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Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 36.7 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters
Aligarh
Name in Hindi
अलीगढ़ जिला
Population (2011 census)
36,73,889
Rank in Uttar Pradesh by population
19th of 75
Area
3,747 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
980
Official website
aligarh.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q766918
All districts of Uttar Pradesh

Population in context

With 36,73,889 people in 2011, Aligarh ranks 19th among the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Prayagraj (59,54,391) and the least populous is Mahoba (8,75,958).

District boundaries change. If Aligarh has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Aligarh to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

AgraAligarhAmbedkar NagarAmethiAmrohaAuraiyaAyodhyaAzamgarhBaghpatBahraichBalliaBalrampurBandaBara BankiBareillyBastiBhadohiBijnorBudaunBulandshahrChandauliChitrakootDeoriaEtahEtawahFarrukhabadFatehpurFirozabadGautam Buddha NagarGhaziabadGhazipurGondaGorakhpurHamirpurHapurHardoiHathrasJalaunJaunpurJhansiKannaujKanpur DehatKanpur NagarKasganjKaushambiKheriKushinagarLalitpurLucknowMahobaMahrajganjMainpuriMathuraMauMeerutMirzapurMoradabadMuzaffarnagarPilibhitPratapgarhPrayagrajRae BareliRampurSaharanpurSambhalSant Kabir NagarShahjahanpurShamliShrawastiSiddharthnagarSitapurSonbhadraSultanpurUnnaoVaranasi

Questions people ask

Which state is Aligarh district in?

Aligarh district is in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Aligarh district?

The headquarters of Aligarh district is Aligarh, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Aligarh district?

Aligarh district had a population of 36,73,889 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.