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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gautam Buddha Nagar district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{photomontage
| photo1a = Noida Sector 15 metro station.jpg
| photo2a = Greaternoida expressway Q2.jpg
| photo2b = Noidancrdelhiskyline.jpg
| photo3a = Noida Buddha Circuit, Formula One 2013 (Ank kumar) 16.jpg
| photo3b = Yamuna Expressway Delhi Agra India August 2013.jpg
| photo4a = View of Noida city from the Hilton Noida.jpg
| spacing = 1
| color_border = black
| color = black
| size = 280
| foot_montage = ''From Top (left to right)'': [[Noida Metro]], [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway]], Noida Skyline, [[Buddh International Circuit]], [[Yamuna Expressway]], Panoramic view of [[Noida]] City
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| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Gautam Buddha Nagar.svg
| map_caption = Location of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Greater Noida
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut division|Meerut]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 9 June 1997
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Greater Noida]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = #'''Sadar''' ([[Noida]])
#'''[[Dadri]]'''
#'''[[Jewar]]'''
| area_total_km2 = 1442
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,648,115
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 98.14%<ref name="GB Nagar district Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar-population.html|title=Gautam Buddha Nagar district Population|work=Census India|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics1_info2 = 851 [[female|♀]]/ 1000 [[male|♂]] 
| leader_title = District Magistrate
| leader_name = Medha Roopam (IAS)
| leader_title1 = Commissioner of Police
| leader_name1 = [[Laxmi Singh]] (IPS)
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP-16
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[NH-24]] [[DND Flyway]] [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway]] [[Yamuna Expressway]] [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
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| website = {{URL|gbnagar.nic.in}}
| official_name =
}}

'''Gautam Buddha Nagar district''' is a [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], named after [[Gautama Buddha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gbnagar.nic.in/profile/profiletest.htm |title=District Profile |access-date=10 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919132749/http://gbnagar.nic.in/profile/profiletest.htm |archive-date=19 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is a part of [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi National Capital Region]] and is divided into 3 sub-divisions (Tehsils) of Noida, Dadri and Jewar. [[Greater Noida]] is the administrative headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. [[Noida]], [[Greater Noida]], [[Dadri]], [[Jewar]], [[YEIDA City]] and [[Dankaur]] fall under this district.

==History==
Gautam Buddha Nagar district was formed on 9 June 1997 under the leadership of [[Mayawati#Second term, 1997|Mayawati government]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-16 |title=Mayawati says her government worked on principles of Buddha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/mayawati-says-her-government-worked-on-the-principles-of-buddha/articleshow/91600856.cms |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> by carving out the portions of [[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad district]] and [[Bulandshahr district]]. [[Dadri]] and [[Bisrakh]] blocks carved out of Ghaziabad, while [[Dankaur]] and [[Jewar]] blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahr.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/history/
|title=History of Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Noida) |work=GBN District |access-date=16 August 2021 }}</ref> People from this land were actively associated with the [[Indian independence movement]]. [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]], [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]] and [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]] used Nalgadha village (Sector-145, Noida) presently situated on the [[Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]] to hide during the freedom struggle. They planned 1929 bomb attack on the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] (presently known as [[Old Parliament House, New Delhi|Parliament House]]) from Nalgadha village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Authority-to-make-atlas-to-bring-Noida-on-tourist-map/articleshow/46800912.cms |title=Noida Authority to make atlas to bring Noida on tourist map |work=The Times of India |date=4 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bhagat-singhs-hideout-forgotten-by-history/article6323035.ece/ |title=Bhagat Singh's hideout forgotten by history |work=The Hindu |date=16 August 2014 }}</ref>

The area occupied by this district has roots in [[Ramayana]], as Bisrakh village in [[Greater Noida]], which is believed to be the birthplace of [[Ravana]]'s father, [[Vishrava]] Rishi lies in this land.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/residents-of-bisrakh-who-revere-ravana-say-they-will-not-miss-ramlila-amid-covid-restrictions-101632678280682-amp.html |title=Ramlila a non-starter in the land of Ravana worshippers |work=The Hindustan Times |date=27 September 2021 }}</ref> In [[Mahabharata]], Dankaur was the [[Dronacharya]]'s ashram, where [[Kaurava]]s and [[Pandava]]s took their training.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,04,084|13=1911|14=2,01,453|15=1921|16=1,94,556|17=1931|18=2,07,635|19=1941|20=2,42,431|21=1951|22=2,81,621|23=1961|24=3,31,688|25=1971|26=4,06,847|27=1981|28=5,14,037|29=1991|30=7,70,367|31=2001|32=11,05,292|33=2011|34=16,48,115|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Gautam Buddha Nagar district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.58}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Uttar Pradesh|Islam]]|green|13.08}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|0.56}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Uttar Pradesh|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.45}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.33}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
|width=290px}}

According to the [[2011 census of India]], Gautam Buddha Nagar has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,648,115. It is ranked 294th out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]] Indian districts in terms of population. Gautam Buddha Nagar has a population density of {{convert|1161|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. The female literacy stands at 72.78%, much higher than national average of 65.46%.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Ghaziabad-GB-Nagar-hub-of-high-literacy-falling-sex-ratio/articleshow/7879052.cms?referral=PM|title=Ghaziabad, GB Nagar hub of high literacy, falling sex ratio|date=6 April 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=TNN|access-date=6 April 2011}}</ref> 59.12% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 13.11% of the population.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Gautam Buddha Nagar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1212/download/3862/DH_2011_0910_PART_A_DCHB_GAUTAM_BUDDHA_NAGAR.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

