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Coordinates: 29°49′N 77°56′E / 29.82°N 77.93°E / 29.82; 77.93
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Landhaura
city
Landhaura is located in Uttarakhand
Landhaura
Landhaura
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Landhaura is located in India
Landhaura
Landhaura
Landhaura (India)
Coordinates: 29°49′N 77°56′E / 29.82°N 77.93°E / 29.82; 77.93
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictHaridwar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,786
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
247664
Vehicle registrationUK
Websiteuk.gov.in

Landhaura is a town and a nagar panchayat in Haridwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Landhaura Riyasat

Landhaura state was a kingdom of north India, which was founded by a Hindu Gurjar Raja.

When the area came under British occupation in 1803, it was ruled by Gurjar king Ram Dayal Singh and "First Freedom Fighter" Vijay Singh Gurjar. Their present descendant Pranav Singh is a legislator for Khanpur constituency and a former cabinet-rank official in the State Government of Uttarakhand. Kranti movie is based on Landhaura Riyasat directed by Manoj Kumar . [1][2][3]

Geography

Landhaura is located at 29°49′N 77°56′E / 29.82°N 77.93°E / 29.82; 77.93.[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[5] Landhaura had a population of 28786. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Landhaura has an average literacy rate of 72%, lower than the national average of 73%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 62%. In Landhaura, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Landhaura
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 39%
Muslims
 
 60%
Jains
 
 0.5%
Others†
 
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Politics

It is an electoral constituency of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in Haridwar district.[6][7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ Raheja, Gloria Goodwin (1988). The poison in the gift: ritual, prestation, and the dominant caste in a north Indian village. University of Chicago Press. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0226707288, ISBN 978-0-226-70728-0.
  2. ^ "The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India (Cambridge South Asian Studies)". Eric Stokes. ISBN 9780511563416.
  3. ^ "A Princely Impostor?: The Strange and Universal History of the Kumar of Bhawal". Partha Chatterjee.
  4. ^ Wikimapia page for Landhaura
  5. ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ^ List of Public Representatives from Haridwar Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Official website of the Haridwar.
  7. ^ Landhaura- Uttarakhand[permanent dead link] Election Commission of India, State Elections 2007.
  8. ^ खुलासा: अफवाह पर जला लंढौरा, नहीं हुआ था धर्मग्रंथ का अपमान
  9. ^ video: बवाल के बाद पहली बार रुड़की पहुंचे चैंपियन, हरीश रावत पर लगाए गंभीर आरोप
  10. ^ लंढौरा बवाल के बाद चैंपियन ने बुलाई महापंचायत, पुलिस अलर्ट



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