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Etawah

Etawah also known as Ishtikapuri is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 (as per 2011 population census) makes it the one hundred and eightieth-most populous city in India.[1] The city lies 300 km (190 mi) southeast of the national capital New Delhi, and 230 km (140 mi) northwest of the state capital Lucknow.

Etawah
Ishtikapuri
City
Sumer Singh Fort
Nickname: 
City Of Chief Ministers
Etawah
Etawah
Coordinates: 26°46′N 79°02′E / 26.77°N 79.03°E / 26.77; 79.03Coordinates: 26°46′N 79°02′E / 26.77°N 79.03°E / 26.77; 79.03
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictEtawah
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyEtawah Nagar Palika Parishad[2]
 • MLA (Etawah constituency)Sarita Bhadauria (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total256,838[1]
 • Rank174th
 • Density684/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
DemonymEtawian
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
 • RegionalAwadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
206001
2060xx
Telephone code05688
Vehicle registrationUP-75
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio896/1000 /
Literacy81.75%
Websitewww.etawah.nic.in

Etawah is about 120 km east of Agra and is about 140 km west of Kanpur. The city was an important centre for the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It is also the sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Chambal rivers. It is the 26th most populous city in Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

Religions in Etawah city (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hindus
74.64%
Muslims
23.61%
Jains
1.05%
Distribution of religions

As per the 2011 census, Etawah city had a population of 256,790, of which males were 135,829, and females were 120,961 - an increase of 22% from 211,460 in 2001 census. (The entire Etawah district had a population of 1,581,810 in 2011.) The literacy rate was 82.89 per cent.[1][4] Hinduism is majority religion in Etawah city with 74.64% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Etawah with approximately 23.61% following it. In Etawah city, Christianity is followed by 0.19%, Jainism by 1.05%, Sikhism by 0.24% and Buddhism by 0.24%. Around 0.01% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.19% stated 'No Particular Religion'.

Main spoken languages are Hindi (98.20%), Urdu (1.75%), Sindhi (0.01%)[5]

Total no. of Slums in Etawah city numbers 5,528 in which population of 33,188 resides. This is around 12.92% of total population of Etawah city.[6]

Name

During Rajput era the king of Chauhan dynasty Sumershah had gone to the bank of the Yamuna river in Etawah, where he saw an incredible act of nature. He saw a goat and a wolf drinking water together on the bank of the Yamuna. After seeing this incident, the king went to astrologers and consulted about the incident, who advised him to build a fort at the place where the wolf and the goat were drinking water together. According to astrological calculation, building a fort would benefit the king.When construction work of the fort started at the decided location, then, while digging foundation the laborers working there found a brick of gold and silver, which made them excited and they started shouting "Eeet Mili, Eeet Mili" after hearing which the place was named as "Eeet Aaya" which later turned into ‘Etawah’.

Etawah is still sometimes referred to as the city of bricks and both tradition and the appearance of the ground suggest that the modern city was founded on an ancient Khera or town site, so that it is not improbable that the existence of old bricks or old brick kilns may have led to its present name. According to some scholars the region from Bateshwar in district Agra to Bhareh was known as ‘Ishtapath’ and there are a large number of temples of Lord Siva who was ‘Isht Dev’ of the people of that region. From the word ‘Isht’ the town was given the name of Ishtkapuri a reference to which is found in Bhareshya Puran.[7]

History

Ancient era

 
An engraving of ruins at Etawah, in the first half of the 19th century AD

It is believed that the land existed right from the Bronze Age in the medieval times.[8] It once formed part of the ancient country of Panchala which is said to have extended from the foot of the Himalayas in the north to the river Chambal in the south. This region rose into great prominence during the period of Mahabharata. Many local traditions are attached to the modern Chakar Nagar which is a tehsil nearby which most probably seems to be Ekchakra mentioned in Mahabharata. It was Ekchakra where Pandavas along with their mother Kunti spent their secret abode of one year during the period of their exile. There is a belief that the city was founded by King Bharat. During the fourth century A.D., Guptas once again established imperial unity in India. The Chinees traveler Fa-Hien also visited a city named ‘A-lo i.e. Alvi, which has been identified with modern Airwa nearly town, and spent his treat at the Dragon Shrine. Fa-Hien described it as "a city near a large forest" (atavi). There are the remains of Buddhist and Jain temples evidently of every ancient date in large number. In the ninth and tenth centuries, this region was under the rule of Gurjara Pratihara rulers. The conquest of Kannauj by Nagabhata II handed Pratiharas control over this region. But the place was said to be evolved as an affluent region under Mihir Bhoj, the Pratihara King.[9]

With the coronation of Harsha as a king (in 606 AD) the city came under the Thaneshwar dynasty. Hiuen Tsang in his works has also dwelt upon the prosperity of this region.

Medieval Era

The defeat of Jaichandra of Kannauj in the Battle of Chandawar in 1193 A.D at the hands of Shahab-ud-din Ghori, the city passed under influence of Muslim power, which by end of the century held in different degrees of subjection the whole of North India except Malwa and some contiguous districts. Muslim rule in Etawah faced Maratha invasion for short period within their rule in Etawah. However, the local history of the city during the early years of the thirteenth century is more or less the account of the settlement and emergence of certain Rajput clans. The Gaurs occupied part of Phaphund and Bidhuna near the Kanpur boundary, both falling in turn to Chandelas of Mahoba. The Chauhans occupied the western portion of the district, with extensive tracts now in Mainpuri. During this period; however, some disturbance related to tax arouse in Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah's rule, yet these issues were put to end by Tomar ruler of Gwalior in 1390. In 1400–1401 Mallu Iqbal Khan marched towards this region and was opposed by Rai Sumar Singh or Sabir of Etawah and other Zamindars of the vicinity on the banks of the Ab-i-Siyah (Kali Nadi) near Patiali.[10] The opposing army of Rai was defeated and chased down to the confines of Etawah where they took shelter.

