Ambedkar Nagar district

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Ambedkar Nagar district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Fort at Hanswar
Location of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Ayodhya
Established	29 September 1995; 28 years ago (1995-09-29)
Headquarters	Akbarpur
Tehsils	Akbarpur, Tanda, Jalalpur, Alapur, Bhiti
Government
• 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	Avinash Singh, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Kaustubh, IPS
Area
• Total	2,350 km2 (910 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,397,888
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	74.37%
• Sex ratio	976
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-45
Major highways	NH 28, NH 128, NH 233A, NH 233B State Highway 30 (Uttar Pradesh)
Website	Official Website

Ambedkar Nagar 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).^[1] 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. The total area of Ambedkar Nagar district is 2350 Sq. Km.^[2]