Rampur district

Rampur district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Rampur town is the district headquarters. Rampur district is a part of Moradabad division. The district occupies an area of 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi).

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

Rampur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMoradabad
HeadquartersRampur, Uttar Pradesh
Government
 • District collectorAunjaneya Kumar Singh (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesRampur
Area
 • Total2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,335,819
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy53.34
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://rampur.nic.in/

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rampur district has a population of 2,335,819, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[1] or the US state of New Mexico.[2] This gives it a ranking of 194th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 987 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,560/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.4%. Rampur has a sex ratio of 905 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.08%.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 74.03% of the population of the district spoke Hindi, 23.04% Urdu and 2.54% Punjabi as their first language.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901546,151—    
1911544,695−0.03%
1921466,059−1.55%
1931478,343+0.26%
1941491,794+0.28%
1951560,017+1.31%
1961701,537+2.28%
1971901,209+2.54%
19811,178,621+2.72%
19911,502,141+2.46%
20011,923,739+2.50%
20112,335,819+1.96%
source:[4]
Religions in Rampur district (2011)
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 50.57%
Hindus
 
 45.97%
Sikhs
 
 2.80%
Christians
 
 0.39%
Jains
 
 0.06%
Others†
 
 0.02%
Distribution of religions
†Buddhists (<0.02%).
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References
  1. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
  2. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  3. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  4. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901


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