Etawah was associated with various important historical events like Jaunpur Campaign, reigns of rulers like Bahlul Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi, Babur, Humayun and Akbar. In the fourth year of Akbar's reign, Bahadur Khan a younger brother of Ali Quli Khan was granted the jagir of Etawah at the instance of Maham Anka, the foster mother of the Emperor. After this, Etawah district underwent major changes during reign of Rohillas and the Oudh Government.[7]

Colonial Era

The cession on November 10, 1801, the city was made over to the British Government by the Nawab Saadat Ali Khan together with the rest of the lower Doab and other tracts. This action was taken in return for a guarantee of protection, and by way of payment for the maintenance of the Oadh local forces which were ultimately stationed at Kanpur. Still for some years Etawah was threatened with Maratha inroads, while scenes occurred with the zamindars in the earlier years of the British administration which recall the experiences of the imperial officers in the 16th century, and it was not until the zamindars of Saudaus, Sahson and Kamait had been finally settled with in 1816 A.D.[7]

Mutiny of 1857

On December 25, 1857, a British Column arrived in the city. Kunwar Johar Singh now surrounded and blew up the Etawah tahsil building from where Taj Khan, was resisting the British advance. On 6 January 1858 the British reoccupied Etawah, but struggle was hardly crushed.[7]

Freedom Struggle

In 1907 rumours were afloated in Etawah that Zorawar Singh Nigam, had organized a conspiracy to throw out the British. But on enquiry it was found baseless and a person Khalil who was responsible for rumour was arrested and sentenced. In 1914–15, the city came into prominence as a centre of revolutionary activity when Gendalal Dixit, a teacher at Auraiya nearby town, formed the Shivaji Samitti with object of liberating the country. Gendalal Dixit had also organized a group of young men called ‘Matri-Vedi’.

In 1920 Mahatma Gandhi launched his non-cooperation movement all over the country. In Etawah, the response of the people to this movement was enthusiastic and wide spread. In 1920–21, the district congress committee was formed with Maulana Rahamat Ullah as its president. In 1925, Jyoti Shankar Dixit of Etawah was arrested in connection with the Kakori conspiracy case but later released. In 1928, boycott of the Simon Commission; followed by; the civil disobedience movement in 1930 and Quit India Movement 1942 were started in Etawah, as in other parts of the country.[7]

After Independence of India till January, 1974, 548 freedom fighters were awarded Tamra Patras, i.e. copper plates containing a record of the services rendered by them or their forebears.[11]

Municipal Council, Etawah

Municipal Council, Etawah was founded through Notificatin-332 date 11 July 1884 on 16 August 1884. At that time district was divided into 10 wards.Now it has 36 wards . The chairman is Noshaba Khanam Furqan with Executive Officer Shri Anil Kumar .

Director
Sr.No Name
1 Mr. Kushagra Singh (Aadi)
Ex-officio members
Sr.No Name of Ex-officio members Position Name of
1 Mr. Ansar Ahmad Member of Parliament Kalikabre, Etawah
2 Mr. Rajendra Sngh Kushwaha MLA, Sadar Tulsi Adda, Etawah
Elected Ward Members
Ward no. Name of elected candidate Director/ Member Name of ward
1 Mr. Gambhir Singh Member K.F.M Khan II
2 Mr. Ravi Kumar Member Friends Colony II
3 Mr. Abhay Singh Member Katra Balsingh I
4 Mr. Arvind Member Sundarpur
5 Mr. Dilip Kumar Dubey Member Katra Sahab Khan
6 Mr. Jayveer Singh Member Friends Colony III
7 Mrs. Shanti Devi Member Gaadipura
8 Mr. Mahendra Kumar Member Vijay Nagar III
9 Mrs. Madhu Member Civil Line I
10 Mrs. Usha Devi Member Mewati Tola
11 Mr. Mohammad Anees Member Sabitganj
12 Ms. Mithilesh Member Vijay Nagar I
13 Mrs. Rajanshri Member Purabia Tola Nalapar
14 Mrs. Neelam Dubey Member Karanpura
15 Mrs. Uma Member Friends Colony I
16 Mrs. Santosh Kumari Member Lalpura
17 Mr. Shabir Member Shahgraan
18 Mrs. Roopkiran Verma Member Ghatiya Ajmat Ali II
19 Mr. Deepak Member Chaugurji
20 Mrs. Manju Devi Member Vijay Nagar II
21 Mr. ratnesh Member Ashok Nagar I
22 Mr. Srikrishna Yadav Member Ghatiya Ajmat Ali II
23 Mr. Imran Hashmi Member Katra Shamsher Khan
24 Mrs. Lilavati Member K.F.M Khan I
25 Mr. Vimal Member Maksoodpura
26 Mrs. Nazma Member Chhipaiti
27 Mrs. Ruby Begum Member Bairuntola
28 Mr. Iqbal Member Pathvaria
29 Mr. Sharad Bajpayee Member Akalganj
30 Mr. Sunil Member Ashok Nagar II
31 Mrs. Pushpa Member Civil Line II
32 Mr. Shafeek Mast Khan Member Urdu Mohalla
33 Mr. Udayraj Singh Member Ashok Nagar III
34 Mr. Mohd Iliyaas Member Naurangabad
35 Mr. Anil Member Katra Balsingh II
36 Dr. Omkumari Member Purabia Tola Pajava
Elected by Government
Header text Name of elected candidate
1 Mr. Mohd Nazir Ansari
2 Mr. rakesh Yadav
3 Mr. Amit Soni
4 Mr. Ramesh Prajapati

