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).
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Rampur district | |
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District of Uttar Pradesh | |
Raza Library in Rampur | |
Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Moradabad |
| Headquarters | Rampur |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Shri Ravindra Kumar Mander (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi |
| 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/ |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Religions in Rampur district (2011)[2] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Muslims | 50.57% | |||
| Hindus | 45.97% | |||
| Sikhs | 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%. Scheduled Castes make up 13.18% of the population.[3]
| Tehsils | Muslims | Hindus | Sikhs | Others |
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| 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% | 73.0% | 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.[2]
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.[6]
Other places with name Rampur
Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
Places adjacent to Rampur district | |
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