It is located in the division of Aligarh and consists of Kasganj, Patiali and Sahawar tehsils.

The decision taken by Mayawati, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and president of the BSP provoked protests by lawyers who had proposed to call it in honor of Sant Sant Tulsidas, who was born in the district, that place known as Soron (Sukarkshetra).

[3] Adjacent districts of Kasganj are Aligarh, Budaun, Etah, Farrukhabad and Atrauli Tehsil.

According to the 2011 census Kasganj district has a population of 1,436,719,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[7] or the US state of Hawaii.

[6] The district has a population density of 736 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,910/sq mi).