Amroha District, Uttar Pradesh

Amroha is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 395 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Amroha. Hindi and Urdu are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,249 km², including 2,189.51 km² of rural area and 59.49 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Amroha District

Amroha District is divided into 4 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,134 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Amroha273633.99
2Dhanaura319711.59
3Hasanpur378903.42
4Naugawan Sadat164—

Population of Amroha District

According to the 2011 Census, Amroha District had a population of 18,40,221 people living in 3,14,401 households. The population comprised 9,63,449 males and 8,76,772 females, with an average population density of 818 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population18,40,22113,81,5084,58,713
Male Population9,63,4497,24,5392,38,910
Female Population8,76,7726,56,9692,19,803
Total Households3,14,4012,35,41778,984
Population Density818 / km²631 / km²7,711 / km²

Amroha District had 9,83,110 literate people and 3,00,231 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,18,001 and 164 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)3,00,2312,31,59868,633
Literate Population9,83,1107,29,2072,53,903
Illiterate Population8,57,1116,52,3012,04,810
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,18,0012,76,28341,718
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population16431133

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.