Rampur district
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Rampur district | |
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 Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Moradabad |
| Headquarters | Rampur |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Shri Ravindra Kumar Mander (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Rampur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,335,819 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 53.34 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | http://rampur.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[edit]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Rampur district has a population of 2,335,819,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[1] or the US state of New Mexico.[2] 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%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 74.03% of the population of the district spoke Hindi, 23.04% Urdu and 2.54% Punjabi as their first language.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 546,151 | — |
| 1911 | 544,695 | −0.03% |
| 1921 | 466,059 | −1.55% |
| 1931 | 478,343 | +0.26% |
| 1941 | 491,794 | +0.28% |
| 1951 | 560,017 | +1.31% |
| 1961 | 701,537 | +2.28% |
| 1971 | 901,209 | +2.54% |
| 1981 | 1,178,621 | +2.72% |
| 1991 | 1,502,141 | +2.46% |
| 2001 | 1,923,739 | +2.50% |
| 2011 | 2,335,819 | +1.96% |
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Notable people[edit]
- Ali Yusuf Ali, Indian politician
- Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan, Indian politician
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
Places adjacent to Rampur district | |
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Rampur district
Coordinates: 28°48′00″N 79°01′12″E / 28.80000°N 79.02000°E
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