Gabhana

Gabhana is a tehsil, block, town and a Nagar panchayat in Aligarh district, 23 km from district headquarters in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Gabhana
Town
Gabhana
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Gabhana
Gabhana (India)
Coordinates: 28.0491896°N 77.9610158°E / 28.0491896; 77.9610158
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAligarh
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,886
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
202136[3]
Telephone code05724
Vehicle registrationUP-81
Lok Sabha constituencyAligarh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGabhana(Barauli)
Websiteup.gov.in

Geography

Gabhana is situated on the Grand Trunk Road at a distance of 100  km in the southeast of New Delhi and 80 km from Noida and Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Neighbouring Cities are Khair and Khurja. It is near to Harduaganj Thermal Power Station, one of the oldest hydroelectric power plants of India.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Gabhana had a total population of 5,886, of which 3,096 were males and 2,790 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 843. The total number of literates in Gabhana was 3,617, which constituted 61.5% of the population with male literacy of 70.3% and female literacy of 51.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gabhana was 71.7%, of which male literacy rate was 81.9% and female literacy rate was 60.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 1,875 and 6 respectively. Gabhana had 993 households in 2011.[1]

Transport

Gabhana has one bus stand and one railway station, Somna Railway Station. National Highway NH91 (also known as Gabhana bypass) passes through the town of Gabhana. NH91 Toll Plaza is situated at Somna(Somna Toll Plaza).

References
  1. "Census of India: Gabhana". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/uttar-pradesh/gabhana.htm


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