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Lalitpur district | |
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 Dashavatara Temple in Deogarh | |
 Location of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Lalitpur, India): 24°41′N 78°25′E / 24.69°N 78.41°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Jhansi |
| Headquarters | Lalitpur |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Akshay Tripathi, IAS |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Jhansi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,039 km2 (1,946 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,221,592 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.95% |
| • Sex ratio | 906/1000 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-94 |
| Website | lalitpur |
Lalitpur is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Lalitpur district is a part of Jhansi Division. Lalitpur is the main town and administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 5,039 km2.
Lalitpur district is a part of Jhansi Division and was carved out as a district in the year 1974. It is connected to Jhansi district by a narrow corridor to the northeast, and is otherwise almost surrounded by Madhya Pradesh state, an example of a salient.
Lalitpur district lies between latitude 24°11' and 25°14' (north) and longitude 78°10' and 79°0' (east) and is bounded by district Jhansi in the north, districts Sagar and Tikamgarh of Madhya Pradesh state in the east and Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh separated by river Betwa in the west. The district had a population of 1,221,592 as per the census of year 2011.
This district has a number of historical and cultural places like Deogarh, Seeronji, Pavagiri, Devamata, Neelkantheshwar at Pali, Chawan near Bant(Pali), and Machkund ki Gufa. Lalitpur also has a variety of places like many Hindu & Jain temples. Raghunathji (Bada Mandir), Kali Bauaa Ji Mandir, Shivalay, Boodhe Babba (Hanumanji), Tuvan Mandir for Hindus & Bada Mandir, Ata Mandir & Kshetrapalji for Jains are some famous temples.