Etmadpur is a town (tehsil) in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located eastward 19 km from Agra. It is 274 km far from state capital Lucknow.
Etmadpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Etmadpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°14′07″N 78°11′54″E / 27.23541°N 78.19829°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Agra |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 21,897 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0562 |
| Vehicle registration | UP80 |
Demographics
editAs of 2011 Indian Census, Etmadpur had a total population of 21,897, of which 11,591 were males and 10,306 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,069. The total number of literates in Etmadpur was 14,161, which constituted 64.7% of the population with male literacy of 70.6% and female literacy of 58.0%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Etmadpur was 75.2%, of which male literacy rate was 82.2% and female literacy rate was 67.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,547 and 2 respectively. Etmadpur had 3577 households in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Etmadpur had a population of 19,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Etmadpur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 45%. In Etmadpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
About the town
editIt is a small town located on national highway 2 connecting Delhi to Kolkata. The town is believed to be named after Mirza Ghiyas Beg the I'timād-ud-Daulah, a Mughal official, father of Nur Jahan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal.
Dharm palSingh of the Bhartiya Janta Party won the 2022 state assembly elections to become the MLA from Etmadpur.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Census of India: Etmadpur". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "UP State Elections 2012"