Uttar Pradesh District Factbook - Aligarh District
Uttar Pradesh District Factbook - Aligarh District
Uttar Pradesh District Factbook - Aligarh District
District Factbook
Aligarh District
Research Editor
Dr. Shafeeq Rahman
ISBN : 978-93-80590-76-9
Printed in India
Aligarh District at a Glance
Administrative Setup
Location Map
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Aligarh district is a district of Uttar Pradesh with its administrative headquarters located
at Aligarh city. The city is famous as Tala Nagri meaning "City of Locks" since there are
many lock industries in the city. Prior to 18 th century Aligarh was popularly called by
itsformer name i.e. Kol or Koil. But the name Kol covered both the city as well as the
entire district. There are many theories regarding the origin of its name. According to
some ancient texts, Kol or Koil might allude to caste, the name of a place or mountain,
the name of a sage or demon. It is believed that the people, who came from Kampilya (a
place), founded the city and named it Kampilgarh. In course of time its name Kampilgarh
changed to Koiland then Aligarh, the current name. During the past period Aligarh fort,
the most prominent centre of attraction was also known as Koil fort. At that time
Surajmal, a Jat ruler captured the Koil fort with help of Jai Singh from Jaipur and the
Muslim army. He then renamed it as Ramgarh. Lastly, Najaf Khan, a Shia commander
came to the place and occupied it and he changed the name of the fort to its present
name of Aligarh. In the year 1804 Aligarh was emerged as a separate district in the map
of Uttar Pradesh state. QurratulainHyder, an illustrious Indian Urdu novelist and short
story writer, an academic, and a journalist was born on 20 January 1927 at Aligarh city.
She became famous for her magnum opus, Aag ka Darya (River of Fire), a novel first
published in Urdu in 1959. She was honoured by many prestigious awards such as
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967, Jnanpith Award in 1989 and Padma Bhushan in 2005.
Geographically, the district lies at 2789'N latitude , 7807'E longitude and 180m altitude
. The district encompasses a geographical area of 3,650 sq.km. and it is bounded by
Gautam Buddha Nagar district and Bulandshahar district on the North, Mathura district
and Mahamaya Nagar district on the South, Buduan district and Kanshi Ram Nagar
district on the East and Haryana on the West. The climate of the district can be
characterised as humid subtropical climate. Natives of the district experience extreme
hot during the summer and fairly cold during the winter. The actual rainfall in the district
was 504.9mm in the year of 2015-16.
Administration wise, the district is divided into 5 tehsils namely Koil, Khair, Atrauli, Iglas
and Gabhana. Moreover, it comprises 24 towns and 1199 villages. There are 2 Lok Sabha
seat and 7 Assembly constituencies in the district.
According to 2011 census the district has a population of 36,73,889 (persons) including
19,51,996 (males) and 17,21,893 (females). The district has a sex ratio of 882 females
for for every 1000 males. In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in the
district was 22.78% (persons) out of which 21.44 % (males) and 24.33 % (females) .
The major religion in the district are Hindu and Muslim with 79.05% and 19.85% of the
total population.
The economy of the district is dependent on agriculture to some extent. The agro based
industries are the significant industry in the district. Some of its chief agricultural
products are paddy, pearl millet, maize, pigeon pea, moong, barley, potato, sugarcane,
etc. Every year a huge chunk of revenue comes from these agricultural products. Aligarh
is as well popular for its lock industries which are exported to different parts of the
world. Johnson & Co. established in the year 1870 was the first English lock firm in
Aligarh. The district is renowned for its extra ordinary brass hardware and sculpture. In
the year 2013-2014 the gross domestic product in the district was Rs. 17,08,109 lakh at
current price.
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The district provides a platform for higher education. Aligarh Muslim University, one of
the most reputed universities in the country which offers more than 250 courses in both
traditional and modern fields of education. There are numerous schools and colleges
under this university. As per 2011 census the literacy rate in the district is 67.52%
(persons), 77.97% (males) and 55.68% (females).
Kalyan Singh, an eminent Indian politician and the present Governor of Indian state of
Rajasthan was born on 5 January 1932 at Atrauli in the district . He has served as the
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for two terms i.e. 24 Jun . 1991 - 6 Dec . 1992 and 21
Sept. 1997 - 12 Nov. 1999 . He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party. Bijendra Singh, a
distinguished Indian politician and a member of 14th Lok Sabha was born on 25 December
1956 at Honda village in the Aligarh district. He had also been elected as MLA for five
times from Iglas constituency , Aligarh. He is a member of Indian National Congress.
