Azamgarh district
The district Azamgarh (Hindi: आज़ामगढ़ जिला ) is a district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Administrative center is the eponymous town of Azamgarh.
Geography
The district Azamgarh is located in eastern Uttar Pradesh and belongs to Azamgarh Division. Neighboring districts are in the East Mau, Ghazipur in the southeast, in the southwest of Jaunpur, Sultanpur in the West, Ambedkar Nagar in the north-west and Gorakhpur in the Northeast. The district has an area of 4,054 square kilometers and is wholly owned flat and intensively agriculturally used Gangetic Plain. In the northeast, the river forms the border Ghaghara in parts of the district Azamgarh. In addition, the Tamsa ( clay ), a small tributary of the Ganges flows through the district area.
The district Azamgarh is divided into seven Tehsils Sadar, Nijamabad, Phoolpur, Boodhanpur, Lalganj, Mehnagar and Sagari.
History
The district Azamgarh was established during the British colonial era in 1832 as a separate district of the United Provinces. Initially, it also included the territory of the present districts Ballia and Mau. Ballia already broke up in 1879 as an independent district of Azamgarh. After Indian independence was formed by the United Provinces of the state of Uttar Pradesh. 1988, the district Mau became a separate district.
Population
According to the Indian census of 2011, the district Azamgarh has 4,613,913 inhabitants. He is measured by the population of the district of Uttar Pradesh fourth largest. Between 2001 and 2011 the population grew by 17 percent, slightly slower than in Uttar Pradesh funds ( 20 percent). The population density is 1,138 inhabitants per square kilometer with over the already high average of the state ( 829 inhabitants per square kilometer ). Here, the district is very rural: only nine percent of the population live in cities. The literacy rate is 71 percent above the average of Uttar Pradesh (68 percent) but still below the all-India average ( 73 percent).
The population of the district according to the 2001 census, Hindus represent 85 percent of the clear majority. There is also a Muslim minority of 15 percent. Muslims are mainly concentrated on the towns of the district: among the city dwellers make Muslims almost half of the population.