Landhaura

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Landhaura
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Landhaura is located in Uttarakhand
Landhaura
Landhaura
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°49′N 77°56′E / 29.82°N 77.93°E / 29.82; 77.93Coordinates: 29°49′N 77°56′E / 29.82°N 77.93°E / 29.82; 77.93
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictHaridwar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,786
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
247664
Vehicle registrationUK
Websiteuk.gov.in

Landhaura is a town and a nagar panchayat in Haridwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Landhaura Riyasat[]

Landhaura was a Princely State of North India, which was founded by a Pawaar Gurjar Cheiftain.[1]

When the area came under British occupation in 1803, it was ruled by Raja Ram Dayal Singh and "First Freedom Fighter" Vijay Singh. Their present descendant Pranav Singh is a legislator for Khanpur constituency and a former cabinet-rank official in the State Government of Uttarakhand. Kranti movie is based on Landhaura directed by Manoj Kumar . [2][3][4]

Geography[]

Landhaura is located at

 WikiMiniAtlas
29°49′N 77°56′E / 29.82°N 77.93°E / 29.82; 77.93.[5]

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census,[6] Landhaura had a population of 28786. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Landhaura has an average literacy rate of 72%, lower than the national average of 73%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 62%. In Landhaura, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Landhaura
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 39%
Muslims
 
 60%
Jains
 
 0.5%
Others†
 
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Politics[]

It is an electoral constituency of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in Haridwar district.[7][8][9][10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Google. "Roorkee Cantonment Board - History". Google. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ Raheja, Gloria Goodwin (1988). The poison in the gift: ritual, prestation, and the dominant caste in a north Indian village. University of Chicago Press. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0226707288.
  3. ^ "The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India (Cambridge South Asian Studies)". Eric Stokes. ISBN 9780511563416.
  4. ^ "A Princely Impostor?: The Strange and Universal History of the Kumar of Bhawal". Partha Chatterjee.
  5. ^ Wikimapia page for Landhaura
  6. ^ "Census of India 2011: 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.
  7. ^ List of Public Representatives from Haridwar Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Official website of the Haridwar.
  8. ^ Landhaura- Uttarakhand[permanent dead link] Election Commission of India, State Elections 2007.
  9. ^ खुलासा: अफवाह पर जला लंढौरा, नहीं हुआ था धर्मग्रंथ का अपमान
  10. ^ video: बवाल के बाद पहली बार रुड़की पहुंचे चैंपियन, हरीश रावत पर लगाए गंभीर आरोप
  11. ^ लंढौरा बवाल के बाद चैंपियन ने बुलाई महापंचायत, पुलिस अलर्ट

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