Climate

Climate data for Etawah (1982–2010, extremes 1982–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2)
36.1
(97.0)
42.0
(107.6)
46.4
(115.5)
48.6
(119.5)
47.6
(117.7)
44.2
(111.6)
42.0
(107.6)
39.2
(102.6)
38.4
(101.1)
38.2
(100.8)
28.6
(83.5)
48.6
(119.5)
Average high °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
25.0
(77.0)
31.5
(88.7)
39.5
(103.1)
41.7
(107.1)
40.1
(104.2)
35.3
(95.5)
33.3
(91.9)
32.8
(91.0)
31.9
(89.4)
27.6
(81.7)
22.0
(71.6)
31.7
(89.1)
Average low °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
10.3
(50.5)
14.6
(58.3)
19.9
(67.8)
24.9
(76.8)
26.5
(79.7)
25.7
(78.3)
25.2
(77.4)
23.7
(74.7)
18.6
(65.5)
12.8
(55.0)
8.3
(46.9)
18.1
(64.6)
Record low °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
2.6
(36.7)
6.8
(44.2)
7.5
(45.5)
11.4
(52.5)
14.2
(57.6)
17.0
(62.6)
14.2
(57.6)
13.0
(55.4)
2.0
(35.6)
6.5
(43.7)
1.3
(34.3)
0.4
(32.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 9.1
(0.36)
13.1
(0.52)
5.3
(0.21)
2.5
(0.10)
15.1
(0.59)
40.3
(1.59)
201.4
(7.93)
219.1
(8.63)
147.4
(5.80)
16.7
(0.66)
4.7
(0.19)
10.9
(0.43)
685.6
(26.99)
Average rainy days 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.4 7.0 9.0 5.8 1.1 0.4 0.6 30.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 66 56 45 33 34 48 69 80 77 69 66 70 59
Source: India Meteorological Department[12]

Communal Clashes

In 1885 when Dussehra and Muharram coincided, communal disturbances broke out between the Hindus and the Muslims.[7]

Politics

Until the 1980s, the regional politics was largely dominated by the Congress. The region saw several changes in the succeeding decades which led to a reconfiguration of political power. Until the 80s the upper castes often used coercion to get votes from the lower caste majority in the region. The lower castes began to assert themselves much more forcefully. Two leaders, Chaudhary Charan Singh, a Jat leader who briefly became prime minister in 1979, and Mulayam Singh Yadav became faces for opposition to the Congress. Moreover, dacoits from backward castes strengthened, asserting control over land and political power.[13]

Economy

Gross District Domestic Product (At Current Price) 9,24,258 Lakhs (2015–16)
Gross District Domestic Product (At Constant) 6,96,774 Lakhs (2011–12)
Net District Domestic Product (At Current Price) 8,20,371 Lakhs (2015–16)
Net District Domestic Product 6,10,494 Lakhs (2011–12)
Per Capita Income (NDDP, At Factor Cost)(At Current Price) 48,850 (2015–16)
Per Capita Income (NDDP, At Factor Cost)(At Constant) 36,353 (2011–12)

Manufacturing (Industries) Share in GDP Manufacturing accounted for 22142 lakhs at Current Prices (2015–16), 19646 Lakhs at Constant Price (2011–12

Transport

Air

City is served by Saifai Domestic Airport, which is around 15 km from city center. The airport has only unscheduled chartered flights. The nearest domestic airport is at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport which is 175 km. The nearest International Airport is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport located at a distance of around 220 km.

Rail

Mainpuri-Etawah Branch Railway Line
 
Towards Farrukhabad on Kasganj-Kanpur route
 
 
Mainpuri
 
 
Towards Shikohabad on Tundla-Etawah-Kanpur route
 
Keerath Pur
 
Karhal
 
Vaidhpura
 
Etawah
 
Etawah Jn

Etawah Junction railway station is the main station of the city as well as of the Howrah-Delhi main line and Guna - Etawah Rail Line . It is a class A station of Allahabad division of North Central Railways. It has a secondary railway line to Agra via reserved sanctuary area. Etawah - Mainpuri line is also constructed and train is running between Etawah and Mainpuri. One another railway line from Etawah to Bindki is to be constructed. It has halt for fastest trains like Kanpur New Delhi Shatabdi Express, Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express and many more. Etawah Junction is one of the cleanest railway station of Indian Railways. Necessary basic amenities like water taps, pay and use toilets, foot over bridges, platform shed, waiting hall, railway enquiry window, computerized reservation hall, ATMs, food stalls, integrated train information system, train announcement system, train display boards, platform - coach indicators, infotainment screens, wheelchair accessible ramp can be found at station. Sooner, we will find escalators to the bridge at the station. The city is also served by four other railway stations viz. Udi Junction, Sarai Bhopat, Ekdil and Vaidhpura.

Road

Etawah is well-connected by roads with the rest of Uttar Pradesh state. Etawah is the regional office of Etawah Region of UP Roadways. It has buses for all cities of Uttar Pradesh as well as for all neighbouring states. It has buses to Delhi for every 15 minutes. National Highway 19 passes through Etawah, connecting it to important cities like Delhi, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gurugram, Dhanbad and Kolkata. There are three big cities namely Gwalior, Agra and Kanpur, near Etawah with well connected roads.

