List of districts of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts. These districts, most of which have populations above 1.2 million, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.

The Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj had been declared as the 76th district of the state by the Uttar Pradesh Government as of 2 December 2024. It was a temporary district and now merged with original.[1]

District administration

The District Magistrate (DM), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is the head of district administration and performs multiple key roles: as Collector (for land revenue administration), District Magistrate (for maintenance of law and order), and District Election Officer (for conducting elections). The District Magistrate chairs various district-level committees and coordinates the activities of different departments within the district.[2] The DM is supported by Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) for administrative duties.[3] A district is divided into sub-divisions headed by Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs), further into tehsils under tehsildars, and into villages for land revenue administration. Revenue Inspectors and Lekhpals assist the tehsildar in revenue related duties.[4]

Other Key officers supporting district administration include:

  • Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or Superintendent of Police (SP) – an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in charge of police administration and law enforcement.
  • Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) – an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer managing forests and wildlife.
  • Chief Development Officer (CDO) – an IAS officer responsible for development programs. The CDO is assisted by Block Development Officers (BDOs) at the block level.
  • Other District Level Officers includes various district heads of sectoral/development departments , eg:- Regional Transport Officer, Chief Medical Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, District Panchayati Raj Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, District Supply Officer, District Labour Officer, District Employment Officer, District Agriculture Officer, Chief Fire Officer, Chief Veterinary Officer, Superintendent/Executive Engineer of PWD, etc.

Area-wise listing of districts

Code [5] District [6] Headquarters Formed[a] Population [7] Area[7] Density (/km2)[7] Map
AG Agra Agra 15 August 1947 4,418,797 4,041 1093
AL Aligarh Aligarh 15 August 1947 3,673,889 3,788 1007
AN Ambedkar Nagar Akbarpur 29 September 1995 2,397,888 2,350 1020
AM Amethi Gauriganj 1 July 2010 2,050,133 2,329.11 773
AR Amroha Amroha 24 April 1997 1,840,221 2,249 818
AU Auraiya Auraiya 17 September 1997 1,379,545 2,016 684
AY Ayodhya Ayodhya 15 August 1947 2,470,996 2,522 1056
AZ Azamgarh Azamgarh 15 August 1947 4,613,913 4,054 1138
BD Budaun Budaun 15 August 1947 3,127,621 4,234 2368
BG Bagpat Baghpat 17 September 1997 1,303,048 1,321 986
BH Bahraich Bahraich 15 August 1947 3,487,731 2,981 1170
BL Ballia Ballia 15 August 1947 3,239,774 3,349 967
BP Balrampur Balrampur 22 May 1997 2,148,665 4,408 487
BN Banda Banda 15 August 1947 1,799,410 4,402 409
BB Barabanki Barabanki 15 August 1947 3,260,699 4,120 791
BR Bareilly Bareilly 15 August 1947 4,448,359 2,688 1655
BS Basti Basti 15 August 1947 2,464,464 4,561 540
BH Bhadohi Bhadohi 30 June 1994 1,715,183 1,646 1042
BI Bijnor Bijnor 15 August 1947 3,682,713 4,262 864
BU Bulandshahr Bulandshahr 15 August 1947 3,499,171 4,441 776
CD Chandauli Chandauli 22 May 1997 1,952,756 2,541 768
CT Chitrakoot Chitrakoot 6 May 1997 991,730 3,216 308
DE Deoria Deoria 15 August 1947 3,100,946 2,540 1221
ET Etah Etah 15 August 1947 1,774,480 2,431 730
EW Etawah Etawah 15 August 1947 1,581,810 2,311 684
FR Farrukhabad Fatehgarh 15 August 1947 1,885,204 2,181 864
FT Fatehpur Fatehpur 15 August 1947 2,632,733 4,152 634
FI Firozabad Firozabad 5 February 1989 2,498,156 2,407 1038
GB Gautam Buddha Nagar Greater Noida 6 September 1997 1,648,115 720 2288
GZ Ghaziabad Ghaziabad 14 November 1976 3,343,334 1,179 2836
GP Ghazipur Ghazipur 15 August 1947 3,620,268 3,377 1072
GN Gonda Gonda 15 August 1947 3,433,919 4,003 858
GR Gorakhpur Gorakhpur 15 August 1947 4,440,895 3,321 1337
HM Hamirpur Hamirpur 15 August 1947 1,104,285 4,021 275
HA Hapur Hapur 28 September 2011 1,338,311 649 2061
HR Hardoi Hardoi 15 August 1947 4,092,845 5,986 684
HT Hathras Hathras 3 May 1997 1,564,708 1,840 850
JL Jalaun Orai 15 August 1947 1,689,974 4,565 370
JU Jaunpur Jaunpur 15 August 1947 4,494,204 4,038 1113
JH Jhansi Jhansi 15 August 1947 1,998,603 5,024 398
KJ Kannauj Kannauj 18 September 1997 1,656,616 2,093 792
KD Kanpur Dehat Akbarpur 23 April 1981 1,796,184 3,021 595
KN Kanpur Nagar Kanpur 15 August 1947 4,581,268 3,155 1452
KG Kasganj Kasganj 15 April 2008 1,436,719 1,955 735
KS Kaushambi Manjhanpur 4 April 1997 1,599,596 1,779 899
KU Kushinagar Padarauna 13 May 1994 4,021,243 2,905 1200
LK Lakhimpur Kheri Kheri 15 August 1947 3,564,544 7,680 520
LA Lalitpur Lalitpur 1 March 1974 1,221,592 5,039 242
LU Lucknow Lucknow 15 August 1947 4,589,838 2,528 1816
MG Maharajganj Maharajganj 2 October 1989 2,684,703 2,952 909
MH Mahoba Mahoba 11 February 1995 875,958 3,144 279
MP Mainpuri Mainpuri 15 August 1947 1,868,529 2,760 677
MT Mathura Mathura 15 August 1947 2,547,184 3,340 763
MB Mau Mau 19 November 1988 2,205,968 1,713 1288
ME Meerut Meerut 15 August 1947 3,443,689 2,559 1346
MI Mirzapur Mirzapur 15 August 1947 2,496,970 4,405 567
MO Moradabad Moradabad 15 August 1947 3,126,507 2,233 1400
MU Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar 15 August 1947 2,869,934 2,742 1047
PI Pilibhit Pilibhit 15 August 1947 2,031,007 3,686 551
PR Pratapgarh Pratapgarh 15 August 1947 3,209,141 3,717 863
PY Prayagraj Prayagraj 15 August 1947 5,954,391 5,482 1086
RB Rae Bareli Rae Bareli 15 August 1947 2,903,507 3,937 737
RA Rampur Rampur 1 December 1949 2,335,819 2,367 987
SA Saharanpur Saharanpur 15 August 1947 3,466,382 3,689 940
SK Sant Kabir Nagar Khalilabad 5 September 1997 2,199,774 2,390 920
SM Sambhal Bahjoi 3 May 2011 1,578,213 1,015 1555
SJ Shahjahanpur Shahjahanpur 15 August 1947 3,006,538 4,388 685
SH Shamli Shamli 3 May 2011 1,273,578 1,266 1006
SV Shravasti Shravasti 22 May 1997 1,117,361 1,640 681
SN Siddharthnagar Siddharthnagar 29 December 1988 2,559,297 2,895 884
SI Sitapur Sitapur 15 August 1947 4,483,992 5,743 781
SO Sonbhadra Robertsganj 4 March 1989 1,862,559 6,905 270
SU Sultanpur Sultanpur 15 August 1947 2,249,036 2,457 915
UN Unnao Unnao 15 August 1947 3,108,367 4,558 682
VA Varanasi Varanasi 15 August 1947 3,676,841 1,535 2395
  1. ^ All the pre-existing districts at the time of Independence are set to the Independence Day.

