Mahamaya Nagar district

Mahamaya Nagar district महामायानगर ज़िला مہامایا نگر ضلع
Location of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
State	Uttar Pradesh,  India
Administrative division	Aligarh
Headquarters	Hathras
Area	1,840 km2 (710 sq mi)
Population	1,336,000 (2001)
Literacy	63.38 per cent[1]
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Hathras
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Mahamaya Nagar district (Hindi: महामायानगर ज़िला, Urdu: مہامایا نگر ضلع), earlier known as Hathras district, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The town of Hathras is the district headquarters. Mahamaya Nagar district is a part of Aligarh Division. This district occupies an area of 1800.1 km². The district has a population of 1,336,031 (2001 census).

Origin of name

The district is named after Mahamaya, mother of Gautama Buddha.^[2]

History

Mahamaya Nagar District was created on 3 May, 1997 by incorporating parts of the Aligarh, Mathura and Agra districts. It was given the alternative 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, Sehpau, Sikandra Rao and Hasayan. There is a village named Bharat Pur under Hasayan block.

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Mahamaya Nagar district has a population of 1,565,678 ,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon^[4] or the US state of Hawaii.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 318th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 851 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,200 /sq mi) .^[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.19 %.^[3] Mahamaya Nagar has a sex ratio of 870 females for every 1000 males,^[3] and a literacy rate of 73.1 %.^[3]

References

1. ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
2. ^ Bhushan, Ranjit (July 2, 1997). "The Ambedkar Armada". Outlook. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203802. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Gabon 1,576,665" 
5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Hawaii 1,360,301"