Gautam Buddh Nagar district
Gautam Buddh Nagar is a largely suburban district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.[1] It is part of the National Capital Region (India). Greater Noida is the district administrative headquarters.
Gautam Buddh Nagar district | |
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District of Uttar Pradesh | |
Location of Gautam Buddh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Meerut |
Established | 6 September 1997 |
Headquarters | Greater Noida |
Tehsils | Sadar (Noida), Dadri and Jewar |
Area | |
• Total | 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,648,115 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-24, DND Flyway, Noida–Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway |
Website | http://gbnagar.nic.in/ |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Gautam Budh Nagar has a population of 1,648,115. It is ranked 294th out of a total of 640 Indian districts in terms of population. Gautam Budh Nagar has a population density of 1,161 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 39.32%. Gautam Budh Nagar has a sex ratio of 852 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.2%.
The population is highly literate with 82.2% of population in the district are literate compared to 74.04% national average. The female literacy stands at 72.78% much higher than national average of 65.46%.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.68% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 1.29% Bengali, 1.10% Urdu, 0.97% Punjabi and 0.49% Maithili as their first language.[3]
Places to visit
- Buddh International Circuit
- The Great India Place
- Worlds of Wonder (Amusement Park)
- DLF Mall of India
- Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Ghaziabad, GB Nagar hub of high literacy, falling sex ratio". The Times of India. TNN. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue