Dhanauli
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| Dhanauli | |
| State - District(s) |
Uttar Pradesh - Agra |
| Area | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
23,475 - |
Dhanauli is a census town in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
[edit] History
Dhanauli has also been known as Dhanoli. This had been a small village for most part of the 20th Century. This small village used to revolve around a powerful family of Paliwals. This family controlled most of the land and the revenue coming out of it was shared with the Mughal kingdom of Agra. Paliwals migrated to Dhanauli sometime in 16th-17th century from Rajasthan. They created a small settlement and over a period became very rich and powerful. The main occupation of Paliwals was farming and money-lending. Till late 1980s the village was fairly small. However, a caste related violence in 1991 between Jats and Jatavs, forced the Jatavs of the hinterland to move out and settle in Dhanauli which is fairly close to the Agra city.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Dhanauli had a population of 23,475. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dhanauli has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59% and, female literacy is 35%. In Dhanauli, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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So that you know there is another village by the same name in Uttar Pradesh, under the district Barabanki. This village, Dhanauli is about 40 Miles from Lucknow.The history of this village is not fully known to me, however, I can trace back as far as eight generations for my own family history.
