About District

Saharanpur district has attained the status as Saharanpur division in 1997 of Uttar Pardesh. Saharanpur city has attained the status as Saharnpur nagar nigam on 01.10.2009 and is 13th municipal corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division.Saharanpur is famous for its wood carving cottage industry and earn foreign exchange as well. As regards its physical features, the north and the northeast of the district is surrounded by Shivalik hills and separates it from the Dehradun district Uttaranchal state. The river Yamuna forms its boundary in the west which separates it from Karnal and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana. In the East lies the district of Haridwar ( of Uttaranchal state presently) which was the part of district Saharanpur before 1989 and in the south lies the district Muzaffarnagar. At the time of the British Rule district Muzaffarnagar was also a part of district Saharanpur.

The district is in a rectangular shape and it lies between 29 degrees 34 minutes 45 seconds and 30 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds north lattitude and 77 degrees 9 minutes and 78 degrees 14 minutes 45 seconds east longitude. Its total area is 3689 square Kilometers. According to 2001 & 2011 census the population of Saharanpur district are 2149291, 3467332 respectively. Saharanpur is primarily an agricultural district.

Demography Of District:-http://updes.up.nic.in/spatrika/tab12007.asp?formd=12+Saharanpur+&formy=1516

District Statistics:-http://updes.up.nic.in/spatrika/select_distt_yr.asp

Census:-http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/Uttar%20pradesh1.html