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Rampur district | |
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 Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Moradabad |
| Headquarters | Rampur |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Joginder Singh, (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Rampur |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Mohibbullah Nadvi |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,335,819 |
| • Density | 986.8/km2 (2,556/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 53.34 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-22 |
| Website | rampur |
Rampur district is one of thedistricts ofUttar Pradeshstate of India, andRampur town is the district headquarters. Rampur district is a part ofMoradabad division. The district occupies an area of 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 50.57% | |||
| Hinduism | 45.97% | |||
| Sikhism | 2.80% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.66% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
According to the2011 Census of India, Rampur district has apopulation of 2,335,819,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofLatvia[4] or the US state ofNew Mexico.[5] This gives it a ranking of 194th among India's640 districts. The district has a population density of 987 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,560/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.4%. Rampur has asex ratio of 905females for every 1000 males, and aliteracy rate of 53.34%. 25.20% of the population live in urban areas. 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% | 73.00% | 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, while Christians are a small minority in concentrated in Rampur city.[2]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 73.85% of the population of the district spokeHindi, 23.04%Urdu and 2.54%Punjabi as their first language. There are also some Bengali speakers in Bilaspur tehsil. The Punjabis and Bengalis are the refugees and their descendants from modern Pakistan and Bangladesh who were settled in the district during Partition.[6]
Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
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