Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district | |
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Jamiatul Ashrafia in Azamgarh | |
| Nicknames: Land of Durvasa Muni | |
Location of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Azamgarh |
| Headquarters | Azamgarh |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Azamgarh, Lalganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,054 km2 (1,565 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,613,913 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.53% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.93% |
| • Sex ratio | 1019 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | |
| Website | azamgarh |
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.