Hathras is a Town and Tehsil in Mahamaya Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Hathras Block (CD) is 00759. Total area of hathras tehsil is 492 km² including 467.02 km² rural area and 24.74 km² urban area. Hathras tehsil has a population of 5,51,540 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,95,012 while rural population is 3,56,528. Hathras tehsil has a population density of 1122 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 93,147 houses in the sub-district, including 33,851 urban houses and 59,296 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 62.54% population of hathras tehsil is literate, out of which 70.41% males and 53.48% females are literate. There are about 259 villages in hathras tehsil.