Agra district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Agra.

Agra district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Taj Mahal, Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula, Yamuna River besides Bateshwar Jain Temple, Water buffalos in Kiraoli, Diwan-i-Khas in Fatehpur Sikri
Location of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAgra
HeadquartersAgra
Tehsils6
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies
  1. Agra (shared with Jalesar-Awagarh, Etah district),
  2. Fatehpur Sikri
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies9
Area
 • Total
4,027 km2 (1,555 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
4,418,797
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy69.44%[1]
 • Sex ratio875
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • NativeBraj[2]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-80
Major highwaysNH 2
WebsiteOfficial Website

Agra is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is the historical city of Agra. Agra district is a part of Agra division.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.