Dankaur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India PIN 203201 .
Dankaur
Dron Nagri | |
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Town | |
![]() West entrance of Dankaur
(Drodancharya Nagari) | |
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Coordinates: 28.35°N 77.55°E / 28.35; 77.55 | |
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State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Gautam Buddha Nagar |
Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 11,982 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
• Additional official | Urdu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-16 |
Dankaur is located on 28.35°N 77.55°E / 28.35; 77.55.[2] It has an average elevation of 194 metres (636 feet). It is situated approximately 55 kilometres east of Delhi along the bank of river Yamuna. The place is well connected by rail link on Northern Railway on Delhi-Aligarh link.
As of 2011[update] India census,[3] Dankaur had a population of 13,520. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dankaur has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 47%.
Cities and towns in Gautam Buddha Nagar district | |
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Gautam Buddha Nagar |
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