Azamgarh District

Population: 4,616,509 (2011)

State: Uttar Pradesh

Language: Hindi, Urdu

Headquarters: Azamgarh

 

Area: 4053 square kilometers

Density of Population: 1139 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 72.69 % - Male: 83.08 %, Female: 62.65 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:1017

 

Boundaries of Azamgarh District

 

North East: Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh

North West: Ambedkar Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh

South East: Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh

South West: Jaunpur District, Uttar Pradesh

East: Mau District, Uttar Pradesh

 

Azamgarh District Average Rainfall: 755.1 mm 

Azamgarh District Average Temperature in Summer: 33.99 deg C 

Azamgarh District Average Temperature in Winter: 16.45 deg C 

 

AZAMGARH DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Tons, River Majhuee

Tehsils: Sadarpur, Nijamabad, Dehat, Baddopur, Katghar Lalganj, Mehnagar, Sagari

Blocks: Ahirauli, Atraulia, Azmatgarh, Bilariyaganj, Haraiya, Jahanaganj, Koilsa, Katgharlalganj, Mahrajganj, Martin Ganj, Mehnagar, Mirzapur, Mohammadpur, Palhna, Palhani, Pawae, Phulpur, Rani Ki Sarai, Sathiyan, Tahbarpur, Tarwa, Thekama

Assembly Constituencies: Atraulia, Gopalpur, Sagri, Mubarakpur, Azamgarh, Nijamabad, Phoolpur-Pawai, Didarganj, Lalganj, Mehnagar

 

Azamgarh District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Darul Musanafeen – the biggest Arabic library in Asia

2. Nizamabad

3. Durvasa

4. Dattatreya

5. Govindsahab

6. Avantikapuri

 

Azamgarh District Facts: This district comes under Azamgarh Division. It is the one of the 34 most backward district of Uttar Pradesh that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.          

 

Major Agricultural Products: Pulses, sugarcane, oil seeds, potato, mangoes, guava

 

Major Industries: The Kishan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd, Benarasi Sari Udyog, Black Pottery, Foods and Allied Products, Chemicals and Allied Products

 

Major Educational Institutions: Government Homeopathi Medical College, Children Institute of Medical College, Government Medical College, Pharmacy College, R.K. Pharmacy College

 

What is Azamgarh District Famous For: Sarees and Education system

 

Famous People From Azamgarh District: Hamiduddin Farahi, Waqar Azmi, Ram Naresh Yadav, Satyadev Prasad, Kusum Rai, Hamiduddin Farahi, Qamaruzzaman Azmi, Vibhuti Narain Rai, Gajendra Singh, Abu Saleem

 

Azamgarh District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Tuesday Jun 12 , 2012

 

Places in Azamgarh District