Agra Lucknow Expressway have various cuts, from where roads connect it to city like with Farrukhabad Road near Baralokpur, with Etawah - Mainpuri State Highway near Karhal, with NH 19 near Bhadan.

Within the city, auto-rickshaw and cycle rickshaw are the major forms of transport. Bus services run at high frequencies. Etawah city is waiting for city bus services as it was announced by UPA government to run 85 city buses to connect the city and to develop a ring road around the city. City buses will be available from Sai City Udaypur in North to Udi More in South, from Sarai Bhopat in the west to Pilkhar in the east. It will cover 50 km (approx.) distance if starts.

Education

Colleges

 
Baba Saheb Dr. B.R.A. College of Agriculture Engineering & Technology

Places of interest

Bhareh ka Qila, Boddh Sculptures, Bais Khwaja, National Chambal Sanctuary, Tixi Temple, Jains Temple, Nilkanth Temple, Kaaliwahan Temple, St. Mary Church, Company Bagh Garden, St. Mary Garden

Etawah Safari Park

 
Etawah Safari Park

The uniqueness of Etawah Safari Park lies in the fact that while at other such places the animals remain caged and the tourists move freely in the area. While in Etawah Lion Safari, people will move in caged paths while the lions and other animals are seen moving freely in the jungle. The Lion Safari, which is mainly being developed to provide an alternate home to Asiatic lions, that are now limited only to Gir Forests in Gujarat will also feature a Lion Breeding Centre.[14]

National Chambal Sanctuary

National Chambal Sanctuary is spread over the Agra and Etawah districts, and a total of 290 different species of migratory and resident birds have been identified in the region so far. Winter is the best time to visit the sanctuary.[15] A boat ride in its tranquil waters during this time is an exhilarating experience with spectacular sightings of the big reptiles basking along the 180 km sparkling sand stretches in the morning sun. But the main draw of the sanctuary are the flamingoes that arrive here in November and stay until May. The Rudy Shelduck also arrives a little earlier in September and stays here until May. The Indian Skimmers have huge colonies in the sanctuary and breed prolifically here.

Sarsai Nawar Wetland

Sarsai Nawar Wetland is a Ramsar enlisted site wetland, en route to Saman Wildlife Sanctuary, in Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It comprises two small lakes that attract Sarus Cranes, White Ibis and other water birds in large numbers. It has a large population of the threatened species of Sarus Cranes, the world's tallest flying birds. Ten Sarus Crane pairs breed here regularly, which is more than twice the number of breeding pairs in the bird sanctuary of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. In winters, almost more than 40,000 migratory birds from northern arc visit Sarsai Nawar wetland.[16]

Agra-Etawah Cycle Highway

 
Cycle Highway

Agra-Etawah Cycle Highway in Uttar Pradesh now has Asia's first cycle highway. A first-of-its-kind project, the 207-km-long cycle highway runs between Etawah and Agra and was declared open on Saturday, 27 November 2016. The track begins from the lion safari in Etawah. On its way to Agra are tourist destinations like Naugava ka Quila, Raja Bhoj ki Haveli, and Bateshwarnath Temple. It ends at the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal in Agra.[17]

Notable Buildings

Religious

 
Kali Vahan Shakti Peeth
 
Tixi Shiva Mandir
  • Hajari Mahadev Temple Sarsai Nawar
  • Kundeshwar Mahadev Temple, Agra-Bah road, Udi Mod, Etawah
  • Kali Vahan Mandir, Gwalior Road Etawah
  • Neel Kanth Mahadev Mandir (Lord Shiva Temple)
  • Maa Kalika Devi Mandir, Lakhna, Etawah
  • Pachnada, Etawah
  • Shahi Jama Masjid
  • Sai Mandir
  • Tixi Temple Etawah
  • Pilua Mahavir
  • Brahmani Devi
  • Pili Kothi
  • Nasia Ji Digambar Jain Temple
  • Bharehshwar Mahadev Mandir, Bhareh

Notable people

References

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  2. ^ "Home". nppetawah.in.
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Uttar Pradesh District Factbook : Etawah District". www.indiastatpublications.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ Census 2011
  7. ^ a b c d e f District Census handbook
  8. ^ a b "History | District Etawah | India".
  9. ^ Uttar Pradesh District Factbook[dead link]
  10. ^ Manzar, Nishat (1995). "Zamindars of Etawah Region: c. 1390-1450". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 56. Indian History Congress. p. 301-311.
  11. ^ . 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  12. ^ (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 267–268. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ Dixit, Neha. "Akhilesh Yadav in the family business". The Caravan. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

