Rudauli | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 26°45′N 81°45′E / 26.75°N 81.75°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Ayodhya |
Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 43,091 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
• Additional official | Urdu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
Rudauli is a town,[2] tehsil[3] and a municipal board in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rudauli is 50 km west of the district headquarters Ayodhya.
Geography
[edit]Rudauli is located at 26°45′N 81°45′E / 26.75°N 81.75°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 105 metres (344 feet).
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Rudauli had a population of 36,804. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rudauli has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 40%. In Rudauli, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Governance and politics
[edit]Civic administration
[edit]Rudauli is also a block in Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh.[6] There is a police station in Rudauli.[7]
Transportation
[edit]Road
[edit]Rudauli is well connected with nearby cities of Ayodhya, Barabanki and Lucknow, and also with Sohawal, Mawai, Milkipur, Kumarganj, Goshainganj and Bikapur towns of Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh.
Railway
[edit]Rudauli, Ayodhya Cantt, Ayodhya Junction and Goshainganj are the nearest railway stations.
Air
[edit]Ayodhya International Airport is the nearest airport to the town.[8]
Notable people
[edit]- Majaz, Urdu poet and maternal uncle of Javed Akhtar
- Phoolchand Gupta, Hindi and Gujarati poet, writer and translator
- Parwana Rudaulvi, Urdu Poet, Journalist, Writer and Translator
- Hamida Salim, Urdu poet, teacher,
References
[edit]- ^ 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 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Rudauli Town Area | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Tehsil - There are five tehsils in the district. Sub Divisional Magistrate is Head of the office". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rudauli
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Subdivision & Blocks - District Ayodhya Consists of 11 Blocks". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Police | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Tyagi, Harshita (24 November 2020). "UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport". Times Now. Retrieved 22 February 2021.