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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Ghaziabad district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| total_type = Total<br />
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| image1= Indirapuram.jpg<br />
| image6 = New Academic Block & Library, IMT Ghaziabad.jpg<br />
| image7 = Kaushambi.jpg<br />
| image8 = Clock House.jpg<br />
| image2 = Shipra Mall, Ghaziabad.jpg<br />
| image4 = Hindon Airport.jpg<br />
| image5 = দিল্লি মীরাট রোড.jpg<br />
| image3 = Mahamaya mandir, Modinagar08.JPG<br />
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| image_caption = Clockwise from Top:<br />[[Indirapuram]] Skyline, Shipra Mall, Mahamaya Mandir, [[Modinagar]], [[Hindon Airport]], Delhi-Meerut road, [[Ghaziabad]], [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad|Institute of Management Technology]], [[Kaushambi, Ghaziabad|Kaushambi]] Skyline and Clock House<br />
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Ghaziabad.svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| coor_pinpoint = Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut division|Meerut]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = <br />
#[[Ghaziabad]]<br />
#[[Modinagar]]<br />
#[[Loni, Ghaziabad|Loni]]<br />
| area_total_km2 = 1034<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_total = 3343334<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = 67.55%<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 85%<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = 860 (2001)<br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Meerut (Lok Sabha constituency)|Meerut]] (shared with [[Meerut district]]) 2. [[Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghaziabad]]<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name2 = 5<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]<br />
| blank_info_sec1 = NH58, NH24, NH91<br />
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'''Ghaziabad district''' ({{IPA|hns|ɣaːziːaːˈbaːd̪ ˈzɪla|pron}}) is a largely suburban [[districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in [[northern India]]. It is also a core part of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]]. The city of [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district is part of [[Meerut Division]]. It has become a major [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for [[Delhi]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Before 1976, the area of Ghaziabad district was categorized as Ghaziabad Tehsil of [[Meerut district]]. On 14 November 1976, then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[N.D. Tiwari]] declared it as a separate district with an area of 2550 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghaziabad.nic.in/en/about-district/|title=About District|website=Ghaziabad District official page|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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The district was further reduced in size to 1933 km<sup>2</sup> on 6 September 1997 when the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] carved out the [[Community development blocks in India|blocks]] of [[Dadri]] and [[Bisrakh]] to create [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/|title=About District|website=Gautam Buddh Nagar District official page|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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In September 2011, the [[tehsil|Hapur tehsil]] was split off (from Ghaziabad district) to form [[Hapur District]] by then Chief Minister [[Mayawati]], finally reducing the size of Ghaziabad district to 1273 km<sup>2</sup> and the revised population is 1,422,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hapur-is-uttar-pradesh-s-74th-district/story-ARIvyVDmBfsXIWM00FywPP.html|title=Hapur is Uttar Pradesh's 74th district|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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===COVID-19 pandemic in Ghaziabad===<br />
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The first positive case of [[COVID-19]] was confirmed on 5 March 2020 as a businessman resident of Raj Nagar Extension area of Ghaziabad city who returned from [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-ncr-coronavirus-confirmed-in-ghaziabad-businessman-after-traveling-from-tehran-shift-to-isolation-ward-20087993.html|title=Coronavirus confirmed in Ghaziabad businessman after travelling from Tehran|website=jagran.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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By June 30, Ghaziabad had highest number of active COVID-19 cases in the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ghaziabad-has-highest-number-of-active-covid-19-cases-in-uttar-pradesh-total-count-touches-1-615/story-zC1CQF2CyPBl5Z7GSlIm1N.html|title=Ghaziabad has highest number of active Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh; total count touches 1,615|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> As of August 21, it had a total of 7,049 confirmed COVID-19 cases, which included 5,846 patients (82.93%) discharged and 67 dead, apart from 1,136 active cases. It had 338 active containment zones in different parts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ghaziabad-district-to-be-divided-into-five-zones-for-better-covid-monitoring/story-xcepw4W16UlU5MK6rjqHVJ.html|title=Ghaziabad: District to be divided into five zones for better Covid monitoring|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
The district is bounded on the northwest by [[Baghpat District]], on the north by [[Meerut District]], on the east by [[Hapur District]], on the southeast by [[Bulandshahr District]], on the southwest by [[Gautam Buddha Nagar District]], and on the west by [[Delhi]] state across the [[Yamuna River]]. The [[Hindon River]] flows through the district.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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|title=Religions in residual Ghaziabad 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><br />
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|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|75.38}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Uttar Pradesh|Islam]]|green|22.53}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|0.56}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Uttar Pradesh|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.49}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Uttar Pradesh|Jainism]]|pink|0.46}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.58}}<br />
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
|width=290px}}<br />
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According to the 2011 Census, it is the third most populous district of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (out of [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|75]]), after [[Prayagraj district|Prayagraj]] and [[Moradabad district|Moradabad]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Ghaziabad |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1214/download/3870/DH_2011_0909_PART_A_DCHB_GHAZIABAD.pdf |access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><br />
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] of Ghaziabad district, it has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,681,645,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web |title=Country Comparison : Population|url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01|website=Cia.gov | quote = Ireland: 4,670,976, July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[South Carolina]].<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=2011-09-30 |quote=South Carolina: 4,625,364 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 28th highest in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 3967 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]]{{Failed verification|date=December 2018}} over the decade 2001–2011 was 41.66%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ghaziabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 878 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 85%.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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At the 2011 census, this district had a population of 4,661,452 (3rd highest in UP), with 2,481,803 males and 2,179,649 females. This is revised to 3,323,241 after Hapur district was split off. Ghaziabad district comprises 2.33% of the total population of UP. It has the highest density of population in the state with 4060 persons per square km. It is also second in population growth rate with a 40.66% rise. The average literacy rate in 2011 was 85%, which was the highest in UP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/up/Census2011UttarPradeshPaper1.pdf|title=Census of India 2011 : Provisional Population Totals|website=Censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2016-01-15}}</ref><br />
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After bifurcation, residual Ghaziabad district has a population of 3,343,334. The sex ratio is 878 females per 1000 males. 2,752,800 (82.34%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 480,053 (14.36%) of the population.<ref name="districtcensus"/><br />
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===Language===<br />
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{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of residual Ghaziabad district (2011)<ref name="languages"/><br />
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 94.21 |color1 = orange<br />
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 3.90 |color2 = green<br />
|label3 = Others |value3 = 1.89 |color3 = gray<br />
|thumb=left<br />
}}<br />
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At the time of the 2011 census, 94.21% of the population spoke [[Hindi]] and 3.90% [[Urdu]] 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><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Ghaziabad district}}<br />
*[http://ghaziabad.nic.in/ Ghaziabad district website]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111012041600/http://www.ghaziabadnet.com/ Ghaziabad community website]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Ghaziabad district<br />
|North = [[Meerut district]]<br />
|Northeast = <br />
|East = [[Hapur district]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Bulandshahr district]]<br />
|South = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]]<br />
|Southwest = <br />
|West = [[North West Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] <br />[[North Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] <br /> [[North East Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] <br /> [[East Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]]<br />
|Northwest = [[Baghpat district]]<br />
}}<br />
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