Radaur

Radaur
town
Radaur

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 30°02′N 77°09′E / 30.03°N 77.15°ECoordinates: 30°02′N 77°09′E / 30.03°N 77.15°E
Country  India
State Haryana
District Yamuna Nagar
Elevation 260 m (850 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 11,737
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 01732

Radaur is a town in Yamuna Nagar district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Geography

Radaur is located on the Kurukshetra to Saharanpur highway, and is close to some major cities of Haryana such as Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar, Shahbad and Ladwa. Rural pollution-free and green habitat of Radaur at a Distance of 18 km from Yamuna Nagar and 28 km from Pipli (a town on the GT road). It is on the bank of Western Yamuna Canal.The major village of Radaur is Bakana. Which produced many famous personalities. Population of Bakana is 2736 . More than 50% people of Bakana are in govt. jobs. Every year Radaur panchayat hosts a major fare in the month of September with wrestling as a major attraction.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Radaur had a population of 11,737. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Radaur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 67%. In Radaur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Radaur is very old town . There are lots of old houses in town, which was built before partition of India.

Education

Colleges

The town hosts a Degree college (Mukand Lal National College) and Engg. College Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology, JMIT], Vertex polytechnic, Global Research Institute of Management and Technology, Asian Institute of Engineering, Balaji Institute of polytechnic. Five more B.Ed. Colleges are there in the town.

Schools

Govt. Senior Secondary School, Mukand Lal National Senior Secondary School, Monika Model school, Swaraj Shishu Neekatan, DAV Public School, Hari Om Shiv OM Public School, Indian Public senior secondary School, Doon Public School, Like Public School.Monika Model School Raj Rajeshwari Public School

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.