Amroha district अमरोहा जनपद امروہہ ضلع |
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District of Uttar Pradesh | |
Location of Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Administrative division | Moradabad |
Headquarters | Amroha Town |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Amroha |
Area | |
• Total | 2,321 km2 (896 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,499,193 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 56% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 50.21 per cent |
Average annual precipitation | 42% mm |
Website | Official website |
Amroha district, is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.
The district is bounded on the north by Bijnor District, on the east and southeast by Moradabad District, on the south by Badaun District, and on the west by the River Ganges, across which lie Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, and Meerut districts.Having state highway 72 and 73 penetrating the city and act as a major route.
The Battle of Amroha was fought between Mongols and Alauddin Khilji on 20 December 1305. Alauddin won the Battle. Laterly the territory occupied by the present district was part of Sambhal sarkar of Delhi subah under Mughal empire. Later it came under the control of Awadh. In 1801, the administration of this territory was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of Awadh. Last ruling Nawab Sheikh Anwar ul Haq . On 24 April 1997, this district was carved out by separating Amroha, Dhanora and Hasanpur tehsils of the erstwhile Moradabad district. In 2012, this district was renamed from Jyotiba Phule Nagar district to Amroha district.