The district has numerous centres of attraction which allures many travellers from
different parts of the country. Shekha Jheel, a lake (jheel) located near the Shekha
village , in the district is notable forvarieties of migratory birds. Maulana Azad Library ,
the central library of Aligarh Muslim University is a building of seven-storey surrounded by
4.75 acres (1.92 ha.) of lawns and gardens. Aligarh Fort, one of the strongest forts in
India is located in the Aligarh city. It consists of a regular polygon, surrounded by a very
broad and deep ditch. Some other important places of interest in the district are Clock
Tower, Achal Taal, Dharnidhar Sarovar, Jama Masjid, etc.
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Administrative Unit
Administrative Division:- Aligarh
Sub-districts:
1. Atrauli
2. Gabhana
3. Iglas
4. Khair
5. Koil
Towns:
1. Aligarh (M C orp.) 11. Harduaganj (NP) 21. Ramgarh Panjoopur (C T)
2. Ashrafpur Jalal (C T) 12. Iglas (NP) 22. Rampur (C T)
3. Atrauli (NPP) 13. Jalali (NP) 23. Sarsaul (C T)
4. Beswan (NP) 14. Jatari (NP) 24. Vijaigarh (NP)
5. C hharra Rafatpur (NP) 15. Kauriaganj (NP)
6. Deosaini (C T) 16. Khair (NPP)
7. Dhanipur (C T) 17. Kwarasi (C T)
8. Dhaurra Mafi (C T) 18. Manjoor Garhi (C T)
9. Gabhana (C T) 19. Pilkhana (NP)
10. Gangiri (C T) 20. Qasimpur Power House C olony (C T)
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Demographics
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Infrastructure
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Marginal Workers
(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Residence Workers Sex Aligarh Uttar India District District
Pradesh in State in India
Total Total Marginal Workers Persons 308562 21179223 119296891 32 118
Male 181846 12426463 58716571 32 82
Female 126716 8752760 60580320 31 183
C ultivators Persons 32220 3481473 22851283 46 245
Male 15168 1784104 9688619 42 215
Female 17052 1697369 13162664 42 249
Agricultural Labourers Persons 118177 10189308 58162962 33 177
Male 75699 6025865 27485424 35 109
Female 42478 4163443 30677538 40 276
Household Industries Persons 29499 1489154 6004843 15 36
Male 10520 684665 2235514 27 46
Female 18979 804489 3769329 5 27
Other Workers Persons 128666 6019288 32277803 12 49
Male 80459 3931829 19307014 15 50
Female 48207 2087459 12970789 10 53
Rural Total Marginal Workers Persons 239793 18412163 102848265 33 140
Male 132989 10540532 48728355 34 109
Female 106804 7871631 54119910 33 196
C ultivators Persons 30362 3397651 22230802 46 250
Male 14203 1730473 9369247 42 224
Female 16159 1667178 12861555 42 255
Agricultural Labourers Persons 110345 9816370 56036151 33 183
Male 69681 5752374 26291170 34 110
Female 40664 4063996 29744981 39 276
Household Industries Persons 23247 1202720 4703063 17 37
Male 6695 532160 1693538 32 66
Female 16552 670560 3009525 6 26
Other Workers Persons 75839 3995422 19878249 14 44
Male 42410 2525525 11374400 22 56
Female 33429 1469897 8503849 11 47
Urban Total Marginal Workers Persons 68769 2767060 16448626 11 51
Male 48857 1885931 9988216 10 41
Female 19912 881129 6460410 13 80
C ultivators Persons 1858 83822 620481 11 71
Male 965 53631 319372 17 79
Female 893 30191 301109 8 78
Agricultural Labourers Persons 7832 372938 2126811 12 64
Male 6018 273491 1194254 11 33
Female 1814 99447 932557 19 177
Household Industries Persons 6252 286434 1301780 16 46
Male 3825 152505 541976 10 23
Female 2427 133929 759804 17 72
Other Workers Persons 52827 2023866 12399554 10 51
Male 38049 1406304 7932614 10 43
Female 14778 617562 4466940 14 71
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Agriculture
Land Utilisation
In Hectares (2013-14)
Rank of
Particulars Aligarh Uttar District
