Etah () is a city in the western part of Uttar Pradesh, India, and the administrative headquarters of Etah District. The nearest major cities are

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and

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. Located approximately 45 miles (72 km) northeast of

and about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of the

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, it occupies a strategic position in the region.

Geography

Etah is located at . It has an average elevation of 170 meters (557 feet). The upper and lower Ganga Canal flow through Etah.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Etah had a total population of 131,023, with 69,446 males and 61,577 females. The literacy rate was 85.62%. Out of the total population, about 12,000 are of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Government and politics

Etah is governed by the Etah Nagar Palika Parishad, a

municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

body responsible for local governance. The city covers an area of 13.49 km² and is divided into 25 wards for administrative purposes. The municipality is headed by either the municipal commissioner or president It is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

Urban planning

The city's master plan (1984–2001) was created by the U.P. Town and Country Planning Department.

Notable residents

The

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poet

Amir Khusro Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253 – 1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau, sometimes spelled as, Amir Khusrow or Amir Khusro, was an Indo-Persian culture, Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar, who lived during the per ...

was born in Patiyali, Kasganj.

References

External links

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections

Etah Assembly Elections
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