External links

  • Website of Etawah District
  • A zoomable driving map

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1 Rank174th Density684 km2 1 770 sq mi DemonymEtawianLanguages OfficialHindi Urdu RegionalAwadhiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST 2060012060xxTelephone code05688Vehicle registrationUP 75Coastline0 kilometres 0 mi Sex ratio896 1000 Literacy81 75 Websitewww wbr etawah wbr nic wbr inEtawah is about 120 km east of Agra and is about 140 km west of Kanpur The city was an important centre for the Indian Rebellion of 1857 It is also the sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Chambal rivers It is the 26th most populous city in Uttar Pradesh Contents 1 Demographics 2 Name 3 History 3 1 Ancient era 3 2 Medieval Era 3 3 Colonial Era 3 4 Mutiny of 1857 3 5 Freedom Struggle 4 Municipal Council Etawah 5 Climate 6 Communal Clashes 7 Politics 8 Economy 9 Transport 9 1 Air 9 2 Rail 9 3 Road 10 Education 10 1 Colleges 11 Places of interest 11 1 Etawah Safari Park 11 2 National Chambal Sanctuary 11 3 Sarsai Nawar Wetland 11 4 Agra Etawah Cycle Highway 12 Notable Buildings 12 1 Religious 13 Notable people 14 References 15 External linksDemographics EditSee also List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population Religions in Etawah city 2011 3 Religion PercentHindus 74 64 Muslims 23 61 Jains 1 05 Distribution of religions As per the 2011 census Etawah city had a population of 256 790 of which males were 135 829 and females were 120 961 an increase of 22 from 211 460 in 2001 census The entire Etawah district had a population of 1 581 810 in 2011 The literacy rate was 82 89 per cent 1 4 Hinduism is majority religion in Etawah city with 74 64 followers Islam is second most popular religion in city of Etawah with approximately 23 61 following it In Etawah city Christianity is followed by 0 19 Jainism by 1 05 Sikhism by 0 24 and Buddhism by 0 24 Around 0 01 stated Other Religion approximately 0 19 stated No Particular Religion Main spoken languages are Hindi 98 20 Urdu 1 75 Sindhi 0 01 5 Total no of Slums in Etawah city numbers 5 528 in which population of 33 188 resides This is around 12 92 of total population of Etawah city 6 Name EditDuring Rajput era the king of Chauhan dynasty Sumershah had gone to the bank of the Yamuna river in Etawah where he saw an incredible act of nature He saw a goat and a wolf drinking water together on the bank of the Yamuna After seeing this incident the king went to astrologers and consulted about the incident who advised him to build a fort at the place where the wolf and the goat were drinking water together According to astrological calculation building a fort would benefit the king When construction work of the fort started at the decided location then while digging foundation the laborers working there found a brick of gold and silver which made them excited and they started shouting Eeet Mili Eeet Mili after hearing which the place was named as Eeet Aaya which later turned into Etawah Etawah is still sometimes referred to as the city of bricks and both tradition and the appearance of the ground suggest that the modern city was founded on an ancient Khera or town site so that it is not improbable that the existence of old bricks or old brick kilns may have led to its present name According to some scholars the region from Bateshwar in district Agra to Bhareh was known as Ishtapath and there are a large number of temples of Lord Siva who was Isht Dev of the people of that region From the word Isht the town was given the name of Ishtkapuri a reference to which is found in Bhareshya Puran 7 History EditAncient era Edit An engraving of ruins at Etawah in the first half of the 19th century AD It is believed that the land existed right from the Bronze Age in the medieval times 8 It once formed part of the ancient country of Panchala which is said to have extended from the foot of the Himalayas in the north to the river Chambal in the south This region rose into great prominence during the period of Mahabharata Many local traditions are attached to the modern Chakar Nagar which is a tehsil nearby which most probably seems to be Ekchakra mentioned in Mahabharata It was Ekchakra where Pandavas along with their mother Kunti spent their secret abode of one year during the period of their exile There is a belief that the city was founded by King Bharat During the fourth century A D Guptas once again established imperial unity in India The Chinees traveler Fa Hien also visited a city named A lo i e Alvi which has been identified with modern Airwa nearly town and spent his treat at the Dragon Shrine Fa Hien described it as a city near a large forest atavi There are the remains of Buddhist and Jain temples evidently of every ancient date in large number In the ninth and tenth centuries this region was under the rule of Gurjara Pratihara rulers The conquest of Kannauj by Nagabhata II handed Pratiharas control over this region But the place was said to be evolved as an affluent region under Mihir Bhoj the Pratihara King 9 With the coronation of Harsha as a king in 606 AD the city came under the Thaneshwar dynasty Hiuen Tsang in his works has also dwelt upon the prosperity of this region Medieval Era Edit The defeat of Jaichandra of Kannauj in the Battle of Chandawar in 1193 A D at the hands of Shahab ud din Ghori the city passed under influence of Muslim power which by end of the century held in different degrees of subjection the whole of North India except Malwa and some contiguous districts Muslim rule in Etawah faced Maratha invasion for short period within their rule in Etawah However the local history of the city during the early years of the thirteenth century is more or less the account of the settlement and emergence of certain Rajput clans The Gaurs occupied part of Phaphund and Bidhuna near the Kanpur boundary both falling in turn to Chandelas of Mahoba The Chauhans occupied the western portion of the