Bagpat district

Economy

Baghpat town lies on the east bank of the Yamuna River, and is within the National Capital Region. It has an agriculture-based economy with sugarcane as the main crop, followed by wheat, mustard and vegetables. There are three sugar mills in the district: Bagpat Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd., Ramala Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. and SBEC Sugar Mills Ltd., which are sited in Bagpat, Ramala and Malakpur, respectively.

Baraut, another small city in the district, is known for Digambar Jain College and Jat College (now called Janta Vedic College). It is also famous for the Rim and Dhura as well as its agricultural implements industry. The prominent Ganga Ram Kishorilal family used to be well known in the area, as they owned vast agricultural lands and several mills including the Ganga Oil Mill, which operated pre-independence up to the 1960s and was famous for its pure mustard oil.

Badagaon is another well-known village, which is famed for the Digamber Jain temple.

Divisions

Baghpat district was created in the year 1997 and named after the erstwhile Baghpat tehsil of Meerut district. Bagpat district is divided into 3 tehsils: Baghpat, Baraut, and Khekra. Baghpat tehsil comprises two blocks - Baghpat and Pilana, while Baraut comprises three - Binauli, Chhaprauli, and Baraut. Khekra tehsil comprises only the Khekra block. Baghpat, Baraut, and Khekada are the major towns in the district.

There are three Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Bagpat district: Chhaprauli, Baraut, and Baghpat. All of these are part of Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency of current chairman Rajudin Malik, current MLA of Baghpat Smt. Hemlata Choudhary and MP Dr. Satyapal Singh.

The most famous villages of the Bagpat district are Chhaprauli (from which prime minister Charan Singh hailed), Ranchar(Anchaad), Ahera Gaon , Baoli, SHABGA, Malkpur, Mitli, Panchi, Kirthal, Budhera (Gurjar), Gothra, Pilana, Khatta Prahladpur,Daula, Bichpadi, Dhikauli, Katha, Noorpur, Sujra, Bazidpur, Harsana, Mandola, Khekra, Badagaon, Dundahera, Pabla, Nirpura, Khedi Jatt, Budhsani Ahir, Nawada Ahir, Singhawali Ahir, Saidhbar Ahir, Pura Mahadev, Dagarpur, Norozpur Goojar, Fakharpur,Sisana, Katha, and Bharal.

Bagpat district is also infamous for the activities of criminals and there are various criminal gangs known as "Giroh" that are active in the region. In spite of this, Bagpat is considered to be one of the best places to live in India because of its green and healthy environment. Bagpat is also one of the most productive districts in terms of sugarcane production.

Baraut is where the famous Janta Vedic and the Digamber Jain Colleges are sited and it is the main education hub of Baghpat. Some villages like Budhera have very high literacy rates and many of the villagers are government employees.

Kirthal village is home to one of the ancient gurukul, Arya Maha Vidyalaya, which is reminiscent of the ancient Indian education system.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Bagpat district has a population of 1,302,156, which is roughly equal to that of African nation of Mauritius or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of the 376th most populous districts in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 986 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,550/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.87%. Bagpat has a sex ratio of 858 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.54%.

Education

Some of the colleges located in Baghpat are:

Tehsils

Blocks