Saharanpur district

Saharanpur district
Mora village
Location of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionSaharanpur
HeadquartersSaharanpur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesSaharanpur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesSaharanpur, Saharanpur nagar, Gangoh, Nakur, Deoband, Rampur Maniharan, Behat
Area
 • Total
3,860 km2 (1,490 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,466,382
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy62.61%[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-11
AirportSarsawa Airport
Websitesaharanpur.nic.in

Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region.

The district headquarters are in Saharanpur, which is also the headquarters of Saharanpur Division. Other principal towns are Sarsawa, Behat, Deoband, Gangoh and Rampur Maniharan.

  1. ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 10 October 2010.