Coordinates: 28°33′00″N 77°33′11″E / 28.550°N 77.553°E / 28.550; 77.553

Dadri

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This article is about the town and tehsil of Uttar Pradesh. For district in Haryana, see Charkhi Dadri.
For other uses, see Dadri (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Dardi.

Dadri
Town
Dadri is located in Uttar Pradesh
Dadri
Dadri
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Dadri is located in India
Dadri
Dadri
Dadri (India)
Coordinates: 28°33′00″N 77°33′11″E / 28.550°N 77.553°E / 28.550; 77.553
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictGautam Buddha Nagar District
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total91,189
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
203207
Vehicle registrationUP-16

Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Noida, Dadri and Jewar are the 3 sub-divisions of GB Nagar district, each headed by a SDM.

History

Dadri is located at 28°33′00″N 77°33′11″E / 28.550°N 77.553°E / 28.550; 77.553. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).

Wetlands

Large swathes of Dadri have been classified as a wetland and is home to Blackbuck and Nilgai.[2] It is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far as Siberia and Europe.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Dadri
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 64.16%
Muslims
 
 35.22%
Jains
 
 0.5%
Others†
 
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

As of 2001 India census,[4] Dadri had a population of 57,457. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dadri hahs an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dadri, 18% of the population is under 5 years of age.

Connectivity

Road

Dadri is well connected by roads and highways to Noida, Greater Noida and Dasna. Dadri is situated on old NH-91, which connects Lal Kuan in Ghaziabad with Aligarh via Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr and Khurja.

Rail

The Dadri railway station is a complex station & yard spread over 6 km on busy route of Delhi–Kanpur section of Indian Railways with connectivity with NTPC Dadri and Container Depot at Tilpata Karanwas.[5]

Politics

Dadri falls under Dadri Assembly constituency represented by a MLA.

Noida, Dadri, Jewar, Khurja and Sikandrabad falls under the Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, represented by a MP.

Educational Institutions

See also

References

  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 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ Das, Ayaskant (23 May 2013). "Explain damage to Dadri wetlands". Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ h "Dadri 'wetland' puts Ansals, UP govt in hot spot". Business Standard. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The mobility in Train Operations on the busiest route of Delhi Howrah section of Indian Railway network gets a boost with the commissioning of Electronic Interlocking & massive Yard Remodeling commissioned at Dadri". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

External links

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