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Gajraula is a city and municipal board in Amroha district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gajraula is also the headquarters of Gajraula block. It is located on NH 9, a four-lane highway connecting Uttarakhand and cities such as Bareilly and Lucknow via Delhi. It is an important industrial city of Uttar Pradesh with some named multinationals like Jubliant Life Sciences, RACL Geartech, Israeli Pharma Teva API etc. and important higher educational institutions like Sri Venkateshwara University and other important engineering colleges there. The surrounding major cities are Moradabad, Meerut, Bulandsahar, Budaun, Hapur and Delhi NCR.

Gajraula Gajgarh
City
Gajraula Jn Railway Station
Gajraula Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Gajraula Gajraula (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 28°50′05″N 78°14′38″E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Amroha
Named for	Raja Gaj Singh
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
• Rank	09
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	55,048
• Rank	18
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	244235
Telephone code	05924
Vehicle registration	UP-23

Geography

Gajraula is located at 28.85°N 78.23°E / 28.85; 78.23.[1] It is 105 km (65 mi) away from New Delhi, the capital of India. River Ganga is just 7 km (4.3 mi) away from the city. It has an average elevation of 257 m (843 ft).

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[2] 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 Indian Railways. Gajraula Railway Station is situated on Gajraula-Najibabad, Delhi-Lucknow line and all passenger trains & some of the express trains stop here. There are trains for location such as Varanasi, Allahabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Aligarh, etc.

Gajraula is very well connected through road transport. It 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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