Dadri
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.
Dadri | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Dadri Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Dadri Dadri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′00″N 77°33′11″E / 28.550°N 77.553°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Gautam Buddha Nagar District |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 91,189 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 203207 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-16 |
Dadri is founded by Bhatti Gujjars and Gaur Brahmin 300 years ago
History edit
Dadri is located at 28°33′00″N 77°33′11″E / 28.550°N 77.553°E. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).
Wetlands edit
Large swathes of Dadri have been classified as a wetland and is home to Blackbuck and Nilgai.[3] It is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far as Siberia and Europe.[4]
Demographics edit
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] 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.Dadri has high concentration of gurjars.
Connectivity edit
Road edit
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 edit
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.[6]
Politics edit
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 edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Singh, Raja Lachchman (1874). Memoir of Zila Bulandshahr. Allahabad: North Western Provinces publisher. p. 141.
- ^ Das, Ayaskant (23 May 2013). "Explain damage to Dadri wetlands". Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ h "Dadri 'wetland' puts Ansals, UP govt in hot spot". Business Standard. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ . Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "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 edit
- Dadri Assembly Elections