# List of districts of Uttar Pradesh

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Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts and 1 temporary district. 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 2 December 2024. It is a temporary district.

## Area-wise listing of districts

| Code | District | Headquarters | Formed | Population | Area | Density (/km$^2$) |
| 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 | Bijnor | Bijnor | 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 | Bhadohi | Bhadohi | 30 June 1994 | 1,715,183 | 1,646 | 1042 |
| SM | Sambhal | Bahjoi | 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 |
| PR | Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj | Prayagraj | 02 December 2024 | Temporary | TBD | TBD |

## 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.