One of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Bagpat district—also written Baghpat district—has its administrative center at the town of Baghpat. The National Capital Region includes it. The district was established in 1997 and spans 1,321 square kilometers (510 sq mi). 1,303,048 people were living in Bhagpat as per the 2011 census.