This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mathura.
District of Uttar Pradesh in India
Mathura district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Clockwise from top:
Mansi Ganga in Goverdhan, Radha Kund, Radha Krishna Vivah Sthali, Bhandirvan, Gokula, Barsana, Vrindavan, Yamuna ghat, Kusum Sarovar
Location of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
State
Uttar Pradesh
Division
Agra
Headquarters
Mathura
Tehsils
5
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies
Mathura
Area
• Total
2,340 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total
2,547,184[1]
Demographics
• Literacy
74.65%.[1]
Language
• Official
Hindi
• Local
Braj Bhasha
Time zone
UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website
mathura.nic.in
Mathura district situated along the banks of the river Yamuna is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of north-central India. The historic city of Mathura is the district headquarters. Mathura district is home to many important sites associated with goddess Radha and Lord Krishna, who was born in Mathura and grew up in the nearby town of Vrindavan. Both cities are some of the most sacred sites in the Vaishnava tradition, making Mathura district an important Hindu pilgrimage centre
,It has high concentration of Jat people,as 40% of population of Mathura belong to Jat community.[2]
The District is part of Agra division. Total area of Mathura district is 3340 sq. km.[3] There are 5 tehsils in Mathura district.
Mathura
Govardhan
Chhata
Mant
Mahavan.[4] Mathura is bounded on the northeast by Aligarh District, on the southeast by Hathras District, on the south by Agra District, and on the west by Rajasthan and northwest by Haryana state.
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^Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 176.
^"District Mathura, Government of Uttar Pradesh | Birth Place of Lord Sri Krishna | India". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^"Tehsil | District Mathura, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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