Muzaffarnagar district
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Muzaffarnagar district मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर जनपद مُظفٌر نگر ضلع |
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| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
 Location of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Saharanpur |
| Headquarters | Muzaffarnagar |
| Tehsils | Sadar, Budhana, Jansath, Khatauli |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Muzaffarnagar |
| • Assembly seats |
Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Charthawal, Khatauli, Meerapur, Purqazi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,008 km2 (1,547 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,143,663 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.12 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 889/1000 |
| Major highways | NH 58 , SH -12 |
| Website | Official website |
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The city of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters. This district is also the part of National Capital Region.
Muzaffarnagar's early medieval history is obscure till the Indo-Mughal period. Timur's army had marched to Delhi through this region in 1399; its people fought it unsuccessfully. In Mughal Emperor Akbar's time, most of the Muzaffarnagar district region, called Sarwat then under the Mahal control of Taga / Tyagi brahmans of Sarvat village, belonged to the sarkar (circle) of Saharanpur. Akbar bestowed pargana of Sarwat on Sayyed Mahmud Khan Barha which remained with his descendants up to the 17th century. After killing Peer Khan Lodi styled as Khan Jahan lodi, Shahjahan bestowed title of deceased Peer Khan Lodhi and Pargana of Sarwat on Sayyed Muzaffar Khan Barha, whose son Munawwar Lashkar Khan Barha established the city and named it Muzaffarnagar in honour of his father, and Sarwat also became Muzaffarnagar.
Muzaffarnagar district gained notoriety in the 20th century with frequent incidents of loot, murders, kidnappings and dacoity.
The 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots between Hindus and Muslims resulted in 62 deaths. According to a May 2015 report in India Today:
Shamli and adjoining Muzaffarnagar districts are considered sensitive ever since large-scale communal violence erupted in August and September 2013. More than 50 people had died and over 50,000 were rendered homeless...The riot that ensued had engulfed many districts of western UP.
The district is divided into 9blocks, these are:
Religion in Muzaffarnagar (2011)
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