Rampur district is one of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...

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of India, and Rampur town is the district headquarters. Rampur district is a part of

Moradabad division Moradabad division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Moradabad is the administrative headquarters of the division. It forms a part of the Rohilkhand region. Currently (2005), the division consists of distr ...

. The district occupies an area of .

Demographics

According to the

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, Rampur district has a

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of 2,335,819, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 194th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.4%. Rampur has a

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of 905

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 75.08%. Scheduled Castes make up 13.18% of the population. Islam is the majority religion in the district. Three out of five tehsils in Rampur have a Muslim majority and one a Muslim plurality. Hindus are majority in rural areas, while Muslims predominate in urban areas. Sikhs are a significant minority in Bilaspur and Suar tehsils. At the time of the

, 73.85% of the population of the district spoke

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, 23.04%

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as their first language.

Notable people

* Ali Yusuf Ali, Indian politician * Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan, Indian politician * Azam Khan, Indian politician *

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, Pakistani Actor *

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* Maulana Shaukhat Ali, Politician *

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* Athar Shah Khan Jaidi *

Javed Siddiqui Javed Siddiqi (13 January 1942) is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues. During his career, Siddiqi has collaborated with some of India's most pro ...

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* Uzra Butt

References

{{Authority control Districts of Uttar Pradesh Minority Concentrated Districts in India

Demographics

Notable people

See also

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