Rudauli is a town, tehsil and a municipal board in

Faizabad district Faizabad district, officially Ayodhya district, is one of the 75 districts of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya, which is believed to be the birth place of Hindu deity Rama, is the administrative headquarters of the district. ...

in the

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n 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 ...

. Rudauli is 50 km west of the district headquarters

Ayodhya Ayodhya (; ) is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya, also known as Sāketa, Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and ...

Geography

Rudauli is located at . It has an average elevation of 105 metres (344 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Rudauli had a population of 36,804. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rudauli has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 40%. In Rudauli, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Governance and politics

Civic administration

Rudauli is also a block in Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh. There is a police station in Rudauli.

Transportation

Road

Rudauli is well connected with nearby cities of Faizabad,

Barabanki and Lucknow, and also with Sohawal, Mawai, Milkipur,

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, Goshainganj and Bikapur towns of Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh.

Railway

Rudauli, Faizabad Junction, Ayodhya Junction and Goshainganj are the nearest railway stations.

Air

Ayodhya Airport Ayodhya Airport, officially known as Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, is an under-construction international airport which will serve the city of Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The airport is located adjacent t ...

is the nearest airport to the town.

Notable people

Majaz Asrar-ul-Haq (19 October 1911 – 5 December 1955), better known as Majaz Lakhnawi, was an Indian Urdu poet. He is known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry. He composed ''ghazals'' and ''nazms'' in Urdu language, Urdu. He was the mater ...

, poet *

Phoolchand Gupta Phoolchand Gupta (born 30 October 1958) is an Indian Hindi and Gujarati language poet, writer and translator. He hails from Himmatnagar, Gujarat, India. He made significant contributions to the Gujarati Dalit literature. Hindi Sahitya Akademi ...

, Hindi and Gujarati poet, writer and translator *

Parwana Rudaulvi Syed Meesam Tammarسید میسم تمار (11 November 1933 – 12 April 2008), best known as Parwana Rudaulviپروانہ ردولوی, was an Indian Urdu-language writer and journalist. He was born in Rudauli, which was then in Barabanki ...

Urdu Poet, Journalist, Writer and Translator

References

http://www.rudauli.co.in
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Faizabad district