Aliganj

Aliganj
town
Nickname:  City of plum
Aliganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Aliganj Aliganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27.5°N 79.18°E / 27.5; 79.18
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Etah
Government
• Type	BJP
• Body	Municipal Board
• Chairperson	Suneeta Gupta
Area
• Total	4,446 km^2 (1,717 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,396
• Density	6.4/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	05742
Vehicle registration	UP-82
Website	etah.nic.in

Aliganj is a town and a municipal board in the Etah district of Uttar Pradesh, India. C.K. Sethi, the former Agriculture Chairman of India and a former Member of Parliament, belonged to this city. The official name of Aliganj is Pargana Azamnagar. Suneeta Gupta is the current Chairperson of Nagar Palika Parishad Aliganj.^[1]

Geography

Aliganj is located at 27.5°N 79.18°E / 27.5; 79.18^[2] and has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 ft). The nearest cities to Aliganj include Sarai Aghat, Etah, Khair, Kaimganj, Jaithra, Dhumari, Kampil, Amoghpur Bhrahmanan, Farrukhabad, and Aligarh.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India Census,^[3] Aliganj had a population of 28,396. Males constitute 53% of the population, while females make up 47%. Aliganj has an average literacy rate of 72%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Among the literate population, 60% are males and 40% are females. Additionally, 15% of the population is under 8 years of age.

Famous For

Aliganj is famous for its plums, earning it the nickname "City of Plums."

Villages

• Daheliya Pooth

References

1. "एटा में नगर निकाय चुनाव परिणाम आज:4 नगर पालिका परिषद और 6 नगर पंचायतों के प्रत्याशियों का हुआ फैसला". www.bhaskar.com.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Aliganj
3. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.