Rampur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

Rampur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division	Moradabad
Headquarters	Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Rampur
Area
• Total	2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,335,398
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	55.08%.
Website	Official website

Rampur district (Hindi: रामपुर ज़िला, Urdu: رام پور ضلع‎) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Rampur town is the district headquarters. Rampur district is a part of Moradabad division. The district occupies an area of 2,367 km². This district has a population of 1,922,450 (2001 Census). Rampur is known for its 'Rampuri knives'.

Divisions

The district comprises five tehsils: Rampur, Bilaspur, Milak, Shahabad, Swar and Tanda

There are five Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Swar, Chamraua, Bilaspur, Rampur and Milak. All of these are part of Rampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

Religions in Rampur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			45.97%
Muslims			50.57%
Christians			0.39%
Jains			0.06%
Others†			2.82%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (2.80%), Buddhists (<0.02%).

According to the 2011 census Rampur district has a population of 2,335,398, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 194th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 987 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,560/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.4%. Rampur has a sex ratio of 905 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 55.08%. 51% of the population of Rampur is Muslim.