Aurangabad, Bulandshahr

For other places with the same name, see Aurangabad.
Aurangabad, Bulandshahr
Aurangabad
town
Aurangabad, Bulandshahr

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 28°30′N 77°58′E / 28.50°N 77.96°E / 28.50; 77.96Coordinates: 28°30′N 77°58′E / 28.50°N 77.96°E / 28.50; 77.96
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Population (2011)
  Total 26,544
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Aurangabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

  1. "Rajkumar Lodhi" is the chaireman of Aurangabad.

Geography

Aurangabad is located at 28°30′N 77°58′E / 28.50°N 77.96°E / 28.50; 77.96.[1]

About

Aurangabad is a bustling market and lies on the state highway, connecting Bulandshahr and Garhmukteshwar, leading further to Moradabad. It is 15 km. from Bulandshahr towards Garhmukteshwar. It is a famous Gur mandi and a trade centre of the area. In the centre of Aurangabad is situated an Old Mosque - Jama Masjid and old nageswar mahadev temple. Old Nageswar Mahadev temple is the famous place in Aurangabad and near the temple a RAM LEELA Ground. AURANGABAD is divide in 15 wards.Jama Masjid is the famous place in Aurangabad. ward no.10 is one of them.. aurangabad connect the jahangirabad, bulandshahr and garhmukteshwar roads to each other..sega jagatpur ,saidpur , lakhaoti are the nearby villages of aurangabad.

Trade

Aurangabad forms part of larger potato growing belt and also had a cold storage facility named "Mehboob Cold Storage Pvt Ltd" founded and promoted by Late Mian "Syed Mohd Jammel" - a successful businessman of the region. Now, the business is managed by his widow & son's: Mohammadi Tayyaba Bibi (D/o. Late Mian Matloob Ali, erstwhile Zamindar of Jarool and Chairman of Town Area - Aurangabad) and Syed Mohd Kafeel, Syed Mohd Nadeem and Syed Mohd Javed. Interesting to note - Aurangabad has many mango orchids; famous of them "Hussaini Bagh" managed by heirs of Mian "Syed Jeevan Ali". Sugar Mill There is a famous sugar mill Anamika Sugar Mills Pvt Ltd (Agauta Sugar Mills Pvt Ltd) near Aurangabad at Bhandoria village. it is about 3.5 km far away from Aurangabad town.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Aurangabad had a population of 20,072. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Aurangabad has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 30.5%. In Aurangabad, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. "Yahoo maps location of Aurangabad". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. "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.
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