List of districts of Uttar Pradesh explained

Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts and 1 temporary district ie mahakumbh area of prayagraj . These districts, most of which have populations above 12 lakhs, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.

The Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj has been declared as the 76th district of the state by the Uttar Pradesh Government as of December 2nd, 2024. It is a temporary district.^[1]

Area-wise listing of districts

Code ^[2]	District ^[3]	Headquarters	Formed	Population ^[4]	Area	Density (/km^2)	Map
AG	Agra	Agra	Pre-Independence	4,418,797	4,041	1093
AL	Aligarh	Aligarh	Pre-Independence	3,673,889	3,788	1007
AN	Ambedkar Nagar	Akbarpur	29 September 1995	2,397,888	2,350	1020
AD	Ayodhya	Ayodhya	Pre-Independence	2,470,996	2,522	1056
AM	Amethi	Gauriganj	1 July 2010	2,050,133	2,329.11	773
JP	Amroha	Amroha	24 April 1997	1,840,221	2,249	818
AU	Auraiya	Auraiya	17 September 1997	1,379,545	2,016	684
AZ	Azamgarh	Azamgarh	Pre-Independence	4,613,913	4,054	1138
BD	Budaun	Budaun	Pre-Independence	3,127,621	4,234	2368
BG	Bagpat	Baghpat	17 September 1997	1,303,048	1,321	249
BH	Bahraich	Bahraich	Pre-Independence	3,487,731	2,981	1170
BL	Ballia	Ballia	Pre-Independence	3,239,774	3,349	967
BP	Balrampur	Balrampur	22 May 1997	2,148,665	4,408	487
BN	Banda	Banda	Pre-Independence	1,799,410	4,402	409
BB	Barabanki	Barabanki	Pre-Independence	3,260,699	4,120	791
BR	Bareilly	Bareilly	Pre-Independence	4,448,359	2,688	1655
BS	Basti	Basti	Pre-Independence	2,464,464	4,561	540
BI			Pre-Independence	3,682,713	4,262	864
BU	Bulandshahr	Bulandshahr	Pre-Independence	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	Pre-Independence	3,100,946	2,540	1221
ET	Etah	Etah	Pre-Independence	1,774,480	2,431	730
EW	Etawah	Etawah	Pre-Independence	1,581,810	2,311	684
FR	Farrukhabad	Fatehgarh	Pre-Independence	1,885,204	2,181	864
FT	Fatehpur	Fatehpur	Pre-Independence	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	Pre-Independence	3,620,268	3,377	1072
GN	Gonda	Gonda	Pre-Independence	3,433,919	4,003	858
GR	Gorakhpur	Gorakhpur	Pre-Independence	4,440,895	3,321	1337
HM	Hamirpur	Hamirpur	Pre-Independence	1,104,285	4,021	275
HA	Hapur	Hapur	28 September 2011	1,338,311	649	2061
HR	Hardoi	Hardoi	Pre-Independence	4,092,845	5,986	684
HT	Hathras	Hathras	3 May 1997	1,564,708	1,840	850
JL	Jalaun	Orai	Pre-Independence	1,689,974	4,565	370
JU	Jaunpur	Jaunpur	Pre-Independence	4,494,204	4,038	1113
JH	Jhansi	Jhansi	Pre-Independence	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	Pre-Independence	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	Pre-Independence	3,564,544	7,680	520
LA	Lalitpur	Lalitpur	1 March 1974	1,221,592	5,039	242
LU	Lucknow	Lucknow	Pre-Independence	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	Pre-Independence	1,868,529	2,760	677
MT	Mathura	Mathura	Pre-Independence	2,547,184	3,340	763
MB	Mau	Mau	19 November 1988	2,205,968	1,713	1288
ME	Meerut	Meerut	Pre-Independence	3,443,689	2,559	1346
MI	Mirzapur	Mirzapur	Pre-Independence	2,496,970	4,405	567
MO	Moradabad	Moradabad	Pre-Independence	3,126,507	2,233	1400
MU	Muzaffarnagar	Muzaffarnagar	Pre-Independence	2,869,934	2,742	1047
PI	Pilibhit	Pilibhit	Pre-Independence	2,031,007	3,686	551
PR	Pratapgarh	Pratapgarh	Pre-Independence	3,209,141	3,717	863
PR	Prayagraj	Prayagraj	Pre-Independence	5,954,391	5,482	1086
RB	Rae Bareli	Rae Bareli	Pre-Independence	2,903,507	3,937	737
RA	Rampur	Rampur	1 December 1949	2,335,819	2,367	987
SA	Saharanpur	Saharanpur	Pre-Independence	3,466,382	3,689	940
SK	Sant Kabir Nagar	Khalilabad	5 September 1997	2,199,774	2,390	920
SR	Sant Ravidas Nagar	Bhadohi	30 June 1994	1,715,183	1,646	1042
SM			3 May 2011	1,578,213	1,015	1555
SJ	Shahjahanpur	Shahjahanpur	Pre-Independence	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	Pre-Independence	4,483,992	5,743	781
SO	Sonbhadra	Robertsganj	4 March 1989	1,862,559	6,905	270
SU	Sultanpur	Sultanpur	Pre-Independence	2,249,036	2,457	915
UN	Unnao	Unnao	Pre-Independence	3,108,367	4,558	682
VA	Varanasi	Varanasi	Pre-Independence	3,676,841	1,535	2395

Demand for new Districts

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and MLA from Aonla, Dharampal Singh demanded new Aonla District to be carved out of Bareilly District.^[5]

See also

• Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
• List of RTO districts in Uttar Pradesh
• List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2 December 2024 . Uttar Pradesh Declares Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh Area As New District. Check Details .
2. Web site: NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166-2 . 5–10 . Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India . 18 August 2004 . 30 January 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911133331/https://www.mail.nic.in/docs/MailService_e-mail_address_Policy_WithCodes.pdf . 11 September 2008.
3. Web site: Districts : Uttar Pradesh . Government of India portal . 30 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510202421/http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UP . 10 May 2012 .
4. Web site: 2011 . Table A-01 Population by District and Sub-District: India . 2011 Indian census . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. Web site: मिश्रा . अनूप . 2022-04-03 . उत्तर प्रदेश में जल्द बनेगा एक नया जिला? राज्य के कैबिनेट मंत्री ने दी ये बड़ी जानकारी . 2022-06-21 . www.abplive.com . hi.