district with extensive tracts now in Mainpuri During this period however some disturbance related to tax arouse in Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah s rule yet these issues were put to end by Tomar ruler of Gwalior in 1390 In 1400 1401 Mallu Iqbal Khan marched towards this region and was opposed by Rai Sumar Singh or Sabir of Etawah and other Zamindars of the vicinity on the banks of the Ab i Siyah Kali Nadi near Patiali 10 The opposing army of Rai was defeated and chased down to the confines of Etawah where they took shelter Etawah was associated with various important historical events like Jaunpur Campaign reigns of rulers like Bahlul Lodi Ibrahim Lodi Babur Humayun and Akbar In the fourth year of Akbar s reign Bahadur Khan a younger brother of Ali Quli Khan was granted the jagir of Etawah at the instance of Maham Anka the foster mother of the Emperor After this Etawah district underwent major changes during reign of Rohillas and the Oudh Government 7 Colonial Era Edit The cession on November 10 1801 the city was made over to the British Government by the Nawab Saadat Ali Khan together with the rest of the lower Doab and other tracts This action was taken in return for a guarantee of protection and by way of payment for the maintenance of the Oadh local forces which were ultimately stationed at Kanpur Still for some years Etawah was threatened with Maratha inroads while scenes occurred with the zamindars in the earlier years of the British administration which recall the experiences of the imperial officers in the 16th century and it was not until the zamindars of Saudaus Sahson and Kamait had been finally settled with in 1816 A D 7 Mutiny of 1857 Edit On December 25 1857 a British Column arrived in the city Kunwar Johar Singh now surrounded and blew up the Etawah tahsil building from where Taj Khan was resisting the British advance On 6 January 1858 the British reoccupied Etawah but struggle was hardly crushed 7 Freedom Struggle Edit In 1907 rumours were afloated in Etawah that Zorawar Singh Nigam had organized a conspiracy to throw out the British But on enquiry it was found baseless and a person Khalil who was responsible for rumour was arrested and sentenced In 1914 15 the city came into prominence as a centre of revolutionary activity when Gendalal Dixit a teacher at Auraiya nearby town formed the Shivaji Samitti with object of liberating the country Gendalal Dixit had also organized a group of young men called Matri Vedi In 1920 Mahatma Gandhi launched his non cooperation movement all over the country In Etawah the response of the people to this movement was enthusiastic and wide spread In 1920 21 the district congress committee was formed with Maulana Rahamat Ullah as its president In 1925 Jyoti Shankar Dixit of Etawah was arrested in connection with the Kakori conspiracy case but later released In 1928 boycott of the Simon Commission followed by the civil disobedience movement in 1930 and Quit India Movement 1942 were started in Etawah as in other parts of the country 7 After Independence of India till January 1974 548 freedom fighters were awarded Tamra Patras i e copper plates containing a record of the services rendered by them or their forebears 11 Municipal Council Etawah EditMunicipal Council Etawah was founded through Notificatin 332 date 11 July 1884 on 16 August 1884 At that time district was divided into 10 wards Now it has 36 wards The chairman is Noshaba Khanam Furqan with Executive Officer Shri Anil Kumar Director Sr No Name1 Mr Kushagra Singh Aadi Ex officio members Sr No Name of Ex officio members Position Name of1 Mr Ansar Ahmad Member of Parliament Kalikabre Etawah2 Mr Rajendra Sngh Kushwaha MLA Sadar Tulsi Adda EtawahElected Ward Members Ward no Name of elected candidate Director Member Name of ward1 Mr Gambhir Singh Member K F M Khan II2 Mr Ravi Kumar Member Friends Colony II3 Mr Abhay Singh Member Katra Balsingh I4 Mr Arvind Member Sundarpur5 Mr Dilip Kumar Dubey Member Katra Sahab Khan6 Mr Jayveer Singh Member Friends Colony III7 Mrs Shanti Devi Member Gaadipura8 Mr Mahendra Kumar Member Vijay Nagar III9 Mrs Madhu Member Civil Line I10 Mrs Usha Devi Member Mewati Tola11 Mr Mohammad Anees Member Sabitganj12 Ms Mithilesh Member Vijay Nagar I13 Mrs Rajanshri Member Purabia Tola Nalapar14 Mrs Neelam Dubey Member Karanpura15 Mrs Uma Member Friends Colony I16 Mrs Santosh Kumari Member Lalpura17 Mr Shabir Member Shahgraan18 Mrs Roopkiran Verma Member Ghatiya Ajmat Ali II19 Mr Deepak Member Chaugurji20 Mrs Manju Devi Member Vijay Nagar II21 Mr ratnesh Member Ashok Nagar I22 Mr Srikrishna Yadav Member Ghatiya Ajmat Ali II23 Mr Imran Hashmi Member Katra Shamsher Khan24 Mrs Lilavati Member K F M Khan I25 Mr Vimal Member Maksoodpura26 Mrs Nazma Member Chhipaiti27 Mrs Ruby Begum Member Bairuntola28 Mr Iqbal Member Pathvaria29 Mr Sharad Bajpayee Member Akalganj30 Mr Sunil Member Ashok Nagar II31 Mrs Pushpa Member Civil Line II32 Mr Shafeek Mast Khan Member Urdu Mohalla33 Mr Udayraj Singh Member Ashok Nagar III34 Mr Mohd Iliyaas Member Naurangabad35 Mr Anil Member Katra Balsingh II36 Dr Omkumari Member Purabia Tola PajavaElected by Government Header text Name of elected candidate1 Mr Mohd Nazir Ansari2 Mr rakesh Yadav3 Mr Amit Soni4 Mr Ramesh PrajapatiClimate EditClimate data for Etawah 1982 2010 extremes 1982 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 29 0 84 2 36 1 97 0 42 0 107 6 46 4 115 5 48 6 119 5 47 6 117 7 44 2 111 6 42 0 107 6 39 2 102 6 38 4 101 1 38 2 100 8 28 6 83 5 48 6 119 5 Average high C F 19 9 67 8 25 0 77 0 31 5 88 7 39 5 103 1 41 7 107 1 40 1 104 2 35 3 95 5 33 3 91 9 32 8 91 0 31 9 89 4 27 6 81 7 22 0 71 6 31 7 89 1 Average low C F 6 8 44 2 10 3 50 5 14 6 58 3 19 9 67 8 24 9 76 8 26 5 79 7 25 7 78 3 25 2 77 4 23 7 74 7 18 6 65 5 12 8 55 0 8 3 46 9 18 1 64 6 Record low C F 0 4 32 7 2 6 36 7 6 8 44 2 7 5 45 5 11 4 52 5 14 2 57 6 17 0 62 6 14 2 57 6 13 0 55 4 2 0 35 6 6 5 43 7 1 3 34 3 0 4 32 7 Average rainfall mm