Agra district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Agra}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Agra district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Agra.svg
| map_caption = Location of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Agra
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Agra division|Agra]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Agra]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 6
| area_total_km2 = 4027
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 4,418,797<ref name=districtcensus/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 69.44%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| demographics_type2 = [[Language]]
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics2_title2 = Local
| demographics2_info2 = [[Braj Bhasha]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = {{olist |[[Agra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Agra]] |[[Fatehpur Sikri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Fatehpur Sikri]]}}
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 2 (India)|NH 2]]
| website = {{URL|http://agra.nic.in/}}
}}
'''Agra district''' is one of the 75 Districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The district headquarters is the historical city of [[Agra]]. Agra district is a part of [[Agra division]].

==Geography==
[[File:Kos Minar 793.jpg|thumb|[[Kos Minar]]#793 at 12 mile on [[Agra]]-[[Fatehpur Sikri]] Road section of [[National Highway 21 (India)|National Highway 21]].|left]]
[[File:Location map India Agra Administrative EN.svg|alt=Administrative boundary of Agra district|thumb|281x281px|Administrative boundary of Agra district]]
The district lies in the cultural region of [[Braj]]. Agra district is bounded by [[Mathura District]] on the north, [[Dholpur District]] of [[Rajasthan]] state on the south, [[Firozabad District]] on the east and [[Bharatpur District]] of [[Rajasthan]] State on the west. The area of the district is 4,027 km².

== Administration ==
[[Agra division]] which consists of four districts, and is headed by the [[Divisional commissioner (India)|divisional commissioner]] of Agra, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], the commissioner is the head of local government institutions (including municipal corporations) in the division, is in charge of infrastructure development in his division, and is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the division.<ref name=":222">{{Cite web|title=CONSTITUTIONAL SETUP|url=http://up.gov.in/upconstitution.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831000649/http://up.gov.in/upconstitution.aspx|archive-date=31 August 2017|access-date=30 August 2017|website=[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]}}</ref><ref name=":422">{{Cite book|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|title=Indian Administration|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|edition=6th|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=563–572}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=G.P.|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=26–129}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite book|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|title=Governance in India|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|edition=2nd|location=[[Noida]]|pages=5.1–5.2}}</ref> The [[District collector (India)|district magistrate]] of Agra reports to the divisional commissioner.

Agra district administration is headed by the [[District collector (India)|district magistrate and collector]] (DM) of Agra, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]. [[District collector|The DM]] is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversees the [[Elections in India|elections]] held in the city. [[District collector|The DM]] is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.<ref name=":222" /><ref name=":42">{{Cite book|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|title=Indian Administration|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|edition=6th|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=573–597}}</ref><ref name=":63">{{Cite book|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|title=Governance in India|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|edition=2nd|location=[[Noida]]|pages=6.1–6.6}}</ref><ref name=":53">{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=G.P.|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=50–124}}</ref> The DM is assisted by a chief development officer; six additional district magistrates for finance/revenue, city, administration, land acquisition, civil supply, and protocol; one city magistrate; and three additional city magistrates.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Administration|url=http://agra.nic.in/general_admin.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828213542/http://agra.nic.in/general_admin.html|archive-date=28 August 2017|access-date=12 September 2018|website=Agra district website}}</ref>

==Divisions==
Agra district comprises 6 [[tehsil]]s. The tehsils are [[Etmadpur]], [[Agra]], [[Kiraoli]], [[Kheragarh]], [[Fatehabad, Agra|Fatehabad]] and [[Bah]]. The headquarters of the district is [[Agra]] city. The district consists of 15 [[Block (country subdivision)|blocks]], namely [[Etmadpur]], [[Khandauli]], [[Shamshabad]], [[Fatehabad, Agra|Fatehabad]], [[Jagner]], [[Kheragarh]], [[Saiyan, Agra|Saiyan]], [[Achhnera]], [[Akola, Agra|Akola]], [[Bichpuri]], [[Fatehpur Sikri]], [[Barauli Ahir]], [[Bah]], [[Pinahat]] and [[Jaitpur Kalan]].<ref name="ag">{{cite web|url=http://agra.nic.in/admn.htm|title=General Administration|publisher=Agra district Official website|access-date=2 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029072935/http://agra.nic.in/admn.htm|archive-date=29 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The division comprises 2 constituencies namely [[Agra]] and [[Fatehpur Sikri]]. There are 9 [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in the district. They are [[Bah]], Fatehabad, [[Etmadpur]], [[Dayal Bagh]], [[Agra Cantonment]], Agra North, Agra South, [[Kheragarh]] and [[Fatehpur Sikri]].

==Demographics==
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| title = Religions in Agra District
| titlebar = #Fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|Orange|88.77}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|Green|9.31}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|Pink|0.49}}
{{bar percent|Others†|Black|1.43}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Agra district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,418,797,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Moldova]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Moldova 4,314,377 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Kentucky 4,339,367
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225031104/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=25 December 2010 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 41st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1084|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} <ref name=districtcensus/> Hindus are 88.77% and Muslims are 9.30% in Agra district.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/uttar-pradesh/story/muslim-growth-outsmarts-hindus-for-the-first-time-in-mughal-city-agra-290417-2015-08-26|title=Muslim growth outsmarts Hindus for the first time in Mughal city Agra|date=26 August 2015|magazine=India Today|first=Siraj|last=Qureshi|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Agra has a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 859 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.44%.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=867149|13=1911|14=835418|15=1921|16=755552|17=1931|18=857072|19=1941|20=1054327|21=1951|22=1228534|23=1961|24=1506110|25=1971|26=1852458|27=1981|28=2258070|29=1991|30=2752150|31=2001|32=3621702|33=2011|34=4418797|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Languages==
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.75% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.77% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Languages spoken include [[Braj Bhasha]], which is a [[Western Hindi]] language, predominant in the nebulous [[Braj]] region centred on [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]] and [[Agra]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Dholpur]] & [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] in [[Rajasthan]]. It is the predominant language in the central stretch of the Ganges-Yamuna [[Doab]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://agra.nic.in Official Agra district website]
*[http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/uttar-pradesh/agra.htm Pin Codes for Agra District]
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/uttarpradesh/districts/agra.htm Map for Agra District]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Agra district
|North = [[Hathras district]]
|Northeast = [[Etah district]] <br /> [[Firozabad district]]
|East = [[Etawah district]]
|Southeast = [[Bhind district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Morena district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southwest = [[Dhaulpur district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|West = [[Bharatpur district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northwest = [[Mathura district]]
}}

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