List of districts of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts and 1 temporary district. These districts, most of which have populations above 12 lakhs, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.

The Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj has been declared as the 76th district of the state by the Uttar Pradesh Government as of December 2nd, 2024. It is a temporary district.[1]

Area-wise listing of districts

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Districts of Uttar Pradesh, grouped by division
Code [2] District [3] Headquarters Formed Population [4] Area[4] Density (/km2)[4] Map
AG Agra Agra Pre-Independence 4,418,797 4,041 1093
 
AL Aligarh Aligarh Pre-Independence 3,673,889 3,788 1007
 
AN Ambedkar Nagar Akbarpur 29 September 1995 2,397,888 2,350 1020
 
AD Ayodhya Ayodhya Pre-Independence 2,470,996 2,522 1056
 
AM Amethi Gauriganj 1 July 2010 2,050,133 2,329.11 773
 
JP Amroha Amroha 24 April 1997 1,840,221 2,249 818
 
AU Auraiya Auraiya 17 September 1997 1,379,545 2,016 684
 
AZ Azamgarh Azamgarh Pre-Independence 4,613,913 4,054 1138
 
BD Budaun Budaun Pre-Independence 3,127,621 4,234 2368
 
BG Bagpat Baghpat 17 September 1997 1,303,048 1,321 249
 
BH Bahraich Bahraich Pre-Independence 3,487,731 2,981 1170
 
BL Ballia Ballia Pre-Independence 3,239,774 3,349 967
 
BP Balrampur Balrampur 22 May 1997 2,148,665 4,408 487
 
BN Banda Banda Pre-Independence 1,799,410 4,402 409
 
BB Barabanki Barabanki Pre-Independence 3,260,699 4,120 791
 
BR Bareilly Bareilly Pre-Independence 4,448,359 2,688 1655
 
BS Basti Basti Pre-Independence 2,464,464 4,561 540
 
BI Bijnor Bijnor Pre-Independence 3,682,713 4,262 864
 
BU Bulandshahr Bulandshahr Pre-Independence 3,499,171 4,441 776
 
CD Chandauli Chandauli 22 May 1997) 1,952,756 2,541 768
 
CT Chitrakoot Chitrakoot 6 May 1997 991,730 3,216 308
 
DE Deoria Deoria Pre-Independence 3,100,946 2,540 1221
 
ET Etah Etah Pre-Independence 1,774,480 2,431 730
 
EW Etawah Etawah Pre-Independence 1,581,810 2,311 684
 
FR Farrukhabad Fatehgarh Pre-Independence 1,885,204 2,181 864
 
FT Fatehpur Fatehpur Pre-Independence 2,632,733 4,152 634
 
FI Firozabad Firozabad 5 February 1989 2,498,156 2,407 1038
 
GB Gautam Buddha Nagar Greater Noida 6 September 1997 1,648,115 720 2288
 
GZ Ghaziabad Ghaziabad 14 November 1976 3,343,334 1,179 2836
 
GP Ghazipur Ghazipur Pre-Independence 3,620,268 3,377 1072
 
GN Gonda Gonda Pre-Independence 3,433,919 4,003 858
 
GR Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Pre-Independence 4,440,895 3,321 1337
 
HM Hamirpur Hamirpur Pre-Independence 1,104,285 4,021 275
 
HA Hapur Hapur 28 September 2011 1,338,311 649 2061
 
HR Hardoi Hardoi Pre-Independence 4,092,845 5,986 684
 
HT Hathras Hathras 3 May 1997 1,564,708 1,840 850
 
JL Jalaun Orai Pre-Independence 1,689,974 4,565 370
 
JU Jaunpur Jaunpur Pre-Independence 4,494,204 4,038 1113
 
JH Jhansi Jhansi Pre-Independence 1,998,603 5,024 398
 
KJ Kannauj Kannauj 18 September 1997 1,656,616 2,093 792
 
KD Kanpur Dehat Akbarpur 23 April 1981 1,796,184 3,021 595
 
KN Kanpur Nagar Kanpur Pre-Independence 4,581,268 3,155 1452
 
KG Kasganj Kasganj 15 April 2008 1,436,719 1,955 735
 
KS Kaushambi Manjhanpur 4 April 1997 1,599,596 1,779 899
 
KU Kushinagar Padarauna 13 May 1994 4,021,243 2,905 1200
 
LK Lakhimpur Kheri Kheri Pre-Independence 3,564,544 7,680 520
 
LA Lalitpur Lalitpur 1 March 1974 1,221,592 5,039 242
 
LU Lucknow Lucknow Pre-Independence 4,589,838 2,528 1816
 
MG Maharajganj Maharajganj 2 October 1989 2,684,703 2,952 909
 
MH Mahoba Mahoba 11 February 1995 875,958 3,144 279
 
MP Mainpuri Mainpuri Pre-Independence 1,868,529 2,760 677
 
MT Mathura Mathura Pre-Independence 2,547,184 3,340 763
 
MB Mau Mau 19 November 1988 2,205,968 1,713 1288
 
ME Meerut Meerut Pre-Independence 3,443,689 2,559 1346
 
MI Mirzapur Mirzapur Pre-Independence 2,496,970 4,405 567
 
MO Moradabad Moradabad Pre-Independence 3,126,507 2,233 1400
 
MU Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar Pre-Independence 2,869,934 2,742 1047
 
PI Pilibhit Pilibhit Pre-Independence 2,031,007 3,686 551
 
PR Pratapgarh Pratapgarh Pre-Independence 3,209,141 3,717 863
 
PR Prayagraj Prayagraj Pre-Independence 5,954,391 5,482 1086
 
RB Rae Bareli Rae Bareli Pre-Independence 2,903,507 3,937 737
 
RA Rampur Rampur 1 December 1949 2,335,819 2,367 987
 
SA Saharanpur Saharanpur Pre-Independence 3,466,382 3,689 940
 
SK Sant Kabir Nagar Khalilabad 5 September 1997 2,199,774 2,390 920
 
SR Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi 30 June 1994 1,715,183 1,646 1042
 
SM Sambhal Bahjoi 3 May 2011 1,578,213 1,015 1555
 
SJ Shahjahanpur Shahjahanpur Pre-Independence 3,006,538 4,388 685
 
SH Shamli Shamli 3 May 2011 1,273,578 1,266 1006
 
SV Shravasti Shravasti 22 May 1997 1,117,361 1,640 681
 
SN Siddharthnagar Siddharthnagar 29 December 1988 2,559,297 2,895 884
 
SI Sitapur Sitapur Pre-Independence 4,483,992 5,743 781
 
SO Sonbhadra Robertsganj 4 March 1989 1,862,559 6,905 270
 
SU Sultanpur Sultanpur Pre-Independence 2,249,036 2,457 915
 
UN Unnao Unnao Pre-Independence 3,108,367 4,558 682
 
VA Varanasi Varanasi Pre-Independence 3,676,841 1,535 2395
 

Demand for new Districts

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Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and MLA from Aonla, Dharampal Singh demanded new Aonla District to be carved out of Bareilly District.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Declares Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh Area As New District. Check Details". 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166-2" (PDF). Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 18 August 2004. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Districts : Uttar Pradesh". Government of India portal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Table A-01 Population by District and Sub-District: India". 2011 Indian census. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ^ मिश्रा, अनूप (3 April 2022). "उत्तर प्रदेश में जल्द बनेगा एक नया जिला? राज्य के कैबिनेट मंत्री ने दी ये बड़ी जानकारी". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 June 2022.