Patiyali

Patiyali
Patiyali
	city
	Patiyali Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 27°43′N 79°01′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kasganj previously in[ Etah]
Area
• Total	7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	14,366
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages:Hindi & Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Patiyali is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kasganj District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the banks of River Ganga. It is the birthplace of Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 CE). Patiyali is a constituency of District Kasganj. Member of Legislative Assembly from Patiyali is Mamtesh Shakya of BJP. About hundred years ago the river Ganges flowed thorough Patiyali Quila.Patiyali Quila is a Quila of Raja Durpad from Mahabharat time. Nowadays it is 10 km away at Qadarganj. Dariyaganj lake of Patiyali covers an area of about 50 hectares. On the occasion of Kakode ka Mela thousands of people assemble at Kaderganj Ghat.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Patiyali had a population of 5,60,320. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Patiyali has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 67%. In Patiyali, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Patyali is a town laid to on Mathura- Kanpur train track via Kasganj. Mainly famous for Raja Drupad Capital as Patlawati and also for world-famous Sufi-saint Amir Khusrau. Renowned Radio Jockey of Fm Rainbow Delhi, Poet, TV Anchor and Film Writer-Director Priyank Dubey also belongs to Patiyali. He has been awarded by Hindi Academy and is a life member of Indian Film & TV Directors Association (IFTDA) & The Film Writers Association (FWA) of Mumbai.

Temples

Shiv Temple, Station Road Patiyali. Shiv Temple(Patali Mahadev)

Shiv Temple made by Late. Shri Jhandamal Ji Varshney

Poets

Amir Khusrau

Locality

Nearest villages to Patiyali are Badola, Rampura, Nagla Madan, Nagla Dalu Narthar and Nagla Bairu, Rijola Raja,Sarawal, Abdal Nagla,Rani Damar.

References

"Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.