Kauriaganj is a small town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Kauriaganj
Town
Kauriaganj is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kauriaganj
Kauriaganj
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Kauriaganj is located in India
Kauriaganj
Kauriaganj
Kauriaganj (India)
Coordinates: 27°52′N 78°19′E / 27.867°N 78.317°E / 27.867; 78.317
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAligarh
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
10,581
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-81

Demographics

edit

At the 2001 India census,[2] Kauriaganj had a population of 10,581 (males 53%, females 47%). Kauriaganj has an average literacy rate of 41% (males 50%, females 31%), lower than the national average of 59.5%. 21% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Notable people

edit

The Hindi writer Jainendra Kumar (1905-1988) was born here.

Nearby cities

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ 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.
  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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.