Sarila

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?Sarila Uttar Pradesh • India
Sarila
Coordinates: 25°46′N 79°41′E / 25.77, 79.68
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 129 m (423 ft)
District(s)	Hamirpur
Population	7,858 (2001)

Coordinates: 25°46′N 79°41′E / 25.77, 79.68 Sarila is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[edit] Geography

Sarila is located at 25.77° N 79.68° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 129 metres (423 feet).

Sarila is a part of Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region and was the home of two great Indian freedom fighters. The father of the freedom movement in the whole of bundelkhand, Dewan Shatrughan Singh [aka 'Bundelkhand Gandhi & Bundelkhand Kesri'] & his wife Rani Rajendra Kumari. These were the two fountain heads of the freedom movement in all of Bundelkhand. They also were the main patrons of revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad who frequented their Castle in their native village of Maungrauth. The Rani defeated the sitting UP Chief Minister C.B. Gupta as an independent candidate. They were also the main inspiration behind the Bhoodaan movement in Bundelkhand and Maungraut changed the history of the movement by beecoming the first complete Gramdaan.

Numerous scholars have done PhD's on the life of these 2 great Indian patriots. There is an annual mela on the birthday of these two stalwarts held annually in Maungrauth in December and is attended by over 50,000 people.

Despite being from one of the most affluent families in Central India this couple sacrificed everything for the nation and donated their lands to the poor. They were in British jails for the Indian freedom struggle for over 9 years each. They are now the subject of folk tales and songs highlighting their bravery and hailing them as symbols of Bundelkhandi valor.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Sarila had a population of 7858. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sarila has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 33%. In Sarila, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sarila
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.