Azamgarh district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Azamgarh. For its namesake division, see Azamgarh division.

Azamgarh district
District
Jamiatul Ashrafia in Azamgarh
Nicknames: 
Land of Durvasa Muni
Location of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAzamgarh
HeadquartersAzamgarh
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesAzamgarh, Lalganj
Area
 • Total
4,054 km2 (1,565 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,613,913
 • Density1,138/km2 (2,948/sq mi)
 • Urban
8.53%
Demographics
 • Literacy70.93%
 • Sex ratio1019
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways
Websiteazamgarh.nic.in

Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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