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Etah district
एटा ज़िला
—  District of Uttar Pradesh  —
Uttar Pradesh district location map Etah
Location of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Aligarh
Established
Headquarters Etah
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Etah
Area
 • Total 4,446 km2 (1,717 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 2,244,998
 • Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 56.15 per cent[1]
 • Sex ratio
Website Official website

Etah district (Urdu: ایٹا ضلع, Hindi: एटा ज़िला) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. It is dominated by Yadavs and Rajputs.

Economy[]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Etah one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Etah district has a population of 1,761,152,[3] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[4] or the US state of Nebraska.[5] This gives it a ranking of 272nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 717 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,860 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.77 %.[3] Etah has a sex ratio of 863 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 73.27 %.[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. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  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. "Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est." 
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Nebraska 1,826,341" 

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Coordinates: 27°30′N 78°45′E / 27.5, 78.75



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