Pradesh in State
i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 371261 24170454 26
- Forests 2577 1658153 47
ii) Not Available for C ultivation
-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 41011 3026963 34
-Barren and Un C ulturable Land 5905 464473 32
-Total 46916 3491436 37
iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land
-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 1731 65389 10
-Land under Misc Tree C rops and Groves Not Included in Net 327 325430 63
Area
-C ulturable Waste Land 7013 410154 18
-Total 9071 800973 29
iv) Fallow Land
-Fallow Lands Other than C urrent Fallows 5317 538694 36
-C urrent Fallow 3367 1135310 64
-Total 8684 1674004 52
v) Net Area Sown 304013 16545888 14
vi) Total C ropped Area 546346 25895877 7
vii) Area Sown More than Once 242333 9349989 4
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Agriculture
Livestock Population
In Nos. (2012)
Rank of Rank of
Livestock Aligarh Uttar India District District in
Pradesh in State India
(a) C attle
- Exotic/C rossbred C attle 66919 3579015 39731810 18 183
- Indigenous C attle 135951 15978052 151172295 45 348
- Total C attle 202870 19557067 190904105 44 373
(b) Buffaloes 1130409 30625334 108702122 2 3
(c) Yaks 0 0 76662 0 0
(d) Mithuns 0 0 298264 0 0
(e) Total Bovine (a to d) 1333279 50182401 306805273 2 13
(f) Sheep
- Exotic/C ross-Breed Sheep 948 82079 3781091 23 210
- Indigenous Sheep 9515 1271574 61288098 36 317
- Total Sheep 10463 1353653 65069189 37 323
(g) Goats 173119 15585615 135173093 47 293
(h) Horses & Ponies 5185 151848 624732 5 20
(i) Mules 2085 42660 196378 3 22
(j) Donkeys 1053 56643 318787 17 84
(k) C amel 103 7935 400274 19 103
(l) Pigs
- C ross-Breed Pigs 3761 181951 2456389 13 104
- Indigenous Pigs 15379 1152441 7837306 25 158
- Total Pigs 19140 1334392 10293695 23 165
Total Livestock 1544427 68715147 512057301 5 67
Dogs 12631 766728 11672617 23 283
Rabbit 850 31918 591685 13 123
Elephant 1 4086 21908 50 258
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Education
Colleges
In Nos. (2013-2014)
District University Degree Colleges
Aligarh 1 57
Uttar Pradesh 30 3323
Rank of District in State 12 17
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Forest Cover
Area in Km 2 (2015)
District Geographical Very Dense Mod. Dense Open Total
Area Forest Forest Forest
Aligarh 3650 0 7 60 67
Uttar Pradesh 240928 2195 4060 8206 14461
India 3287268 85904 315374 300395 701673
Rank of District in State 32 0 44 33 37
Rank of District in India 332 0 500 467 481
Rainfall
In mm (2015-2016)
Uttar Rank of Rank of
Season Rainfall Aligarh Pradesh District District
in State in India
Pre-Monsoon Period Actual 90.4 86.4 26 379
(1st March to 31st May 2015)
Normal 33.4 30.4 26 440
%age Deviation - 184 0 0
South-West Monsoon Period Actual 394.1 - 42 313
(1st June to 30th Sept. 2015)
Normal 655.7 - 56 193
%age Deviation -40 - 43 190
Post Monsoon Period Actual 19.9 15.0 46 375
(1st Oct. to 31st Dec. 2015)
Normal 49.8 57.9 50 251
%age Deviation -60 -74 49 322
Winter Season Actual 0.5 5.6 58 453
(1st Jan.- 29th Feb. 2016)
Normal 32.1 30.9 18 267
%age Deviation -98 -82 4 25
Annual Actual 504.9 107.0 43 253
Normal 771.0 119.2 37 128
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Housing
Houseless Population
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Persons Male Female
Aligarh 8590 4632 3958 3638 1991 1647 4952 2641 2311
Uttar Pradesh 329125 205662 123463 148196 78814 69382 180929 126848 54081
India 1773040 1046871 726169 834692 444450 390242 938348 602421 335927
Rank of District in 6 6 6 7 7 8 6 6 6
State
Rank of District in 33 36 29 47 45 54 32 40 25
India
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