Agra District

Population: 4,380,793 (2011)

State: Uttar Pradesh

Language: Hindi, Urdu

Headquarters: Agra

 

Area: 4041 square kilometers

Density of Population: 1084 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 69.44 % - Male: 78.32 %, Female: 59.16 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:859

 

Boundaries of Agra District

 

North: Mathura District, Mahamaya Nagar District and Etah District, Uttar Pradesh

South: Dholpur District, Rajasthan

West: Bharatpur District, Rajasthan

East: Firozabad District, Uttar Pradesh

 

Agra District Average Rainfall: 656.5 mm

Agra District Average Temperature in Summer: 34.30 deg C

Agra District Average Temperature in Winter: 15.17 deg C

 

AGRA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Yamuna

Tehsils: Etmadpur, Agra, Kiraoli, Kheragarh, Fatehabad, Bah

Blocks: Akola, Bah, Barauli, Bichpuri, Etmadpur, Fatehabad, Fatehpur Sikri, Jagner, Jetpur Kalan, Khalaua, Kheragarh, Pinahat, Saiyan, Shamsabad

Assembly Constituencies: Etmadpur, Agra Cantt. (SC), Agra South, Agra North, Agra Rural (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Kheragarh, Fatehabad, Bah 

 

Agra District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Taj Mahal

2. Fatehpur Sikhri

3. Agra Fort

4. Itimad Ud Daulah

5. Akbar’s Tomb, Sikandra

6. Swami Bagh Samadhi

7. Mankameshwar Temple

8. Indrabhan Girls Inter College

9. Ankit Ka Tal

10. Jama Masjid

11. Chini Ka Rauza

12. Ram Bagh

13. Mariam’s Tomb

14. Mehtab Bagh

15. Keetham Lake

16. Mughal Heritage Walk

17. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

 

Agra District Facts: This district is a part of Agra Division.  

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, paddy, bajra, mustard, potato

 

Major Industrial Products: Leather goods, zari works, stone carving, inlay works, handicrafts, electrical goods, pipes, steel rolling, milk products

 

Major Educational Institutions: Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Dayal Bagh Educational Institute, S. N. Medical College, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Agra College, R.B.S. Degree College, Baikunthi Devi Kanya Maha Vidhyalaya, Seth Padam Chand Jain Institute of Management

 

What is Agra District Famous For: Taj Mahal

 

Famous People From Agra District: Motilal Nehru, Madhur Mittal, Aakash Chopra, Roshanara Begum, Girish Chandra Saxena, Thomas Roe, Shilendra Kumar Singh, Banarasidas

 

Agra District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Agra District