Rudauli
Rudauli (Hindi: रुदौली, Urdu: رُدولی), popularly known as Rudravali (Hindi:रुद्रावली), Rudauli Shareef(Urdu: رُدولی شریف), is a town and a municipal board in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 40 km west of district headquarters Ayodhya. Historically, Rudauli has been home to several Sufi saints.
Rudauli Rudravali Rudauli Shareef | |
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Town | |
  Rudauli Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.75°N 81.75°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ayodhya |
| Founded by | Raja Rudramal Singh |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 51,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
Geography
Rudauli is located at 26.75°N 81.75°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 105 metres (344 feet).
Transportation
Rudauli is well connected by road and railway line. Almost all the trains going towards Lucknow or Delhi or going towards Bihar and Howrah stop here. The large high-tech highway project Lucknow-Ahyodhya highway has been completed and unfortunately there is no bus service available from Rudauli to the capital city. The distance from Lucknow is 90 km; about 2 hours by railway and 3 hours by state transport. One has to step down at Bhelsar (भेलसर بھیلسر)(Coordinates: 26°46'51"N 81°45'11"E) to reach Rudauli by a 3 km internal road from Bhelsar.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] 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.
Notable people
- Majaz, poet
- Naseeruddin Shah, actor
- Javed Akhtar, script writer
- Devendra Charan Khare,national awarded teacher,poet
- Phoolchand Gupta, Hindi and Gujarati poet, writer and translator
- Anupam Mishra, Samaj Sudharak
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rudauli
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.