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| Country | India | ||
| State | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District(s) | Aligarh | ||
| Population | 11,861 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Iglas is a town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Iglas is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 178 metres (583 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Iglas had a population of 11,861. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Iglas has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 57%. In Iglas, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Iglas-located at Aligarh Mathura Road at a distance of 24 km from Aligarh is better known as an education centre for a long time. With the great efforts of Ch. Shivdan Singh (Ex-MLA and father of Late Shri Rajendra Singh) and later on efforts of Late Shri Rajendra Singh (Former Irrigation Minister, UP Govt), it is now a modern education centre. Mr Shivdan Singh had estblaished Jawahar Inter College (Now known as Shivdan Singh Inter College) and Mr rajendra Sing added few more colleges in the list. Iglas is visited by students from almost all sectors of country for education purpose. Apart of large size colleges and engineering colleges, there are plenty of small schools. Students from nearby villages come to study in these schools. There is one inter college exclusively for girls which is being run in old tehsil area. In coming years, it will be shiftd to a new location. One more milestone has been added to this area by Mr Pawan Jain and Mr Mukesh Jain (Aligarh based Industrialists) who have established world class Manglayatan University at Beswan (13 km from Iglas towards Mathura). The university has started many courses but still is under construction. After completion, it is estimated that it would be a university offering a wide number of courses. There are no good number of industries but due to production of potatoes, Iglas has more than 20 number of cold storage centres. Most of them are at Aligarh and Gonda roads. The potato of Iglas is of very good quality and is sent to various part of country. Iglas is one of the Tehsils of Aligarh district. The old tehsil was at a congested place which is called old tehsil area near Shivdan Singh Inter College. The new tehsil has been shifted to a more spacious place at Hathras Road. Iglas has developed in last 20 years to great extent across Aligarh-Mathura Road. However, there is no good development seen on Gonda and Hathras roads. It extends from Karban river (towards mathura) to old canal (towards Aligargh). At a distance of 16 km from Iglas is Hathras city.
Gonda - Gonda is one of two blocks of Iglas tahsil. Gonda is 16 km from iglas on Iglas-Khair road.
Chhaichhau & Peela Nagla - 6.0 km towards Gorai.
Kemavali - Approx 4 KM towards west from Iglas.
Kamalpur - A small village also known as 'Marotha'. It is situated on Gonda road approx 4 km away from Iglas, on the banks of the river Karban.
Bisahuli - Approx 1 KM from Iglas near Karban river.
Kalua - Approx 14 KM from Iglas near Karban river.
Parta Nagla - Approx 3KM from Iglas, near Bisahuli and Katha. This village is famous for its record production of Potato. There is famous temple of Chamunda Mata near this village.
Teecapur - It is closely attached to Iglas.and it is situated at the bank of Ganga nahar.
Katha - Approx 3KM from Iglas.
Bhuranga - Approx 7 KM from Iglas. Having largest cultivated area in that region.
Bhilpur - Approx 2KM from Iglas.
Mohkampur - Approx 7 KM from Iglas.
Matroi - Approx 3 KM from Iglas.
Nagala Chunni - Approx 3.2 KM From Iglas.
Lalpur - It is closely attached to Iglas.
Sitaram Nagla - This village is 1 km from Iglas. It is a small village. Its name is on its first person who lived here. His original location was in Bisahuli.
KAJRAUTH-approx 3 KM situated on the road to Hathras and one of the most popular villages of town iglas. Sikurra-approx 5 KM situated on the road to hathras.
Mangarhi - Mangarhi is a gram-panchayat near the Gonda Block and it located 3 km from gonda and 20 kilometres from aligarh on the aligarh gonda road. This village has a great personality, who has worked with the Ch.Charan Singh(Former Prime Minister), Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ch.Shivdan Singh (Shivdan Singh institute of agriculture).
Chhoti Ballabh - It is a village situated in Gonda block of Iglas tehsil.
*Sathini*- it is a big village in Iglas Tehsil situated in Mathura road on 14KM. to Iglas.
Kalwari - It is a village situated in Gonda block of Iglas tehsil, approx 9 KM from Iglas.
Khirsoli - It is a village situated in Gonda block of Iglas tehsil, approx 9 KM from Iglas and 11 KM from Gonda.
Dhonda - It is a Village situated in Gonda Block of Iglash tehsil, approx 15 KM from Iglas and 5 KM from Gonda. The Home town of CH Bijendra Singh Ex Member of Parliament from Aligarh loksabha and Ex MLA from Iglas Tehsil.
Gindouli - Chiroli - Two near by villages situated about 3 KM from Iglas
Bold text==References== salempur - 5KM Approx. from Iglas towards gonda
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salempur - 5 KM Approx. from Iglas towards gonda sandeep sharma ka villeage mob. 9917225424
Bhaura Gaurava-3 KM from Taharpur is a village famous for potato production .this village is considered as the founder of potato revolution in the area.this village is regarded as educationally most enlightened in the area.