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Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh

Azamgarh 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 46.1 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters
Azamgarh
Name in Hindi
आजमगढ़ जिला
Population (2011 census)
46,13,913
Rank in Uttar Pradesh by population
4th of 75
Area
4,054 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
1,138
Official website
azamgarh.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q793553
All districts of Uttar Pradesh

Population in context

With 46,13,913 people in 2011, Azamgarh ranks 4th 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 Azamgarh 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 Azamgarh 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 Azamgarh district in?

Azamgarh district is in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Azamgarh district?

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

What is the population of Azamgarh district?

Azamgarh district had a population of 46,13,913 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.