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| {{About|the district|the city page|Ghaziabad}}
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| {{Infobox settlement
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| | name = Ghaziabad district
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| | settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| | total_type = Total
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| | image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Ghaziabad.svg
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| | map_caption = Location of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh
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| | coordinates =
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| | coor_pinpoint = Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = [[India]]
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| | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| | subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut division|Meerut]]
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| | established_title = Established
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| | established_date =
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| | seat_type = Headquarters
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| | seat = [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh]]
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| | parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| | parts_style = para
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| | p1 = 3
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| | area_total_km2 = 1034
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| | area_footnotes =
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| | population_total = 3406061
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| | population_footnotes =
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| | population_urban = 67.55%
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| | population_density_km2 = auto
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| | demographics_type1 = Demographics
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| | demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
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| | demographics1_info1 = 89%
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| | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
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| | demographics1_info2 = 860 (2001)
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| | leader_title =
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| | leader_name =
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| | leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
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| | leader_name1 = 1. [[Meerut (Lok Sabha constituency)|Meerut]] (shared with [[Meerut district]]) 2. [[Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghaziabad]]
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| | leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
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| | leader_name2 = 5
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| | utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| | registration_plate =
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| | blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
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| | blank_info_sec1 = NH58, NH24, NH91
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| '''Ghaziabad district''' ({{IPA-hns|ɣaːziːaːˈbaːd̪ ˈzɪla|pron}}) is a largely suburban [[districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in [[northern India]]. It is also a core part of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]]. The city of [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district is part of [[Meerut Division]]. It has become a major [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for [[Delhi]].
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| ==History==
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| Before 1976, the area of Ghaziabad district was categorized as Ghaziabad Tehsil of [[Meerut district]]. On 14 November 1976, then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[N.D. Tiwari]] declared it as a separate district with an area of 2550 sq km.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghaziabad.nic.in/en/about-district/|title=About District|website=Ghaziabad District official page|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref>
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| The district was further reduced in size to 1933 sq km on 6 September 1997 when the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] carved out the [[Community development blocks in India|blocks]] of [[Dadri]] and [[Bisrakh]] to create [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/|title=About District|website=Gautam Buddh Nagar District official page|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref>
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| In September 2011, the [[tehsil|Hapur tehsil]] was split off (from Ghaziabad district) to form [[Hapur District]] by then Chief Minister [[Mayawati]], finally reducing the size of Ghaziabad district to 1273 sq km and the revised population is 33,23,241.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hapur-is-uttar-pradesh-s-74th-district/story-ARIvyVDmBfsXIWM00FywPP.html|title=Hapur is Uttar Pradesh's 74th district|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref>
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| ===COVID-19 pandemic in Ghaziabad===
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| {{main|COVID-19 pandemic in India}}
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| The first positive case of [[COVID-19]] was confirmed on 5 March 2020 as a businessman resident of Raj Nagar Extension area of Ghaziabad city who returned from [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-ncr-coronavirus-confirmed-in-ghaziabad-businessman-after-traveling-from-tehran-shift-to-isolation-ward-20087993.html|title=Coronavirus confirmed in Ghaziabad businessman after travelling from Tehran|website=jagran.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref>
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| By June 30, Ghaziabad had highest number of active Covid-19 cases in the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ghaziabad-has-highest-number-of-active-covid-19-cases-in-uttar-pradesh-total-count-touches-1-615/story-zC1CQF2CyPBl5Z7GSlIm1N.html|title=Ghaziabad has highest number of active Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh; total count touches 1,615|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> As of August 21, it had a total of 7,049 confirmed Covid-19 cases, which included 5,846 patients (82.93%) discharged and 67 dead, apart from 1,136 active cases. It had 338 active containment zones in different parts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ghaziabad-district-to-be-divided-into-five-zones-for-better-covid-monitoring/story-xcepw4W16UlU5MK6rjqHVJ.html|title=Ghaziabad: District to be divided into five zones for better Covid monitoring|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref>
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| ==Geography==
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| The district is bounded on the northwest by [[Baghpat District]], on the north by [[Meerut District]], on the east by [[Hapur District]], on the southeast by [[Bulandshahr District]], on the southwest by [[Gautam Buddha Nagar District]], and on the west by [[Delhi]] state across the [[Yamuna River]]. The [[Hindon River]] flows through the district.
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| ==Demographics==
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| According to the 2011 Census, it is the third most populous district of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (out of [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|75]]), after [[Allahabad district|Allahabad]] and [[Moradabad district|Moradabad]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
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| According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] of Ghaziabad district, it has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,681,645,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web |title=Country Comparison : Population|url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01|website=Cia.gov | quote = Ireland: 4,670,976, July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=South Carolina: 4,625,364 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 28th highest in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 3967 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]]{{Failed verification|date=December 2018}} over the decade 2001–2011 was 41.66%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ghaziabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 878 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 85%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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| At the 2011 census, this district had a population of 4,661,452 (3rd highest in UP), with 2,481,803 males and 2,179,649 females. This is revised to 3,323,241 after Hapur district was split off. Ghaziabad district comprises 2.33% of the total population of UP. It has the highest density of population in the state with 4060 persons per square km. It is also second in population growth rate with a 40.66% rise. The average literacy rate in 2011 was 85%, which was the highest in UP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/up/Census2011UttarPradeshPaper1.pdf|title=Census of India 2011 : Provisional Population Totals|website=Censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2016-01-15}}</ref>
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| ===Religion===
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| Income disparity exists between [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]].<ref>http://icssr.org/revised_report_Ghaziabad.pdf</ref>
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| There were numerous riots with religious context.<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q55rb_-NnugC&q=Muslims+Ghaziabad&pg=PA49 | title=Theft of an Idol: Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence| isbn=978-0691026503| last1=Brass| first1=Paul R.| date=1997-02-06}}</ref>
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| The Muslim proportion of Ghaziabad City is much lower than in the district in general.<ref name="books.google.com"/> Per the 2011 census, Hindus are the majority, at around 73%, Muslims are the second largest religious community at 25.4% and the remaining 1.6% belong to other religions.
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| ===Language===
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| At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 90.96% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 7.56% [[Urdu]] and 0.49% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| {{Commons category|Ghaziabad district}}
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| *[http://ghaziabad.nic.in/ Ghaziabad district website]
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111012041600/http://www.ghaziabadnet.com/ Ghaziabad community website]
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| *[https://gashi-qoton-boutique.business.site/ Business Website]
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| {{Geographic location
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| |Centre = Ghaziabad district
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| |North = [[Meerut district]]
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| |Northeast =
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| |East = [[Hapur district]]
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| |Southeast = [[Bulandshahr district]]
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| |South = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]]
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| |Southwest =
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| |West = [[North West Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] <br />[[North Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] <br /> [[North East Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]] <br /> [[East Delhi district]], [[Delhi|NCT]]
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| |Northwest = [[Baghpat district]]
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| {{Ghaziabad district}}
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| {{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
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| {{Authority control}}
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| {{Coord|28.6667|N|77.4333|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}
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| {{Uttar Pradesh}}
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| [[Category:Districts of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:Meerut division]]
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