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Ambedkar Nagar district

district in Uttar Pradesh, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Uttar Pradesh
Division: Ayodhya
Established: 29 September 1995 ; 30 years ago ( 1995-09-29 )
Headquarters: Akbarpur
Tehsils: Akbarpur , Tanda , Jalalpur , Alapur , Bhiti
Lok sabha constituencies: 1. Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency - Akbarpur, Jalalpur, Katehari, Tanda, 2. Sant Kabir Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency) - Alapur
Vidhan sabha constituencies: 1. Katehari , 2. Akbarpur , 3. Tanda , 4. Jalalpur , 5. Alapur
District magistrate: Anupam Shukla, IAS
Superintendent of police: Abhijeet R Shankar , IPS
Total: 2,350 km (910 sq mi)
Density: 1,020/km (2,640/sq mi)
Literacy: 74.37%
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Vehicle registration: UP-45
Major highways: NH 28 , NH 128 , NH 233A , NH 233B NH 135A , Purvanchal Expressway , Gorakhpur Link Expressway
Website: Official Website

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Ambedkar Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erstwhile Faizabad district (now Ayodhya district). It was created by the then Chief Minister Mayawati and named in memory of B. R. Ambedkar, who worked for the advancement of the depressed classes. Hindi and Awadhi are the most widely spoken languages in the district. The total area of Ambedkar Nagar district is 2350 Sq. Km.

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