Kadaura is a town and a
Nagar Panchayat in
Jalaun District in the
Indian
state of
Uttar Pradesh. During the British Raj, Kadaura was the capital of an 11-gun salute
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
.
History
During the
British Raj era, Kadaura was the capital of
Baoni State. It was one of several
princely states of the
Bundelkhand Agency and was ruled by descendants of the
Asaf Jahi
The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Hyderabad. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Persian culture, language, and literature, the f ...
ruling family of former
Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
.
Geography
Kadaura is located at . It has an average elevation of 124meters
Demographics
India
census,
Kadaura had a population of 12,658. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kadaura has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kadaura, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kadaura market is small.
Cuisine
The main cuisine eaten here is Rice, Daal and Roti.
Culture
Culture is mainly Hindu & Muslim, owing to its past of being a Muslim State, although Hindus live in equal peace and harmony.
References
Cities and towns in Jalaun district
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