Barauli Rao

Barauli Rao
Town
Barauli Rao

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 27°02′43″N 79°58′59″E / 27.04528°N 79.98306°E / 27.04528; 79.98306Coordinates: 27°02′43″N 79°58′59″E / 27.04528°N 79.98306°E / 27.04528; 79.98306
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Population
  Total 50,000
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 202126
Telephone code 248
Lok Sabha constituency Aligarh

Barauli Rao (Hindi: बरौली राव) is a town, panchayat block & Vidhansabha constituency in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]

Location

It situated on 25 km from Aligarh city, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University.

Barauli Rao is 15 km distance from Qasimpur Power House Colony 20 km distance from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station 25 km distance from Aligarh.

Geography

Barauli Rao is located at West side of Aligarh. Barauli Rao has many mohallas and Galis

History

Barauli Fort's main gate

"Barauli" was a jagir during British India owned by the Rajas of the Badgujar Rajput community.

Established

A Bargujar Rajput King Raja Pratap Singh married the daughter of Raja Dor and populated the town of Barauli in Samvat 1122 (1065 A.D.) when there were 1656 villages attached to Barauli State.[2][3] He got 156 villages in dowry from Dor king of Kol to marriage his daughter.[4]

Some notable Rao of Barauli

Rao Karan Singh of Barauli estate
Rao Rajkumar Singh of Barauli estate

The title of Rao firstly used by Raja Pratap Singh, the founder king of Barauli state. After that it was also used in Kahteria Rajput's Bajgarhi state at the time of Raja Pirthi Raj and was prefixed to the name of the eldest son Rao Raja Raghuraj Singh. In 1931 title of Rao of Barauli was made hereditary by British.[3]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[5] Barauli Rao had a population of 5,000. Males constitute 70% of the population and females 40%. barauli Rao has an average literacy rate of 20%.15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Community

Barauli Rao has many schools, and one inter college, Barauli Inter College barauli Rao Aligarh, located at Main Road. There is a local Police Chauki at the Main Road. Barauli Rao has 1 bank, Gramin Bank[6] & State Bank of India

See also

References

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