Pataunja

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Pataunja
पतौंजा
پتوجا
Village
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictFarrukhabad
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total5,327
Languages
 • OfficialHindi,Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
209739
Vehicle registrationUP-

Pataunja (Hindi: पतौंजा, Urdu: پتوج) is a village in Farrukhabad District of Uttar Pradesh in India. The village is 17 km by road from Chhibramau on the NH 91.

Etymology

The village's name is derived from the Hindi word "patjad" which is synonymous with the fall weather, as during this time a lot of dried leaves from the dense vegetation would cover the surrounding area of the village.

Population

Most of the village population are Muslims and share the last name Usmani.

Administration

At present[when?] the village panchayat unit (local administrative body) is headed by a vibrant youth leader Kamaal Usmani.

Notable people from Pataunja

The village had a world known personality Dr. Riaz Ahmad Usmani Professor of Mathematics in the University of Manitoba at Winnipeg, Canada. He died at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi in 1995 while visiting India. He was visiting Professor at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1977. He is buried in his native village Pataunja along with his parents and wife.