===Language===

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Gautam Buddha Nagar district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 92.96 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value2 = 1.29 |color2 = orchid
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 1.10 |color3 = green
|label4 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value4 = 0.97 |color4 = pink
|label5 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value5 = 0.93 |color5 = gold
|label6 = Others |value6 = 2.75 |color6 = grey
|thumb=left
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 92.96% of the population spoke [[Hindi]], 1.29% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 1.10% [[Urdu]], 0.97% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 0.93% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Administration==
===General administration===
The Gautam Buddha Nagar district is headed by a [[District Magistrate]] (DM), usually an IAS officer. The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, each headed by a [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]] (SDM).

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=50%
!Sr. No
!Sub-division
!Block(s)
!No. of Villages
|-
| 1.
| Sadar ([[Noida]])
| [[Bisrakh]] and [[Dankaur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| 2.
| [[Dadri]]
| Dadri
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| 3.
| [[Jewar]]
| Jewar
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}

===Police administration===
On 14 January 2020, the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] declared Gautam Buddha Nagar district as a Police Commissionerate (along with the [[Lucknow]]
district). These two Commissionerates were the first to be created in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2020 |title=UP Cabinet introduces Police Commissionerate system for Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/up-cabinet-introduces-police-commissionerate-system-for-gautam-buddh-nagar-lucknow-120011301057_1.html |work= Business Standard |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| date= 15 January 2022|title=Noida Police complete two years of the Commissionerate system |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/noida-police-complete-two-years-of-the-commissionerate-system-7724196/ |work= Indian Express |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Shikha| last=Salaria |date= 14 January 2020|title=Uttar Pradesh: 15 powers shift from DM to police commissioner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/15-powers-shift-from-dm-to-police-commissioner/articleshow/73236010.cms |work= Times of India |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref>

The Gautam Buddha Nagar Commissionerate is headed by a police [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner]], who is an Inspector-General (IG) rank official, assisted by two Additional Commissioners — one each for law and order, and crime and headquarters — who are of [[Additional director general of police|Deputy Inspector General]] rank. Its current Commissioner is [[Laxmi Singh]], a 2000-batch IPS officer.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 November 2022 |title=IPS officer Laxmi Singh appointed UP's first woman Police Commissioner at Noida |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ips-officer-laxmi-singh-appointed-ups-first-woman-police-commissioner-at-noida/articleshow/95853120.cms?from=mdr |work=Economic Times}}</ref> These top three officials are reported to by seven deputy commissioners of the SP rank, nine additional deputy commissioner of police and 17 assistant commissioners of police of the deputy SP rank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?commgbngr&cd=NAA0ADYAMwA%3D |title= Uttar Pradesh Police - Police Units - Police Commissionerate G.B. Nagar - Officials |website= uppolice.gov.in |publisher= Uttar Pradesh Police |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref>

The district is divided into three zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida - consisting of 29 police stations. Zone One is Noida, comprising 10 stations of Sector 20, Sector 24, Sector 39, Sector 58, Sector 49, Expressway and Women's police station. Zone Two, Central Noida, comprising parts of Noida, Greater Noida, and Greater Noida West, has nine stations – Phase 2, Phase 3, Bisrakh, Ecotech 3, Surajpur and Badalpur. Zone Three, Greater Noida, has nine police stations — Sector Beta 2, Knowledge Park, Site V, Dadri, Jarcha, Dankaur, Rabupura, Ecotech 1 and Jewar.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Alam|first1=Shafaque |last2=Tyagi|first2=Tanmayee |date=14 January 2020 |title=GB Nagar to have three police zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gb-nagar-to-have-three-police-zones-noida-central-noida-and-greater-noida/story-3Va0Q4y4YBItm6I7609QRK.html |work= |location= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/police/ |title= Police - Gautam Buddha Nagar - India |website= gbnagar.nic.in |publisher= Gautam Buddha Nagar |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref>

As of 14 January 2020, Gautam Buddha Nagar had 3,869 police personnel — 42 inspectors, 459 sub-inspectors, 972 head constables and 2,396 constables.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/>

== Villages ==


*[[Chipyana Buzurg]]<ref>[https://www.greaternoidaauthority.in/chapchip24717 Chipyana development Authority]</ref>
*[[Mahvalipur]]

== Places of interest ==
* [[Buddh International Circuit]]
* [[The Great India Place]]
* [[Worlds of Wonder (Amusement Park)|Worlds of Wonder]]
* [[DLF Mall of India]]
* [[Gautam Buddha University]]
* [[Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden]]
* [[Okhla Sanctuary]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category | Gautam Buddha Nagar district}}
* {{official website|http://gbnagar.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Gautam Buddha Nagar district
|North = [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Bulandshahr district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Tappal]]
|Southwest = [[Palwal district]], [[Haryana]]
|West = [[Faridabad district]], [[Haryana]]
|Northwest = [[East Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] [[South Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]]
}}

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