Moradabad district

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

Moradabad district मोरादाबाद ज़िला مراد آباد ضلع
Location of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh
State	Uttar Pradesh,  India
Administrative division	Moradabad
Headquarters	Moradabad
Area	3,493 km2 (1,349 sq mi)
Population	2,761,620 (2001)
Literacy	45.74 per cent[1]
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Moradabad, Sambhal
Official website

Moradabad district (Hindi: मोरादाबाद ज़िला, Urdu: مراد آباد ضلع) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71), after Allahabad.^[2]

It was established in 1600 by Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan; as a result the city came to known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of Moradabad District. Moradabad is situated at a distance of 167 km (104 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi, on the bank of River Ram Ganga (a tributary to the Ganges).

The district of Moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79º east longitude. The district occupies an area of 3493 km² and has a population of 61,620. The city is known for its export of brass handicrafts to North America and Europe, and is also thus called "Brass City" or Peetal Nagri. It has close to four million citizens of various ethnicities and religions.

Though an important agrarian market, Moradabad is known worldwide for brass works and glassware. Metalware, handicrafts, electroplating, sugar industry are the other industries.

Important landmarks include company Bagh, ancient Kali Mandir, Dum Duma Kothi. The city has more than 400 factories manufacturing brass, aluminum, iron and glass handicrafts. Many European and American companies including Wal-Mart, Carrefour, JC Penny, Target, Casto Rama, Home Depot andmore source merchandise from Moradabad.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Moradabad district has a population of 4,773,138,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Singapore^[3] or the US state of Alabama.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 26th in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] The district has a population density of 1,284 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,330 /sq mi) .^[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.25 %.^[2] Moradabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,^[2] and a literacy rate of 58.67 %.^[2]

Minority population is about 46% of the total population of the district. Moradabad is a category "A" district i.e. having socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.^[5]

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est." 
4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Alabama 4,779,736" 
5. ^ MINUTES OF THE 34th MEETING OF EMPOWERED COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE REVISED PLAN FOR BALANCE FUND FOR THE DISTRICTS OF GHAZIABAD, BAREILLY, BARABANKI, SIDDHARTH NAGAR, SHAHJANPUR, MORADABAD, MUZAFFAR NAGAR, BAHRAICH AND LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH) UNDER MULTI-SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN MINORITY CONCENTRATION DISTRICTS HELD ON 22nd JULY, 2010 AT 11.00 A.M. UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS. F. No. 3/64/2010-PP-I, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS