Atrauli
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Atrauli
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 Atrauli
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Coordinates: 28.03°N 78.28°ECoordinates: 28.03°N 78.28°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Aligarh |
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| • Total | 50,412 |
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| • Official | HindI |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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202280
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| Vehicle registration | UP-81 |
Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]
It is around 25 km from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. and 52 km from Khair. 20 km from Narora Atomic Power Plant (the only Nuclear Project in UP), situated at river bank of Holy river Ganga. The name of the town is taken from Atri Muni who visited Atrauli. During the 18th century Rao Durjan Singh Ponia of Bijauli took possesion of Atrauli.
It also known as the birthplace of music legend Ustad Alladiya Khan (1855–1946), the founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music.
Geography
Atrauli is located at 27.18°N 80.68°E. It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet).
Demographics
As per 2011 Indian 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.
Notables residents
- Ashok Singhal- National President Vishwa Hindu Parishad
- Chandra Bhanu Gupta- Ex Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times.* Ghamandi Singh Arya IPS special duty operation for Nagaland.
- Kalyan Singh- Two-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former member of Parliament for Lok Sabha, and ex-Governor Himachal Pradesh and former Governor of Rajasthan.
- Khadim Hussain Khan, Indian classical singer of Agra gharana
- Ravikant Nagaich- Hindi film director.
- Sharafat Hussain Khan – Indian classical music singer.
- Ustad Alladiya Khan- founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music.