Firozabad district (Hindi: ; Urdu: ) forms one of the western districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which has Firozabad Town as its district headquarters. The district is a part of the Agra division.According to the 2011 census Firozabad district has a population of 2,496,761,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[2] or the US state of Nevada.[3] This gives it a ranking of 173rd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 1,044 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.62%.[1] Firozabad has a sex ratio of 867 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 74.6%.[1]
