Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Moradabad is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division. it used to be the second most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), after Allahabad till a new district Sambhal was carved out of it in 2012.
The district of Moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79° east longitude.
Notable people
- Jigar Moradabadi
- Piyush Chawla
- Ponty Chadha
- Robert Vadra
- Sufi Amba Prasad
- Arun Lal
- Govind Swarup
- Javed Jaffrey
Demographics
Historical population
| Year |
Pop. |
±% p.a. |
| 1901 |
854,603 |
— |
| 1911 |
905,439 |
+0.58% |
| 1921 |
859,151 |
−0.52% |
| 1931 |
920,336 |
+0.69% |
| 1941 |
1,055,828 |
+1.38% |
| 1951 |
1,190,434 |
+1.21% |
| 1961 |
1,423,487 |
+1.80% |
| 1971 |
1,747,420 |
+2.07% |
| 1981 |
2,257,867 |
+2.60% |
| 1991 |
2,965,293 |
+2.76% |
| 2001 |
3,810,983 |
+2.54% |
| 2011 |
4,772,006 |
+2.27% |
| source: |
According to the 2011 census Moradabad district has a population of 4,772,006, roughly equal to the nation of Singapore or the US state of Alabama. This gives it a ranking of 26th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,284 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,330/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.25%.
In 2011 a new district named Sambhal district is formed with two sub districts of Moradabad district. The rest of Moradabad district have a population of 3126507. Moradabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 58.67%.
Language
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 82.48% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 17.31% Urdu as their first language.
Religion
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Moradabad is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division. it used to be the second most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), after Allahabad till a new district Sambhal was carved out of it in 2012.
The district of Moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79° east longitude.
Notable people
- Jigar Moradabadi
- Piyush Chawla
- Ponty Chadha
- Robert Vadra
- Sufi Amba Prasad
- Arun Lal
- Govind Swarup
- Javed Jaffrey
Demographics
Historical population
| Year |
Pop. |
±% p.a. |
| 1901 |
854,603 |
— |
| 1911 |
905,439 |
+0.58% |
| 1921 |
859,151 |
−0.52% |
| 1931 |
920,336 |
+0.69% |
| 1941 |
1,055,828 |
+1.38% |
| 1951 |
1,190,434 |
+1.21% |
| 1961 |
1,423,487 |
+1.80% |
| 1971 |
1,747,420 |
+2.07% |
| 1981 |
2,257,867 |
+2.60% |
| 1991 |
2,965,293 |
+2.76% |
| 2001 |
3,810,983 |
+2.54% |
| 2011 |
4,772,006 |
+2.27% |
| source: |
According to the 2011 census Moradabad district has a population of 4,772,006, roughly equal to the nation of Singapore or the US state of Alabama. This gives it a ranking of 26th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,284 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,330/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.25%.
In 2011 a new district named Sambhal district is formed with two sub districts of Moradabad district. The rest of Moradabad district have a population of 3126507. Moradabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 58.67%.
Language
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 82.48% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 17.31% Urdu as their first language.
Religion
| Religions in Moradabad |
| Religion |
|
Percent |
| Hindus |
|
52.14% |
| Muslims |
|
47.12% |
| Christians |
|
0.28% |
| Jains |
|
0.05% |
| Others† |
|
0.19% |
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.16%), Buddhists (<0.03%). |
The 1980 Moradabad riots were a conflict between Hindus and Muslims.
Administrative divisions
There is one Lok Sabha constituencies for the district:
- Moradabad composed of Kanth, Thakurdwara, Moradabad Rural, Moradabad City and Barhapur (from Bijnor District).
For election purposes Moradabad District is divided into six Vidhan Sabha constituencies:
- Kanth
- Thakurdwara
- Moradabad Rural
- Moradabad Nagar
- Kundarki
- Bilari
Moradabad District has two divisions: Moradabad Subdivision and Sambhal Subdivision. There are five tehsils in Moradabad District and eight blocks.
- In Moradabad Subdivision there are three tehsils: Bilari Tehsil, Kanth Tehsil, Thakurdwara Tehsil; and there are five blocks: Kundarki, Chajlet, Bhagtpur, Dilari and Mundapandey.
- In Sambhal Subdivision there are three tehsils: Sambhal Tehsil, Chandausi Tehsil and Gunnaur Tehsil ; and there are three blocks: Bahjoi, Panwasa and Asmoli.
Towns and villages
In addition to the city of Moradabad, which is governed as a Municipal Corporation, there are four municipalities: Bahjoi, Bilari, Chandausi, and Thakurdwara. There are six Town Panchayats:
- Bhojpur Dharampur
- Kanth
- Kundarki
- Narauli
- Rustamnagar Sahaspur
- Umri Kalan
- Sherua Dharampur
There are 960 gram panchayats in the district.
