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Districts of West Uttar Pradesh
Districts of West Uttar Pradesh is dealing with the bloodshed history of Sepoy Mutiny and the prospering city of brass and metals.

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Districts of West Uttar PradeshDistricts of West Uttar Pradesh comprised of the districts like Aligarh District, Meerut District, Saharanpur district and Moradabad district. West Uttar Pradesh is known as "Harit Pradesh". The region of Uttar Pradesh has some demographic, economic and cultural patterns that are distinct from other parts of Uttar Pradesh, and more closely resemble those of Haryana and Rajasthan.

Geography of West Uttar Pradesh
The soil and relief of Western Uttar Pradesh has marked differences from that of the eastern part of the state. The soil tends to be lighter-textured loam, with some occurrences of sandy soil. Some loess soil is continuously deposited by winds blowing eastwards from Thar Desert of Rajasthan.

Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division. This district is one of the most flourished districts in Muslim education from medieval India. Aligarh Muslim University is a public university funded by the Government of India. It was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1877.

Meerut District
Meerut District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division. Meerut district is known to all as the base point of Sepoy Mutiny in 1857.

Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is bordered with the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region. It is primarily an agricultural area. The district headquarters are Saharanpur city and it belongs to Saharanpur Division. Other principal towns are Behat, Deoband, Gangoh and Rampur Maniharan.

Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division. Moradabad district lies between 28 degree 21 minutes to 28 degree 16 minutes north latitude and 78 degree 4 minutes to 79 degree east longitude. Moradabad district occupies an area of 3493 square km and has a population of 2,761,620. Moradabad district is known for its export of brass handicrafts to North America and Europe. This district is called the "Brass City" or Peetal Nagri. It has close to four million citizens of various ethnicities and religions.


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