Gajraula is a city and municipal board in
Amroha district
Amroha district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to the Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts on the basis of the ...
in the state of
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 ...
, India. Gajraula is also the headquarters of Gajraula block. It is located on
NH 9, a four-lane highway connecting Uttarakhand and cities such as Bareilly and Lucknow via Delhi. It is a significant industrial hub in Uttar Pradesh and home to a number of multinational corporations, including Jubliant Life Sciences, RACL Geartech, and Israeli Pharma Teva API, as well as several engineering colleges. Moradabad, Meerut, Bulandsahar, Budaun, Hapur, and Delhi NCR are among the larger nearby cities.
Geography
Gajraula is located at . It is away from New Delhi, the capital of India. River
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
is just away from the city. It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
As of the
2001 Census of India
The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...
,
Gajraula had a population of 39,826. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gajraula has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gajraula, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Gajraula is well connected through Indian Railways. Gajraula Railway Station is situated on Gajraula-Najibabad, Delhi-Lucknow line and all passenger trains & some of the express trains stop here. There are trains for location such as Varanasi, Allahabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Aligarh, etc.
Gajraula is very well connected through road transport. It is located on NH-9 which is also AH2. It is also connected through SH 51 which is Badaun- Haridwar Highway. Every minute there is a bus to Delhi and Bareilly.
In city the commutation takes place through eco friendly e-rickshaws and autos.
Notable people
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Saiyed Zegham Murtaza
Saiyed Zegham Murtaza सैयद ज़ैग़म मुर्तज़ा (سید ضیغم مرتضیٰ) is an Indian Columnist and blogger. He is the author oPolicenama Jahan Murde bhi Gawahi dete hain, a book published by the Rajpal an ...
, journalist, columnist, author, blogger, documentary film maker
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Devendra Nagpal, politician, businessman
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Harish Nagpal, politician, businessman
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Pankaj Pushkar
Pankaj Pushkar is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi in India. He represented the Timarpur constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.
Early life and education
Pankaj ...
, politician, social worker
References
Cities and towns in Amroha district
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