Demographic and Geo-Agriculture Profile of Saharanpur District

Abstract

Saharanpur district lies between 29°34’45” N to 30°21’30”N latitudinal extent and 77°9’ E to 78°14’45” E longitudinal extent..Saharanpur forms the most northerly position of the Doab land which stretches between the holy rivers of the Ganges and the Yamuna. The Shivalik hills rise above it on the northern frontier. Saharanpur district attained the status as Saharanpur division in 1997 of Uttar Pradesh. As regards its physical features, the north and the north east of the district is surrounded by Shivalik hills and separates it from Dehradun district in the recently created state of Uttaranchal. The river Yamuna forms its boundary in the west, which separates it from Karnal and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana. In the East lies the district of Haridwar, which was the part of district Saharanpur before 1989 and in the South lays the district Muzaffar Nagar. At the time of British rule district Muzaffar Nagar was also a part of district Saharanpur.