Barauli Rao

Barauli Rao
Town
Barauli Rao
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°02′43″N 79°58′59″E / 27.04528°N 79.98306°E / 27.04528; 79.98306Coordinates: 27°02′43″N 79°58′59″E / 27.04528°N 79.98306°E / 27.04528; 79.98306
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Population
 • Total 50,000
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 202126
Telephone code 248
Lok Sabha constituency Aligarh

Barauli Rao is a town, panchayat block and Vidhansabha constituency in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

It is situated 25 km from Aligarh city.

Barauli Rao is 15 km distance from Qasimpur Power House Colony, 20 km distance from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station and 25 km distance from Aligarh.

Barauli Rao is located on the west side of Aligarh.

History

Barauli Fort's main gate

Barauli was a jagir during British India owned by the Rajas/Rao or |Thakurs(landlord) of the Badgujar Rajput community.

Notables

Rao Karan Singh of Barauli estate
Rao Rajkumar Singh of Barauli estate

The title of Rao was first used by Raja Pratap Singh, the founder king of Barauli state. After that it was also used in Kahteria Rajput's Bajgarhi state at the time of Raja Pirthi Raj and was prefixed to the name of the eldest son Rao Raja Raghuraj Singh. In 1931 title of Rao of Barauli was made hereditary by British.

  • Rao Karan Singh had adopted his grandson (Raj Kunwar), who was his daughter's and Rao Raghuraj Singh's son, the ruler of Bajgarhi estate, Aligarh.
  • Rao Raj Kunwar Singh, M.L.A., the last ruler of Barauli Estate

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Barauli Rao had a population of 5,000. Males constitute 70% of the population and females 30%. Barauli Rao has an average literacy rate of 20%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Barauli Rao has many schools and one college, Barauli Inter College.

Services

Barauli Rao has 1 bank, Gramin Bank[2] and the State Bank of India.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Dead link". Yahoo. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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