Demand for new Districts

The demand for new districts listed below (west to east and within that north to south):[8]

    • From existing Bareilly district
    • from existing Lakhimpur Kheri district
      • Gola Gokarannath district (Gola Gokarannath city along the India–Nepal border is 120 km east of Bareilly city): Residents have persistently demanded a separate district due to Lakhimpur Kheri being the largest district in the state by area.
    • from existing Bahraich district
      • Nanpara district (Nanpara along the India-Nepal border is 130 km east of Gola Gokarannath city):
    • from existing Gorakhpur and Maharajganj districts:
      • Pharenda (Anand Nagar) district (Pharenda along India-Nepal border is 30 km west of Maharajganj and 45 km north of Gorakhpur cities): It is proposed to form this district by combining 3 tehsils of Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.[10]
    • from existing Jaunpur district
      • Shahganj district: Shahganj is 35 km north of Jaunpur city. Located in the southeastern part of the state, south of the Terai-belt proposals.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Declares Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh Area As New District. Check Details". 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 (U.P. Act No. 8 of 2012)" (PDF). Board of Revenue, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Administrative Setup | District Shamli, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 (U.P. Act No. 8 of 2012)" (PDF). Board of Revenue, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  5. ^ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166-2" (PDF). Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 18 August 2004. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Districts : Uttar Pradesh". Government of India portal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  7. ^ a b c "Table A-01 Population by District and Sub-District: India". 2011 Indian census. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ "Yogi Adityanath announces 76th District: Kalyan Singh Nagar". News18, 28 October 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ^ मिश्रा, अनूप (3 April 2022). "उत्तर प्रदेश में जल्द बनेगा एक नया जिला? राज्य के कैबिनेट मंत्री ने दी ये बड़ी जानकारी". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. ^ https://www./s/www.india.com/hindi-news/uttar-pradesh/up-new-district-plan-farenda-may-be-76th-district-combining-3-tehsils-of-gorakhpur-and-maharajganj-7251011//
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