Atrauli
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| Coordinates | 27°11′N 80°41′E / 27.18°N 80.68°ECoordinates: 27°11′N 80°41′E / 27.18°N 80.68°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District(s) | Aligarh |
| Population | 43,845 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Atrauli is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is around 30 km far from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. Ex Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh MR. Kalyan Singh has contested many elections from Atrauli constituency.
Atrauli is also known for milk collection, with collection centers Tulsi dairy, Shahji dairy, Balaji dairy, Paras dairy, Nova dairy, Param dairy and other.[citation needed] It also known as the birthplace of music legend Ustad Alladiya Khan, the founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music.[citation needed]
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[edit] Geography
Atrauli is located at 27°11′N 80°41′E / 27.18°N 80.68°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Atrauli had a population of 43,845. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Atrauli has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Entertainment
Entertainment has also got its own space among people's lives and Atrauli provides its inhabitants the place where they can indulge for three hours, in form of two cinemas as listed below -
- Shiv Palace
- Kailash Pati Cinema
Peoples from rural areas from periphery of 20 km around come to entertain here, It is a very cheap town for shopping.
[edit] Notables residents
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- Ustad Alladiya Khan, founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music
- Khadim Hussain Khan, Indian classical singer of Agra gharana
- Ravikant Nagaich, Hindi film firector
- Rajiv Dixit, orator
- Ashok Singhal, international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Atrauli
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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