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| subdivision_name = | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
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| population_density_km2 = auto | | population_density_km2 = auto | ||
| demographics_type1 = | | demographics_type1 = Demographics | ||
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | | demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | ||
| demographics1_info1 = | | demographics1_info1 = 68.48% | ||
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | ||
| demographics1_info2 = | | demographics1_info2 = 917 | ||
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'''Bijnor district''' is one of the 75 [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. [[Bijnor|Bijnor city]] is the district headquarters. The government of Uttar Pradesh seeks it to be included in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region (NCR)]] due to its close proximity to [[Delhi|NCT]] of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-seeks-to-include-6-districts-in-ncr/|title=UP seeks to include 6 districts in NCR|date=11 January 2015|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> | '''Bijnor district''' is one of the 75 [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. [[Bijnor|Bijnor city]] is the district headquarters. The government of Uttar Pradesh seeks it to be included in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region (NCR)]] due to its close proximity to [[Delhi|NCT]] of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-seeks-to-include-6-districts-in-ncr/|title=UP seeks to include 6 districts in NCR|date=11 January 2015|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> | ||
Bijnor is notable for its sugarcane production and mills, with two of the top five sugar mills situated in the district.<ref name="Sugar"/> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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* [[Harewali]] | * [[Harewali]] | ||
* [[Linderpur]] | * [[Linderpur]] | ||
* [[Mandawali]] | * [[Mandawali]] | ||
* [[Ratangarh, Bijnor|Ratangarh]] | * [[Ratangarh, Bijnor|Ratangarh]] | ||
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* [[Umri, Jalaun|Umri]] village | * [[Umri, Jalaun|Umri]] village | ||
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==Economy== | |||
Bijnor district has a vast sugar industry with total nine sugar mills of which Dhampur mill and Bundki mill are among India's top sugar mills. Approximately 2.09 lakh hectares of land is dedicated to sugarcane farming.<ref name="Sugar">{{cite news |last1=Dabas |first1=Harveer |title=sugarcane: Bijnor has 2 of India’s top 5 sugar mills |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/bijnor-has-2-of-indias-top-5-sugar-mills/articleshow/55928965.cms |access-date=24 November 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=12 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||