Utraula

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  ?Utraula
Uttar Pradesh • India
Map indicating the location of Utraula
Location of Utraula
Coordinates: 27°19′N 82°25′E / 27.32, 82.42
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 96 m (315 ft)
District(s) Balrampur
Population
• Density		 27,491 (2001)
• 442 /km² (1,145 /sq mi)
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 271604
• +915265
• UP47

Coordinates: 27°19′N 82°25′E / 27.32, 82.42 Utraula is a city and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is approximately 45 kilometres from the border with Nepal and is 175 km in south east of capital city Lucknow. The nearest railway station is Gonda and is 50 km apart.The city is very close (72 km) to holy city Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama. The main occupation of the people in the town is farming. Agricultural produce include wheat, paddy, different pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane. Mango and Guava orchards can also be found in abundance

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[edit] Geography

Utraula is located at 27.32° N 82.42° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 96 metres (314 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Utraula had a population of 27,491. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Utraula has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 46%. In Utraula, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Politics

Utraula is a Assmebly constituency of Legislative Assembly of Uttar pradesh, from here at this time M.L.A. is Mr. Shayamlal Verma of political party Bhartiya janta Party.

[edit] Schools And Colleges

Although its a small city with twenty seven thousand inhabitants it has several schools/colleges. It attracts lot of students residing near the town or villages of utraula tehsil as well as from neighbouring towns. The name of few institutions are given


M.Y.USMANI INTER COLLEGE;

BHARTIYA COLLEGE;

EMMANUEL CHURCH SCHOOL;

BLOOMING BUDS PUBLIC SCHOOL;

DAYANAND VIDYALAYA

TINY TOTS PUBLIC SCHOOL



[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Utraula
  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.