Muradnagar

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Muradnagar v • d • e Uttar Pradesh • India
Muradnagar
District(s)	Ghaziabad
Coordinates	28.78° N 77.5° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 215 m (705 ft)
Population	74,080 (2001)

Coordinates: 28.78° N 77.5° E

Muradnagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[edit] Geography

Muradnagar is located at 28.78° N 77.5° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet). The Ganges canal flows through Muradnagar crossing National Highway NH # 58. The city's central part is Ordnance Factory Muradnagar which is a defence production unit.

The city has two major leading colleges KIET - An engineering college and ITS-Dental & Medical College.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Muradnagar had a population of 74,080. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Muradnagar has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 44%. In Muradnagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.this town having mutiple life of city and rural area and almost it is cover around by the villages