Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts. These districts, most of which have populations above 12 lakhs, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.
Area-wise listing of districts
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Code [1] | District [2] | Headquarters | Formed | Population [3] | Area[3] | Density (/km2)[3] | Map |
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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 | Badaun | Badaun | 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
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and MLA from Aonla, Dharampal Singh demanded new Aonla District to be carved out of Bareilly District.[4]
See also
- Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
- List of RTO districts in Uttar Pradesh
- List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Districts : Uttar Pradesh". Government of India portal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ a b c "Table A-01 Population by District and Sub-District: India". 2011 Indian census. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ 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.