Bulandshahr district


Bulandshahr district is a district in the Meerut region in the North India state of Uttar Pradesh located between 28.4° and 28.0° north latitudes and between 77.0° and 78.0° east longitudes. Bulandshahr is the district headquarters. It is part of National Capital Region of India.
Bulandshahar district is surrounded by Aligarh district, Sambhal district, Gautam buddha nagar district, Hapur district and Amroha district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Bulandshahr district had a population of 3,499,171, roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania or the US state of Connecticut. This makes it the 85th most populous district of the total 640. The district has a population density of.
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.09%. Bulandshahar has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.23%.
In 1901, the population stood at 1,138,101.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.30% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 6.58% Urdu as their first language.

Agriculture

The district of Bulandshahar is an important grain producing agricultural district. Wheat, potatoes, maize, sugar and many others are cultivated here in large quantities.