Hapur district


Hapur district is a recently-formed district in Uttar Pradesh state of India with a population of 1,338,211 at the 2011 Census. This district on the Ganges river is from New Delhi.

History

The new district Panchsheel Nagar, was created from the tehsils of Hapur, Garhmukteshwar and Dhaulana as one of three new districts of Uttar Pradesh on 28 September 2011. U.P. Chief Minister Mayawati justified the decision by declaring that Ghaziabad district was "far too big for administrative efficiency", and that creating smaller districts conformed to the ideas proposed by social reformers B. R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule.
The district was renamed from Panchsheel Nagar to Hapur district on 23 July 2012. Hapur district is a part of Meerut division.

Government

It falls within the National Capital Region.

Administrative divisions

Hapur district contains three Tehsils: Hapur, Garhmukteshwar and Dhaulana.

Demographics

The district population as the 2011 census was 1.3 million, which was split into 30% urban, 70% rural.

Economy

Major industries in the district are papadum, paper, textiles and steel tube production.