Harduaganj
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Harduaganj is a town and a nagar panchayat
in Aligarh district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
. It also is home to the 500 MW Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
.There are many famous temples like Dauji Mandir,Shri Rameswar Mandir etc.
, Harduaganj had a population of 11,564. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Harduaganj has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 42%. In Harduaganj, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
was born at Harduaganj.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Aligarh district
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. It also is home to the 500 MW Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located at Qasimpur Power House Colony& 1km. distance from Harduaganj Railway Station at Harduaganj in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar pradesh , about 18 km from Aligarh. Construction of the plant started in 2006, and its Unit number-8 became...
.There are many famous temples like Dauji Mandir,Shri Rameswar Mandir etc.
Geography
27.95°N 78.17°E. It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Harduaganj had a population of 11,564. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Harduaganj has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 42%. In Harduaganj, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable residents
Hindi poet Nathuram SharmaNathuram Sharma
Nathuram Sharma , better known by his pen-name Shankar , was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, North-Western Provinces, British India. He worked with the Irrigation Department at Kanpur and subsequently as an Ayurvedic physician...
was born at Harduaganj.
External links
- Harduaganj at wikimapiaWikimapiaWikiMapia is a privately owned, online map and satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a wiki system, allowing users to add information, in the form of a note, to any location on Earth. Users may currently use this information for free...