Atrauli

Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] Situated on the bank of the river Ganges, Atrauli is around 27 km (17 mi) from Aligarh and 52 km (32 mi) from Khair.

Atrauli
Town
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Coordinates: 28.03°N 78.28°E / 28.03; 78.28
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	50,412
Language
• Official	Hindi[2]
• Additional official	Urdu[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	202280[3]
Vehicle registration	UP-81

Etymology

The town is named after the sage Atri Muni who is believed to have visited the town.^{[citation needed]} The town was earlier known as Atravali (अत्रावली), which later had been colloquially altered to Atrauli (अतरौली).^{[citation needed]}

History

During the 18th century Rao Durjan Singh Punia of Bijauli took possession of Atrauli.^[4][5][6]

Geography

Atrauli is located at 28.029°N 78.286°E / 28.029; 78.286.^[7] It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet). It is located . Also, Atrauli is in the plains of Ganga-Yamuna Doab, located at the right bank of the Ganges.^[8]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Atrauli had a population of 50,412, of which 26,368 were males and 24,044 were females. Atrauli has an average literacy rate of 47.5%, with 53.4% of the males and 41.1% of females literate. Population in the age range of 0 to 6 years was 7,254. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 4,568 and 2 respectively. Atrauli had 8093 household in 2011.^[1]

Notable people

• Nanua Chaprasi, Hindu spiritual guru and saint.
• Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
• Khadim Hussain Khan, Indian classical singer of Agra gharana.
• Sharafat Hussain Khan, Indian classical music singer.
• Ustad Alladiya Khan, founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music.^[9][10]
• Ravikant Nagaich, Hindi film director.
• Ashok Singhal, National President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad
• Kalyan Singh, Two-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former member of Lok Sabha, former governor of Himachal Pradesh and of Rajasthan.
• Sandeep Kumar Singh, Minister of State, Basic Education (Independent Charge), Uttar Pradesh