Atrauli

Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]

Atrauli
Town
Atrauli
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Atrauli
Atrauli (India)
Coordinates: 28.03°N 78.28°E / 28.03; 78.28
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAligarh
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total50,412
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
202280 [3]
Vehicle registrationUP-81

It is around 25 km from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. and 52 km from Khair. 20 km from Narora Atomic Power Plant (the only Nuclear Project in UP), situated at river bank of Holy river Ganga. The name of the town is taken from Atri Muni who visited Atrauli.

It also known as the birthplace of music legend Ustad Alladiya Khan (1855–1946), the founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music.[4][5]

Geography

Atrauli is located at 27.18°N 80.68°E / 27.18; 80.68.[6] It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Indian Census, Atrauli had a population of 50,412, of which 26,368 were males and 24,044 were females. Atrauli has an average literacy rate of 47.5%, with 53.4% of the males and 41.1% of females literate. Population in the age range of 0 to 6 years was 7,254. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 4,568 and 2 respectively. Atrauli had 8093 household in 2011.[1]

Notables residents

References
  1. "Census of India: Atrauli". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. "Atrauli". pincode. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Where talent matters Times of India, 26 June 2006. "Heaven knows how many singers were fortunate to have sat at the feet of Ustad Alladiya Khan, founder of the Jaipur-Atrauali gharana."
  5. Kumāraprasāda Mukhopādhyāẏa (1 January 2006). The Lost World of Hindustani Music. Penguin Books India. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-14-306199-1. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Atrauli, India". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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