Sadabad, India

Sadabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Sadabad
Town
Main gate of Sadabad fort
Sadabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sadabad
Sadabad (India)
Coordinates: 27.45°N 78.05°E / 27.45; 78.05
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictHathras
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total31,737
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • NativeBraj Bhasha dialect
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP 86
Websiteup.gov.in

Geography

Sadabad is located at 27.45°N 78.05°E / 27.45; 78.05.[1] It has an average elevation of 175 metres (574 feet).

History

It is a jaat dominated area.[2] It has an ancient fort known as "Kothi Ganj" and also a river known as "Karban river". Sadabad is located between 3 major cities of Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Mathura and Aligarh.

It is situated on a major connective road, NH 506, which links Agra to Muradabad via Sadabad, Hathras and Aligarh. It is well connected to Mathura and Raya. Some of its panchanyat are Arotha village panchayat, Naugon village panchayat, Mansya village panchayat, Bisawar village panchayat.

Nawabs of Sadabad

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[7] Sadabad had a population of 31,737. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sadabad has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 43%. In Sadabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is approximately 35 km from Agra, The city of Taj Mahal, on National highway 93. Being a semiurban area, economy is based mainly on potato farming.

Religions in Sadabad
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 88%
Muslims
 
 10%
Jains
 
 1.0%
Others†
 
 1.0%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Caste communities

Sadabad is known as the capital of Gautam Brahmins and dubey brahamans. Tenguriya,Palhawat, Agah, Chaudhary, Badhautia, Mahur, faujdars, Charag, Jat community are also found in large numbers in Sadabad. Also Kori Dalit, Sisodiya Thakur Rajput and Gautam, Parashar, Upadhyay of Brahmin, Jindal, Goyal, Singhal of Agrawal, and Jaiswal subcaste of Vaishya community, Verma sunaar, Gautam Brahmins are in majority in Sadabad town.[8][9]

References
  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Sadabad. Fallingrain.com. It is located in Hathres District of state Uttar Pradesh in Republic of India.Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  2. Francis Robinson (3 December 2007). Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces' Muslims, 1860–1923. Cambridge University Press. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-521-04826-2. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1 January 1969. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. Uttar Pradesh (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1 January 1939). Proceedings. Official Report. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. R. S. Whiteway (1879). Report on the settlement of the Mathura district, North-Western Provinces. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Govt. Press. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. http://www.uttarpradeshcongress.com/elected_aicc_members.pdf
  7. "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.
  8. R. S. Whiteway (1879). Report on the settlement of the Muttra district, North-Western Provinces. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Govt. Press. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. Report on the settlement of the Muttra district, North-Western Provinces-page-136
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