Atrauli
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Etymology
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History
During the 18th century Rao Durjan Singh Punia of Bijauli took possession of Atrauli.[2][3][4]
Geography
Atrauli is located at Template:Coord.[5] It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet). It is located . Also, Atrauli is in the plains of Ganga-Yamuna Doab, located at the right bank of the Ganges.[6]
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Atrauli had a population of 50,412, of which 26,368 were males and 24,044 were females. Atrauli has an average literacy rate of 47.5%, with 53.4% of the males and 41.1% of females literate. Population in the age range of 0 to 6 years was 7,254. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 4,568 and 2 respectively. Atrauli had 8093 household in 2011.[1]
Notable people
- Nanua Chaprasi, Hindu spiritual guru and saint.
- Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- Khadim Hussain Khan, Indian classical singer of Agra gharana.
- Sharafat Hussain Khan, Indian classical music singer.
- Ustad Alladiya Khan, founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music.[7][8]
- Ravikant Nagaich, Hindi film director.
- Ashok Singhal, National President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad
- Kalyan Singh, Two-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former member of Lok Sabha, former governor of Himachal Pradesh and of Rajasthan.
- Sandeep Kumar Singh, Minister of State, Basic Education (Independent Charge), Uttar Pradesh
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