Ghaziabad District

Ghaziabad is a district of Uttar Pradesh with its headquarters located at Ghaziabad city. Before 14th November 1976, Ghaziabad was a Tehsil of District Meerut. Ghaziabad city lies on the Grand Trunk road about a mile east of the Hindon River. Owing to its close proximity towards Delhi, it acts as the main entrance of Uttar Pradesh and for this reason it is known as the gateway to Uttar Pradesh.

Ghaziabad district is bounded on the north by the district of Meerut, on the south by that of Bulandshahar & Gautambudh Nagar and on the south- west by the national capital Delhi State and on the east by the district Jyotibaphule Nagar. Ghaziabad is an important industrial base in Uttar Pradesh.

Attractions

Ajrara (Tahsil Hapur), Bahadurgarh (Tahsil Garh), Dasna (Tahsil Ghaziabad), Dhaulana (Tahsil Ghaziabad), Faridnagar (Tahsil Modi Nagar), Hapur (pargana and tahsil Hapur), Jalalabad (Tahsil Ghaziabad), Loni (pargana Loni, tahsil Ghaziabad) Modinagar (tahsil Modinagar), Mohan Nagar (Tahsil Ghaziabad), Murad Nagar (Tahsil Modinagar).

Facts & Figures

Date of formation	14th November 1976
Area	1933.3 sq. km
Latitude	28° 40' North
Longitude	77° 25' East
Population (2001)	3,289,540
Males	1,768,215
Females	1,521,325
Population density	1682 per sq. km
Sex Ratio	860
Literacy Rate	70.89%
No. of Tehsil	04
No. of Blocks	08
No. of Towns	09
No. of Villages	580
Postal Code	201001
STD Code	0575

How to Reach

Ghaziabad is an important city of Uttar Pradesh and is well connected by rail and road. The nearest airport is IGI Airport in Delhi, 19 km away. Ghaziabad station is an important railway station on the Northern Railway line, from Delhi to Calcutta.