Sambhal district

Coordinates: 28°34′48″N 78°33′00″E / 28.5800°N 78.5500°E / 28.5800; 78.5500
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Sambhal district
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
1. Sambhal
2. Asmoli
3. Chandausi
4. Gunnaur
Area
 • Total2,453.30 km2 (947.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,199,774
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy55%
 • Sex ratio889
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation1150 mm
Websitesambhal.nic.in

Sambhal district is a

police stations
fall under Sambhal district.

History

Ibrāhīm Lodi's
court before an expedition to Sambhal in the early 16th century.

The

Bhimrao Ambedkar. However, massive protests broke out in Sambhal town and the adjoining rural areas against the move to rename to the ancient town.[1] Sambhal had been known by the same name for over 500 years, had been an important town in medieval India, and had never had any connection with Bhimrao Ambedkar, a Dalit icon. The protests were successful and the government retained the name of Sambhal.[2]

Geography

The district of Sambhal is part of the

Badaun, Aligarh and Bulandshahr
.

The nearest major metropolis is New Delhi. Sambhal lies 158.6 kilometres (98.5 mi) due east from New Delhi, past Ghaziabad, Noida and Hapur. The driving time from New Delhi is about 2 hours 40 minutes.[5] Sambhal lies 355 km north-west from the state capital Lucknow.

Administrative divisions

Sambhal district is a part of

Moradabad Division. This district is divided into three tehsils: Sambhal, Chandausi, and Gunnaur
.

Sambhal district has a single

Sambhal constituency. Sambhal district has four Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
constituencies: Sambhal, Asmoli, Chandausi and Gunnaur.

Demographics

As per 2011 census, Sambhal district had a population of 2,199,774. The sex ratio as per the census was 891 females for every 1000 males. Literacy rate of Sambhal district is 55%. 468,439 (21.29%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 364,286 (16.56%) of the population.[6][7]

Religions in Sambhal district (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 66.66%
Islam
 
 32.88%
Other or not stated
 
 0.46%

Hindus are in majority in the district. Muslims are majority in Sambhal tehsil and dominate urban areas.[8]

Tehsil Hindus Muslims Others
Sambhal 47.29% 52.17% 0.54%
Chandausi 77.85% 21.75% 0.40%
Gunnaur 88.22% 11.39% 0.39%

Languages of Sambhal district (2011)[9]

  Hindi (83.58%)
  Urdu (16.30%)
  Others (0.12%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 80.90% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 18.57% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Education

Best Schools in Sambhal

Blooming Buds co-ed School

Colleges


Nearby districts

References

  1. ^ UP: Protest in Sambhal Over Change of District's Name Archived 16 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "UP: Protest in Sambhal Over Change of District's Name".
  3. ^ "UP gets three new districts: Prabuddhanagar, Panchsheel Nagar, Bhimnagar". The Indian Express. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Bandh in Sambhal over location of new district headquarters". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ "158 Km - Distance from New Delhi to Sambhal". www.distancesfrom.com.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook: Moradabad" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ "District Census Handbook: Budaun" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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