Eka is a town in
Jasrana Tehsil, pincode 283152
Firozabad district
Firozabad district forms one of the western districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which has Firozabad city as its district headquarters. The district is a part of the Agra division.
History
The city lies in the cultural region of Br ...
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
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India
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The town was formerly part of
Mainpuri district
Mainpuri district is one of the districts in the Agra division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Mainpuri town is the district headquarters. It consists of six tehsils, namely Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Karhal, Kishni, Kurawali and Ghiror.
Mainpuri form ...
but upon establishment of the new district of Firozabad on 5 February 1989 the town was constituted under Firozabad. Eka is located on a link road that connects National Highway 2 NH2 from
Shikohabad
Shikohabad is a city and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of River Yamuna, is situate ...
to National Highway 91 NH91 from
Etah
Etah is a municipality city which is also the headquarters of Etah District of the Uttar Pradesh state in India.Etah district is a part of the Aligarh Division and is located at the midpoint of the Delhi-Kanpur Highway(NH 91) Known as G.T Road ...
. The nearest railway station is Shikohabad (35 km) and the nearest international airport is New Delhi (approximately 280 km).
Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra i ...
, home of the
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal (; ) is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mu ...
, is 80 km from Eka.
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Villages in Firozabad district