Gautam Buddha Nagar district | |
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 Location of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Meerut |
| Established | 9 June 1997 |
| Headquarters | Greater Noida |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Medha Roopam (IAS) |
| • Commissioner of Police | Laxmi Singh (IPS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,648,115 |
| • Density | 1,143/km2 (2,960/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 98.14%[1] |
| • Sex ratio | 851♀/ 1000♂ |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-16 |
| Major highways | NH-24 DND Flyway Noida–Greater Noida Expressway Yamuna Expressway Eastern Peripheral Expressway |
| Website | gbnagar |
Gautam Buddha Nagar district is adistrict ofUttar Pradesh, named afterGautama Buddha.[2] It is a part ofDelhi National Capital Region and is divided into 3 sub-divisions (Tehsils) of Noida, Dadri and Jewar.Greater Noida is the administrative headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district.Noida,Greater Noida,Dadri,Jewar,YEIDA City andDankaur fall under this district.
Gautam Buddha Nagar district was formed on 9 June 1997 under the leadership ofMayawati government[3] by carving out the portions ofGhaziabad district andBulandshahr district.Dadri andBisrakh blocks carved out of Ghaziabad, whileDankaur andJewar blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahr.[4] People from this land were actively associated with theIndian independence movement.Bhagat Singh,Rajguru,Sukhdev andChandra Shekhar Azad used Nalgadha village (Sector-145, Noida) presently situated on theNoida-Greater Noida Expressway to hide during the freedom struggle. They planned 1929 bomb attack on theCentral Legislative Assembly (presently known asParliament House) from Nalgadha village.[5][6]
The area occupied by this district has roots inRamayana, as Bisrakh village inGreater Noida, which is believed to be the birthplace ofRavana's father,Vishrava Rishi lies in this land.[7] InMahabharata, Dankaur was theDronacharya's ashram, whereKauravas andPandavas took their training.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 204,084 | — |
| 1911 | 201,453 | −0.13% |
| 1921 | 194,556 | −0.35% |
| 1931 | 207,635 | +0.65% |
| 1941 | 242,431 | +1.56% |
| 1951 | 281,621 | +1.51% |
| 1961 | 331,688 | +1.65% |
| 1971 | 406,847 | +2.06% |
| 1981 | 514,037 | +2.37% |
| 1991 | 770,367 | +4.13% |
| 2001 | 1,105,292 | +3.68% |
| 2011 | 1,648,115 | +4.08% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 84.58% | |||
| Islam | 13.08% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.56% | |||
| Christianity | 0.45% | |||
| Other or not stated | 1.33% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
According to the2011 census of India, Gautam Buddha Nagar has apopulation of 1,648,115. It is ranked 294th out of a total of640 Indian districts in terms of population. Gautam Buddha Nagar has a population density of 1,161 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010/sq mi). The female literacy stands at 72.78%, much higher than national average of 65.46%.[10] 59.12% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 13.11% of the population.[11]
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.96% of the population spokeHindi, 1.29%Bengali, 1.10%Urdu, 0.97%Punjabi and 0.93%Bhojpuri as their first language.[12]
The Gautam Buddha Nagar district is headed by aDistrict Magistrate (DM), usually an IAS officer. The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, each headed by aSub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM).
| Sr. No | Sub-division | Block(s) | No. of Villages |
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| 1. | Sadar (Noida) | Bisrakh andDankaur | |
| 2. | Dadri | Dadri | |
| 3. | Jewar | Jewar |
On 14 January 2020, theGovernment of Uttar Pradesh declared Gautam Buddha Nagar district as a Police Commissionerate (along with theLucknow district). These two Commissionerates were the first to be created in the state ofUttar Pradesh.[13][14][15]
The Gautam Buddha Nagar Commissionerate is headed by a policeCommissioner, who is an Inspector-General (IG) rank official, assisted by two Additional Commissioners — one each for law and order, and crime and headquarters — who are ofDeputy Inspector General rank. Its current Commissioner isLaxmi Singh, a 2000-batch IPS officer.[16] These top three officials are reported to by seven deputy commissioners of the SP rank, nine additional deputy commissioner of police and 17 assistant commissioners of police of the deputy SP rank.[17]
The district is divided into three zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida - consisting of 29 police stations. Zone One is Noida, comprising 10 stations of Sector 20, Sector 24, Sector 39, Sector 58, Sector 49, Expressway and Women's police station. Zone Two, Central Noida, comprising parts of Noida, Greater Noida, and Greater Noida West, has nine stations – Phase 2, Phase 3, Bisrakh, Ecotech 3, Surajpur and Badalpur. Zone Three, Greater Noida, has nine police stations — Sector Beta 2, Knowledge Park, Site V, Dadri, Jarcha, Dankaur, Rabupura, Ecotech 1 and Jewar.[18][19]
As of 14 January 2020, Gautam Buddha Nagar had 3,869 police personnel — 42 inspectors, 459 sub-inspectors, 972 head constables and 2,396 constables.[18]
Gautam Buddha Nagar district has three assembly seats i.e.Noida,Dadri andJewar. These three assembly seats of GB Nagar district along withSikandrabad andKhurja assembly seats ofBulandshahr district fall under theGautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.[citation needed]
Places adjacent to Gautam Buddha Nagar district | |
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