Muzaffarnagar district | |
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_Kakrouli_Muzaffarnagar.jpg) Bada Darwaza in Kakrouli village | |
 Location of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Saharanpur |
| Headquarters | Muzaffarnagar |
| Tehsils | Sadar,Budhana,Jansath,Khatauli |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Muzaffarnagar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Charthawal, Khatauli, Meerapur, Purqazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,991 km2 (1,155 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,869,934 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.12 per cent[1] |
| • Sex ratio | 889/1000 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 251 3xx |
| Vehicle registration | UP-12 |
| Major highways | SH59, SH12A |
| Website | muzaffarnagar |
Muzaffarnagar district (Hindi pronunciation:[mʊzəfːəɾ.nəgəɾ],also[mʊd͡ʒəp.pʰəɾ.nəgəɾ]) is adistrict ofUttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part ofSaharanpur division. The city ofMuzaffarnagar is the district headquarters. This district is the part ofNational Capital Region.
Muzaffarnagar's early medieval history is obscure till the Indo-Mughal period.Timur's army had marched to Delhi through this region in 1399; its people fought it unsuccessfully. InMughal EmperorAkbar's time, most of the Muzaffarnagar district region, called Sarwat then under the Mahal control of Tagas / Tyagis of Sarvat village, belonged to the sarkar (circle) of Saharanpur. Akbar bestowedpargana of Sarwat onSayyed Mahmud Khan Barha which remained with his descendants up to the 17th century. Munawwar Lashkar Khan Barha established the city and named it Muzaffarnagar in honour of his father, Sayyid Muzaffar Khan, otherwise known as Khan-i-Jahan during the reign of Shah Jahan, after which Sarwat also became Muzaffarnagar.[2][3] At the time Muzaffarnagar was part of theBarah country as it was intimately connected with the Indian Muslim kinship group called theBarah Sayyids,[4][5] who controlled the upper Doab.[6] The Indian Muslim inhabitants ofBarah, especially from near the town ofJansath, were heavily recruited in theArmy of the Mughal Empire, where they had a hereditary right to lead the vanguard of the imperial troops in every battle.[7][8] The unique privilege of the Barah Sayyids of leading the imperial vanguard also gave them an advantage over other parts of the Mughal military and exalted their sense of social pride.[9] They also made up the personal cavalry of theSayyid Brothers, both from Muzaffarnagar, who were de-facto rulers of the Mughal Empire in the 1710s.[10][11][12]
Muzaffarnagar district gained notoriety in the 20th century with frequent incidents of loot, murders, kidnappings and dacoity.[13]
The district is divided into 9[14]blocks, these are:
| Sr. No. | Block Name |
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| 1 | Muzaffarnagar Sadar |
| 2 | Budhana |
| 3 | Baghra |
| 4 | Shahpur |
| 5 | Purquazi |
| 6 | Charthawal |
| 7 | Morna |
| 8 | Jansath |
| 9 | Khatauli |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 867,177 | — |
| 1911 | 799,331 | −0.81% |
| 1921 | 786,187 | −0.17% |
| 1931 | 885,877 | +1.20% |
| 1941 | 1,046,382 | +1.68% |
| 1951 | 1,209,771 | +1.46% |
| 1961 | 1,429,961 | +1.69% |
| 1971 | 1,781,579 | +2.22% |
| 1981 | 2,248,483 | +2.35% |
| 1991 | 2,842,543 | +2.37% |
| 2001 | 3,543,362 | +2.23% |
| 2011 | 4,143,512 | +1.58% |
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According to the2011 census Muzaffarnagar district has apopulation of 4,143,512[16] roughly equal to the nation ofLebanon[17] or the US state ofOregon.[18] This gives it a ranking of 125th in India (out of a total of640).[16] The district has a population density of 960 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi) .[16] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.8%.[16] Muzaffarnagar has asex ratio of 886females for every 1000 males,[16] and aliteracy rate of 70.11%.[16] Minority population is about 40% of the total population of the district.[16]
The divided district had population 2,869,934 and a sex ratio of 893 females per 1000 males. 805,210 (28.06%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 419,987 (14.63%) of the population respectively.[16]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 86.28% of the population of the district spokeHindi and 13.29%Urdu as their first language.[20]
Albania 2,827,800 July 2011 est.
Oregon 3,831,074
Places adjacent to Muzaffarnagar district | |
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29°27′N77°35′E / 29.450°N 77.583°E /29.450; 77.583
