 4,143,512 [6] roughly equal to the nation of Lebanon[7] or the US state of Oregon.[8] This gives it a ranking of 125th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 960 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.8%.[6] Muzaffarnagar has a sex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 70.11%.[6] Minority population is about 40% of the total population of the district[9]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 87.02% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 12.58% Urdu as their first language.[10]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901867,177—    
1911799,331−0.81%
1921786,187−0.17%
1931885,877+1.20%
19411,046,382+1.68%
19511,209,771+1.46%
19611,429,961+1.69%
19711,781,579+2.22%
19812,248,483+2.35%
19912,842,543+2.37%
20013,543,362+2.23%
20114,143,512+1.58%
source:[11]

Education

References
  1. "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2011". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. "Brief District History". Muzaffarnagar district website. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. "The streets of fear". India Today. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. "Administration". Muzaffarnagar.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. "Muzaffarnagar Religion Census 2011". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Albania 2,827,800 July 2011 est.
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Oregon 3,831,074
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  10. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  11. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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