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Country
  
India

Headquarters
  
Hathras

Area
  
1,840 km²

Lok sabha constituency
  
Hathras

State
  
Uttar Pradesh

Website
  
Official website

Administrative division
  
Aligarh division

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Hathras district, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of india. The town of Hathras is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of Aligarh Division. This district occupies an area of 1800.1 km². The district has a population of 1,565,678 (2011 census).

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Map of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh

History

Hathras District was created on 3 May 1997 by incorporating parts of the Aligarh, Mathura, Khair and Agra districts. It was given the name Hathras District shortly after.

Divisions

The district comprises four tehsils: Hathras, Sadabad, Sikandra Rao and Sasni, which are further divided into seven blocks: Sasni, Hathras, Mursan, Sadabad, Sahpau, Hasanpur Baru, Sikandra Rao and Hasayan.

There are four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Hathras, Sasni, Sadabad and Sikandra Rao. All of these are part of Hathras Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Akbarpur is a village on the Sasni-Nanau Road. While Akbarpur and Seekur are separate, the revenue department counts them as one village. The Sasni-Nanau Road through this village links NH 93 to NH 91. According to the 1991 census, the population of the village was 2000 people. The village is a residential region for both Hindu and Muslim populations, including multiple Hindu castes. Brahmins, Jats, Jatav (Chamar) Khatiks, Harijans, and Telis, among other castes, reside or have resided there. The socio-economic status of the villagers is in line with the national average. Bauhre Chandan Singh Shiksha Mandir, a private school in the village, provides education up to the eighth grade and is accompanied by a primary school. Sushila Kaushik Academy of Education, covers grades nine to twelve. The school is run Bauhre Chandan Singh Shiksha Samiti.

    • Demographics

    According to the 2011 census Hathras district has a population of 1,565,678, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon This gives it a ranking of 318th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 851 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,200/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.19%. Hathras has a sex ratio of 870 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.1%.Hinduism an Islam are the predominant religion followed in the district.

    Transport

    Four railway stations serve Hathras - Hathras Junction railway station, Hathras Road railway station, Hathras City railway station, and Hathras Kila railway station.

    References

    Hathras district Wikipedia
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