Kasganj district (earlier called Kanshiram Nagar) is the 71st district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the division of Aligarh and consists of Kasganj, Patiyali and Sahawar tehsils. Its headquarters is at Kasganj.
Etymology The district or particularly kasganj city is known as Kasganj because it established a thick forest of Kans (Saccharum spontaneum). It was also known as Tanay or Khas during Mughal and British period. Initially, after separation from Etah district, the District was named after a politician Kanshi Ram as Kanshiram Nagar.
History The district lies in the cultural region of Braj. Kasganj was established on 17 April 2008 by separating Kasganj, Patiyali and Sahawar tehsils from Etah district. For a while, the district was named after a politician, Kanshi Ram. The decision taken by Mayawati, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and president of the BSP provoked protests by lawyers who had proposed to call it in honor of Sant Sant Tulsidas, who was born in the district, that place known as Soron (Sukarkshetra). The district reverted to its original name in 2012. Adjacent districts of Kasganj are Aligarh, Budaun, Etah, Farrukhabad and Atrauli Tehsil.
Map of the district Map of Kasganj district with 7 development blocks and Roads and Railway paths with 3 major rivers of District.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Kasganj district has a population of 1,436,719, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 345th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.05%. Kasganj has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.3%. 20.06% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 17.70% of the population.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.45% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 8.27% Urdu as their first language. The local languages are Brajbhasha and Kannauji.
Notable people
Goswami Tulsidas: He was a Vaishnava (Ramanandi) Hindu saint, devotee and poet, renowned for his devotion to lord Rama. He composed the Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa. Amir Khusro: He was a Sufi singer, musician, court poet and scholar, who lived during the period of the Delhi Sultanate. Anup Upadhyay: He is an Indian stage, film and television actor.
See also Dholna
References
External links Official Website District Court of Kanshi Ram Nagar Detailed district profile