Gajraula
| Gajraula Gajgarh | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Gajraula Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Gajraula Gajraula (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°50′05″N 78°14′38″E / 28.83472°N 78.24389°ECoordinates: 28°50′05″N 78°14′38″E / 28.83472°N 78.24389°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Amroha |
| Founded by | Jai Ram Singh JI (Babu Ji) |
| Named for | Raja Gaj Singh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,048 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 244235 |
| Telephone code | 05924 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-23 |
Gajraula is a city and municipal board in Amroha district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gajraula is block headquarter of gajraula block also.It is located on NH 9 a 4-lane highway connecting Uttarakhand and cities such as Bareilly and Lucknow via Delhi. It is an important industrial city of uttar pradesh with some named multinationals like Jubliant Life Sciences, Israeli Pharma Teva API etc and important higher educational institutions like Sri Venkateshwara University and other important engineering colleges there. The surrounding major cities are Moradabad, Meerut, Bulandsahar, Hapur and Delhi NCR.
Geography
Gajraula is located at 28°51′N 78°14′E / 28.85°N 78.23°E.[1] It is 105 km away from New Delhi, the capital of India. Holy river Ganga is just 7 km away from the city.It has an average elevation of 257 metres (879 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census of India,[2] 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.
Railways
Gajraula is well connected through Indian Railways. Gajraula Railway Station is situated on Gajraula-Najibabad, Delhi-Moradabad line and all passenger trains & some of the express trains stop here. There are only few day time express trains from Gajraula to Delhi or vice-versa, like Garhwal Express, etc.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gajraula
- ↑ "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.