Gajraula

Gajraula
Gajraula; Gajgarh
	City
	Gajraula Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Gajraula Gajraula (India)
	Coordinates: 28°50′05″N 78°14′38″E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Amroha
Founded by	Thakur Jai Ram Singh JI (Babu Ji)
Named for	Raja Gaj Singh
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Area rank	09
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	55,048
• Rank	18
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	244235
Telephone code	05924
Vehicle registration	UP-23

Gajraula is a city and municipal board in Amroha district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gajraula is the block headquarter of Gajraula block also.It is located on NH 9 a 4-lane highway connecting Uttarakhand and cities such as Bareilly and Lucknow via Delhi. It is an important industrial city of uttar pradesh with some named multinationals like Jubliant Life Sciences, RACL Geartech, Israeli Pharma Teva API etc and important higher educational institutions like Sri Venkateshwara University and other important engineering colleges there. The surrounding major cities are Moradabad, Meerut, Bulandsahar, Budaun, Hapur and Delhi NCR.

Geography

Gajraula is located at 28.85°N 78.23°E / 28.85; 78.23.[1] It is 105 km away from New Delhi, the capital of India. River Ganga is just 7 km away from the city.It has an average elevation of 257 metres (879 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[2] Gajraula had a population of 39,826. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gajraula has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gajraula, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Gajraula is well connected through Indian Railways. Gajraula Railway Station is situated on Gajraula-Najibabad, Delhi-Lucknow line and all passenger trains & some of the express trains stop here. There are trains for location such as Varanasi, Allahabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, etc.

Gajraula is very well connected through road transport. It is located on NH-9 which is also AH2. It is also connected through SH 51 which is Badaun- Haridwar Highway. Every minute there is a bus to Delhi and Bareilly.

In city the commutation takes place through eco friendly e-rickshaws and autos.

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References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gajraula
"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.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gajraula

[2] "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.