Bijnor district

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

Bijnor district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Sahanpur Fort
Sahanpur Fort
Location of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMoradabad
HeadquartersBijnor
Area
 • Total4,049 km2 (1,563 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,682,713
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy70.43%
 • Sex ratio917
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://bijnor.nic.in/

Bijnor district is one of the 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters. The government of Uttar Pradesh seeks its inclusion in National Capital Region (NCR) due to its close proximity to NCT of Delhi.[2]

Bijnor is notable for its sugarcane production and sugar mills, with two of the top five sugar mills situated in the district.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "UP seeks to include 6 districts in NCR". indianexpress.com. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sugar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).