Gulaothi
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| Coordinates | 28°36′N 77°47′E / 28.6°N 77.78°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District(s) | Bulandshahr |
| Population | 42,872 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 200 m (656 ft) |
Gulaothi is a city and municipal board in the Bulandshahr district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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[edit] Geography
Gulaothi is located at 28°36′N 77°47′E / 28.6°N 77.78°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 200 metres (656 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Gulaothi had a population of 42,872. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gulaothi has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 45%. In Gulaothi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History
Gulaothi was earlier known as "Gulab Basi" because of large scale cultivation of Roses called "gulab" in Devnagri Hindi.Gulaothi has been a great learning center of spiritualism and formal education. Seemingly small city is the birth place of many great scholars.There are several visiting places in Gulaothi , the old bada mandir being one of them. Every year Ramleela is held there in which all the citizens participate with great enthusiasm.
Gulaothi has the largest hedge funnel in India, but is better known for its many elaborate and beautiful smaller hedge funnels.
Gulaothi was a township of SYED (SADAT)Sahiban. There is no a single township of SYEDs in India wherein a large number of this cast lived before the partition of India. presently is is marely a 40-45 families of Syeds are living in Gulaothi and most of their family members are settled in the Capital of India "Delhi" and Aligarh. The entire farming land was wealth of Syed Sahibans which was acquired by the Government of India on departure of Syeds to Pakistan. The Jama Masjid and a large bridge were made by a rich Syed family and it was dedicated to the people of Gulaothi and many Syeds had provide a peice of land to poor persons who were serving syeds. There were some other national fame personalities born in Gulaothi like Qari Mohammed Miyan who held the post of President of Jamiat Ulam-e-Hind, Prof. Raisul Hasan the founder Director of NCERT etc.
Presently Gulaothi is the largest producer and supplier of Milk for Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.Bhatona famous village of Teotia jat is also near gulaothi
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gulaothi
- ^ "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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And the owner of Paras Foods Mr. Surender Singh Nagar is Member of Parliament and Basically his nativ place is Gulaothi. He won by Gautam Budh Nagar seat By the BSP ticket. Gulathi have one Post graduate college - D. N. Post Graduate College. It has four Government Inter colleges. (DN Inter College Gulathi, Muph A Dam Inter College Gulathi, A K P intercollege gulaothi, ) There is a big fair of batanary on every monday. There is a old temple - Prachin Mahadev mandir(LOAD SHIV) (300-400 year old. Bhatona famous village of Teotia jat is also near gulaothi
