Gajraula is a town and municipal board in

Amroha district Amroha district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Amroha was earlier a part of Moradabad district. On 15 April 1997, it was separated from Moradabad and made a new district. This district was named Jyotiba Phule Nagar, but in 2012 i ...

in the state of

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, India. Gajraula is also the headquarters of Gajraula block. It is located on NH 9, a four-lane highway connecting

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and cities such as

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and

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via

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. It is a significant industrial hub in Uttar Pradesh and home to a number of

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s, including Jubliant Life Sciences, RACL Geartech, and Israeli Pharma Teva API, as well as several engineering colleges. Moradabad, Meerut, Bulandsahar, Budaun, Hapur, and

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are among the larger nearby cities.

Geography

Gajraula is located at . It is away from New Delhi, the capital of India. River

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is just away from the city. It has an average elevation of .

Climate

Gajraula has been ranked the 18th-best National Clean Air City (under Category III: Cities with population under 3 lakh) in India according to the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results.

Demographics

As of the

2001 Census of India The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. The total population increased b ...

, Gajraula had a population of 39,826. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gajraula has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gajraula, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Gajraula is well connected through

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. Gajraula Railway Station is situated on Gajraula-Najibabad, Delhi-Lucknow line and all passenger trains and some of the express trains stop here. There are trains for location such as

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, etc. Gajraula is located on NH-9 which is also AH2. It is also connected through SH 51 which is Badaun- Haridwar Highway. Every minute there is a bus to Delhi and Bareilly. In city the commutation takes place through eco friendly e-rickshaws and autos.

Notable people

* * * Saiyed Zegham Murtaza, journalist, columnist, author, blogger, documentary film maker * Devendra Nagpal, politician, businessman * Harish Nagpal, politician, businessman * Pankaj Pushkar, politician, social worker

References

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