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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hathras district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Hathras.svg
| map_caption = Location of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Hathras
| 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 = [[Aligarh division|Aligarh]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Hathras]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1,840
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,564,708
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 71.6%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 871
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Hathras (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hathras]]
| leader_title2 =
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| website =https://hathras.nic.in/
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'''Hathras district''' (previously called Mahamaya Nagar district)<ref name=rediff>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/akhilesh-changes-names-of-8-districts-mayawati-fumes/20120723.htm |title=Akhilesh renames 8 major districts carved out by Mayawati - Rediff.com India News |website=rediff.com |date=23 July 2012 |author=Sharat Pradhan |accessdate= 10 February 2021 |quote=when she carved out Mahamaya Nagar out of Ghaziabad district ... Akhilesh has now renamed the district as Hathras}}</ref> is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[India]].<ref name=2012rename>{{cite web|title=Important Cabinet Decisions|url=http://information.up.nic.in/View_engnews.aspx?id=54|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department|access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref> The city of [[Hathras]] is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of [[Aligarh division]]. The district occupies an area of {{Convert|1840|km2}} and has a population of 1,564,708 as of the 2011 census.

== History ==
Hathras district was created on 3 May 1997 by incorporating parts of the [[Aligarh district|Aligarh]], [[Mathura district|Mathura]], and [[Agra district|Agra]] districts. It was originally named Mahamaya Nagar and was renamed to Hathras district, in 2012.<ref name=rediff/>

== Divisions ==
The district comprises four [[tehsil]]s: Hathras, [[Sadabad, India|Sadabad]], [[Sikandra Rao]], and [[Sasni]], which are further divided into seven blocks: Sasni, Hathras, [[Mursan]], Sadabad, [[Sahpau]], [[Hasanpur Baru]], [[Sikandra Rao]], and [[Hasayan]].

There are three [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: [[Hathras (Assembly constituency)|Hathras]], [[Sadabad (Assembly constituency)|Sadabad]], and [[Sikandra Rao (Assembly constituency)|Sikandra Rao]]. All of these are part of [[Hathras (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hathras Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Demographics==
{{bar box
| title = Religions in Hathras district
| titlebar = #fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|89.30}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|10.19}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.51}}
}}
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Hathras district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,564,708,<ref name="Census-Growth">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A-2_Data_Tables/09%20A-2Uttar%20Pradesh.pdf |title=A-2: DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901 |page=5 |date=30 May 2014 |format=PDF |access-date=2019-10-19 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in }}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Gabon]].<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 = 2011-10-01 |quote=Gabon 1,576,665}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 319th in India (out of a total of [[List of districts in India|640]]).<ref name="Census-A1" /> The district has an area of {{Convert|1840|km2}} and a population density of {{convert|850|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="Census-A1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/A-1_NO_OF_VILLAGES_TOWNS_HOUSEHOLDS_POPULATION_AND_AREA.xlsx |title=A-1 Number Of Villages, Towns, Households, Population And Area |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |format=XLS |date=14 June 2018 |access-date=2019-10-19 }}</ref> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.12%.<ref name="Census-Growth"/> Hathras has a [[sex ratio]] of 871 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name="Census-Growth"/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 60.2%.<ref name="Census-Primary">{{cite web |title=Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/DDW_PCA0000_2011_Indiastatedist.xlsx |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 October 2019 |format=XLS |date=2 February 2018 |quote=942,572 literate persons}}</ref><ref name="Census-PriText">{{cite web |title=(Text version of primary abstract data spreadsheet) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=141617 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> Hinduism (89.30%) and Islam (10.19%) are the predominant religions followed in the district.<ref name="Census-Religion">{{cite web |title=Religion PCA |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion_pca/RL-0900.xlsx |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 October 2019 |format=XLS |date=29 December 2015 |quote=1,397,225 Hindu; 159,448 Muslim; 8,035 other }}</ref>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.72% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.24% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="Census-Hathras-Lang">{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |format=XLS |title=C-16 POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Four railway stations serve Hathras: [[Hathras Junction railway station]], [[Hathras Road railway station]], [[Hathras City railway station]], and [[Hathras Kila railway station]].

== Notable people ==


* [[Birendra Singh Rana]] (MLA)
* [[Ramveer Upadhyay]] (MLA)

==See also==

*[[Chamarua]]
*[[Mai (village)|Mai]]

== References ==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Hathras district
|North = [[Aligarh district]]
|Northeast = [[Kanshiram Nagar district]]
|East = [[Etah district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Agra district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Mathura district]]
|Northwest = [[Khair]]
}}

{{Hathras district}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}

{{Uttar Pradesh}}

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