sambhal district

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The district was announced on 28 September 2011 and created by the state government out of Moradabad district on 23 July 2012 as one of three new districts in the state. At the time of its creation, the state government decided to name the new district "Bhimnagar" in honour of the social reformer, Bhimrao Ambedkar. However, massive protests broke out in Sambhal town and the adjoining rural areas against the move to rename to the ancient town.{{Cite web|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=769919|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181226/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=769919|url-status=dead|title=UP: Protest in Sambhal Over Change of District's Name|archivedate=16 April 2014|website=news.outlookindia.com}} Sambhal had been known by the same name for over 500 years, had been an important town in medieval India, and had never had any connection with Bhimrao Ambedkar, a Dalit icon. The protests were successful and the government retained the name of Sambhal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/up-protest-in-sambhal-over-change-of-districts-name/769919|title=UP: Protest in Sambhal Over Change of District's Name | Jul 25,2012|website=www.outlookindia.com}}

The district of Sambhal is part of the Moradabad division in the state of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news |title=UP gets three new districts: Prabuddhanagar, Panchsheel Nagar, Bhimnagar |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/up-gets-three-new-districts-prabuddhanagar-panchsheel-nagar-sambhal/853411/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122152416/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/up-gets-three-new-districts-prabuddhanagar-panchsheel-nagar-sambhal/853411/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2013 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 September 2011 |access-date=2 October 2011 }} Bahjoi town serves as its district headquarters.{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bandh-in-sambhal-over-location-of-new-district-headquarters/857612/ | title = Bandh in Sambhal over location of new district headquarters | access-date = 2012-10-27 }} The districts which adjoin Sambhal are (clockwise from north) Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Badaun, Aligarh and Bulandshahr.

The nearest major metropolis is New Delhi. Sambhal lies {{convert|158.6|km}} due east from New Delhi, past Ghaziabad, Noida and Hapur. The driving time from New Delhi is about 2 hours 40 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.distancesfrom.com/distance-from-New-Delhi-to-Sambhal/DistanceHistory/5148.aspx|title=158 Km - Distance from New Delhi to Sambhal|website=www.distancesfrom.com}} Sambhal lies 355 km north-west from the state capital Lucknow.

Sambhal district is a part of Moradabad Division. This district is divided into three tehsils: Sambhal, Chandausi, and Gunnaur.

Sambhal district has a single Lok Sabha constituency, the Sambhal constituency. Sambhal district has four Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies:

Sambhal, Asmoli, Chandausi and Gunnaur.

As per 2011 census, Sambhal district had a population of 2,199,774. The sex ratio as per the census was 891 females for every 1000 males. Literacy rate of Sambhal district is 55%. 468,439 (21.29%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 364,286 (16.56%) of the population.{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Moradabad|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1268/download/4086/DH_2011_0904_PART_A_DCHB_MORADABAD.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Budaun|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1190/download/3774/DH_2011_0918_PART_A_DCHB_BUDAUN.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|66.66}}

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Hindus are in majority in the district. Muslims are majority in Sambhal tehsil and dominate urban areas.{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.90% of the population of the district spoke Hindi and 18.57% Urdu as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

• Amroha district
• Moradabad
• Rampur
• Badaun
• Aligarh
• Bulandshahr

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• {{Cite web|title=Official Website District Sambhal|publisher=Sambhal District|url=http://sambhal.nic.in}}
• [http://www.sambhalnews.in/2014/09/about-dream-city-sambhal.html Sambhal : A City of Dreams have famous personalities]
• [http://www.sambhalnews.in/2018/01/the-hm-global-school-sambhal.html Babu Irfan & Brothers started 'The HM Global School' : Sambhal]
• [https://www.sambhalnews.in/2019/04/Janab-Babu-Irfan-Husain-Babu-Ji-has-passed-away-on-5-April-2019.html Babu Irfan Husain (Babu Ji) has passed away on 5 April 2019]

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