inches 9 1 0 36 13 1 0 52 5 3 0 21 2 5 0 10 15 1 0 59 40 3 1 59 201 4 7 93 219 1 8 63 147 4 5 80 16 7 0 66 4 7 0 19 10 9 0 43 685 6 26 99 Average rainy days 0 8 1 0 0 5 0 4 1 1 2 4 7 0 9 0 5 8 1 1 0 4 0 6 30 1Average relative humidity at 17 30 IST 66 56 45 33 34 48 69 80 77 69 66 70 59Source India Meteorological Department 12 Communal Clashes EditIn 1885 when Dussehra and Muharram coincided communal disturbances broke out between the Hindus and the Muslims 7 Politics EditUntil the 1980s the regional politics was largely dominated by the Congress The region saw several changes in the succeeding decades which led to a reconfiguration of political power Until the 80s the upper castes often used coercion to get votes from the lower caste majority in the region The lower castes began to assert themselves much more forcefully Two leaders Chaudhary Charan Singh a Jat leader who briefly became prime minister in 1979 and Mulayam Singh Yadav became faces for opposition to the Congress Moreover dacoits from backward castes strengthened asserting control over land and political power 13 Economy EditGross District Domestic Product At Current Price 9 24 258 Lakhs 2015 16 Gross District Domestic Product At Constant 6 96 774 Lakhs 2011 12 Net District Domestic Product At Current Price 8 20 371 Lakhs 2015 16 Net District Domestic Product 6 10 494 Lakhs 2011 12 Per Capita Income NDDP At Factor Cost At Current Price 48 850 2015 16 Per Capita Income NDDP At Factor Cost At Constant 36 353 2011 12 Manufacturing Industries Share in GDP Manufacturing accounted for 22142 lakhs at Current Prices 2015 16 19646 Lakhs at Constant Price 2011 12Transport EditAir Edit City is served by Saifai Domestic Airport which is around 15 km from city center The airport has only unscheduled chartered flights The nearest domestic airport is at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport which is 175 km The nearest International Airport is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport located at a distance of around 220 km Rail Edit Mainpuri Etawah Branch Railway LineLegend Towards Farrukhabad on Kasganj Kanpur route Mainpuri Towards Shikohabad on Tundla Etawah Kanpur route Keerath Pur Karhal Vaidhpura Etawah Etawah Jn Etawah Junction railway station is the main station of the city as well as of the Howrah Delhi main line and Guna Etawah Rail Line It is a class A station of Allahabad division of North Central Railways It has a secondary railway line to Agra via reserved sanctuary area Etawah Mainpuri line is also constructed and train is running between Etawah and Mainpuri One another railway line from Etawah to Bindki is to be constructed It has halt for fastest trains like Kanpur New Delhi Shatabdi Express Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express and many more Etawah Junction is one of the cleanest railway station of Indian Railways Necessary basic amenities like water taps pay and use toilets foot over bridges platform shed waiting hall railway enquiry window computerized reservation hall ATMs food stalls integrated train information system train announcement system train display boards platform coach indicators infotainment screens wheelchair accessible ramp can be found at station Sooner we will find escalators to the bridge at the station The city is also served by four other railway stations viz Udi Junction Sarai Bhopat Ekdil and Vaidhpura Road Edit Etawah is well connected by roads with the rest of Uttar Pradesh state Etawah is the regional office of Etawah Region of UP Roadways It has buses for all cities of Uttar Pradesh as well as for all neighbouring states It has buses to Delhi for every 15 minutes National Highway 19 passes through Etawah connecting it to important cities like Delhi Mathura Agra Kanpur Allahabad Varanasi Gurugram Dhanbad and Kolkata There are three big cities namely Gwalior Agra and Kanpur near Etawah with well connected roads Agra Lucknow Expressway have various cuts from where roads connect it to city like with Farrukhabad Road near Baralokpur with Etawah Mainpuri State Highway near Karhal with NH 19 near Bhadan Within the city auto rickshaw and cycle rickshaw are the major forms of transport Bus services run at high frequencies Etawah city is waiting for city bus services as it was announced by UPA government to run 85 city buses to connect the city and to develop a ring road around the city City buses will be available from Sai City Udaypur in North to Udi More in South from Sarai Bhopat in the west to Pilkhar in the east It will cover 50 km approx distance if starts Education EditColleges Edit Baba Saheb Dr B R A College of Agriculture Engineering amp Technology Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology based in Kanpur has a campus in Etawah established in 1994 95 Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College is offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in Science Arts Commerce faculties The college is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University College of Dairy Technology Etawah established in 2015 is a constituent college and faculty of Kanpur s Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology College of Fisheries Science and Research Centre Etawah established in 2015 is a constituent college and faculty of Kanpur s Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Government Girls Post Graduate College Etawah is government women s college offering BA BCom and MA Hindi Sociology amp Economics courses in Etawah The college is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College is a college offering undergraduate and post graduate courses in Science Arts Commerce faculties The college is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences UPUMS established in 2016 Formerly Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research U P RIMS amp R which established in 2005 and was affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Kanpur Places of interest