Mainpuri district

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

Mainpuri district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Rameshwar Dham Shiv Mandir, Dilaha
Rameshwar Dham Shiv Mandir, Dilaha
Location of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAgra
HeadquartersMainpuri
Tehsils6
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMainpuri
Area
 • Total
2,745 km2 (1,060 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,868,529[1]
Demographics
 • Literacy78.26%.[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://mainpuri.nic.in/

Mainpuri district is one of the districts in the Agra division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Mainpuri town is the district headquarters. It consists of six tehsils, namely Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Karhal, Kishni, Kurawali and Ghiror.

Mainpuri forms part of the ancient legendary region of Lord Krishna's land called Braj.[2] It is bounded on the north by Etah district, on the east by the districts Farrukhabad and Kannauj, on the south by Etawah district and on the west by the districts Firozabad and Etah. It lies between north latitude 260 53′ to 270 31′ and east longitude 780 27′ to 790 26′. According to the 2011 census, Mainpuri district has a population of 1,847,194. The district has a population density of 670 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,700/sq mi). Mainpuri has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.26%.

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  2. ^ Subodh Kapoor (2002). The Indian Encyclopaedia: India (Central Provinces)-Indology. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 3432. ISBN 9788177552683.