Hardoi district is a district situated in the center of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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11 Facts About Hardoi district
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Present-day Hardoi district was created by the British after their takeover of Awadh in 1856.
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Hardoi district was first formed after the British annexed Awadh in February 1856, and it was originally called Mallanwan district because its headquarters were at Mallanwan.
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At that time, Hardoi district consisted of four tehsils: Shahabad, Hardoi, Bilgram, and Sandila.
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Hardoi district tehsil contained the parganas of Bangar, Gopamau, Sara, and Bawan.
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Hardoi district was once heavily wooded, especially in the upland areas, but by the turn of the 20th century much of this had been cleared, mostly since the 1870s.
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Geology of Hardoi district is fairly unremarkable, with most of the district being covered in Gangetic alluvium like the rest of the Awadh region.
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Hardoi district is divided into five tehsils - Hardoi, Shahabad, Sawayajpur, Bilgram, and Sandila.
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The Hardoi district has 1,101 gram panchayats and 2,070 revenue villages.
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The Hardoi district has a population density of 683 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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