EditBhareh ka Qila Boddh Sculptures Bais Khwaja National Chambal Sanctuary Tixi Temple Jains Temple Nilkanth Temple Kaaliwahan Temple St Mary Church Company Bagh Garden St Mary Garden Etawah Safari Park Edit Etawah Safari Park The uniqueness of Etawah Safari Park lies in the fact that while at other such places the animals remain caged and the tourists move freely in the area While in Etawah Lion Safari people will move in caged paths while the lions and other animals are seen moving freely in the jungle The Lion Safari which is mainly being developed to provide an alternate home to Asiatic lions that are now limited only to Gir Forests in Gujarat will also feature a Lion Breeding Centre 14 National Chambal Sanctuary Edit National Chambal Sanctuary is spread over the Agra and Etawah districts and a total of 290 different species of migratory and resident birds have been identified in the region so far Winter is the best time to visit the sanctuary 15 A boat ride in its tranquil waters during this time is an exhilarating experience with spectacular sightings of the big reptiles basking along the 180 km sparkling sand stretches in the morning sun But the main draw of the sanctuary are the flamingoes that arrive here in November and stay until May The Rudy Shelduck also arrives a little earlier in September and stays here until May The Indian Skimmers have huge colonies in the sanctuary and breed prolifically here Sarsai Nawar Wetland Edit Sarsai Nawar Wetland is a Ramsar enlisted site wetland en route to Saman Wildlife Sanctuary in Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh It comprises two small lakes that attract Sarus Cranes White Ibis and other water birds in large numbers It has a large population of the threatened species of Sarus Cranes the world s tallest flying birds Ten Sarus Crane pairs breed here regularly which is more than twice the number of breeding pairs in the bird sanctuary of Bharatpur in Rajasthan In winters almost more than 40 000 migratory birds from northern arc visit Sarsai Nawar wetland 16 Agra Etawah Cycle Highway Edit Cycle Highway Agra Etawah Cycle Highway in Uttar Pradesh now has Asia s first cycle highway A first of its kind project the 207 km long cycle highway runs between Etawah and Agra and was declared open on Saturday 27 November 2016 The track begins from the lion safari in Etawah On its way to Agra are tourist destinations like Naugava ka Quila Raja Bhoj ki Haveli and Bateshwarnath Temple It ends at the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal in Agra 17 Notable Buildings EditReligious Edit Kali Vahan Shakti Peeth Tixi Shiva Mandir Hajari Mahadev Temple Sarsai Nawar Kundeshwar Mahadev Temple Agra Bah road Udi Mod Etawah Kali Vahan Mandir Gwalior Road Etawah Neel Kanth Mahadev Mandir Lord Shiva Temple Maa Kalika Devi Mandir Lakhna Etawah Pachnada Etawah Shahi Jama Masjid Sai Mandir Tixi Temple Etawah Pilua Mahavir Brahmani Devi Pili Kothi Nasia Ji Digambar Jain Temple Bharehshwar Mahadev Mandir BharehNotable people EditThis article s list of residents may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are residents or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations July 2021 K Asif film director was born in Etawah Pia Bajpiee actress born in Etawah Sarita Bhadauria MLA from Etawah Ghulam Mustafa Burdwani former Mufti of Etawah Babu Gulabrai a significant figure in modern Hindi literature was born in Etawah Allan Octavian Hume the founder of Indian National Congress was district collector in 1857 8 Dr Zakir Hussain President of India completed his high school in Etawah C K Jain former Secretary General was born in Etawah Premdas Katheria former MP from Etawah Ram Shankar Katheria MP from Etawah Mohsin ul Mulk prominent in Aligarh Movement Raghuraj Singh Shakya former MLA of Etawah Ram Singh Shakya former MP of Etawah Akshay Yadav former MP born In EtawahReferences Edit a b c Census 2011 Archived from the original on 10 February 2017 Retrieved 19 December 2016 Home nppetawah in Table C 01 Population by Religion Uttar Pradesh censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 Urban Agglomerations Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Archived PDF from the original on 13 November 2011 Retrieved 7 July 2012 Uttar Pradesh District Factbook Etawah District www indiastatpublications com Retrieved 9 April 2022 Census 2011 a b c d e f District Census handbook a b History District Etawah India Uttar Pradesh District Factbook dead link Manzar Nishat 1995 Zamindars of Etawah Region c 1390 1450 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol 56 Indian History Congress p 301 311 Official Website of Nagar Palika Parishad Etawah Uttar Pradesh India Etawah City History of Etawah City 6 March 2021 Archived from the original on 6 March 2021 Retrieved 9 April 2022 Station Etawah Climatological Table 1981 2010 PDF Climatological Normals 1981 2010 India Meteorological Department January 2015 pp 267 268 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 6 May 2020 Dixit Neha Akhilesh Yadav in the family business The Caravan Retrieved 22 May 2019 Etawah Safari opens for public lion segment to wait Kanpur News Times of India Archived from the original on 11 June 2021 Retrieved 25 April 2020 Crocodiles on the prowl in UP s Etawah villagers fear for life India News Zee News Archived from the original on 11 June 2021 Six UP wetlands declared Ramsar sites this year Lucknow News Times of India Archived from the original on 11 June 2021 Retrieved 25 April 2020 Agra Etawah cycle highway Akhilesh s cycle highway inaugurated four months ago develops cracks Agra News Times of India Archived from the original on 11 June 2021 Retrieved 25 April 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Etawah Website of Etawah District Local Directory of Etawah District A zoomable driving map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etawah amp oldid 1152191809, 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