Coordinates: 27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.567°N 77.783°E / 27.567; 77.783

Raya, Uttar Pradesh

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Raya
Town
Raya is located in Uttar Pradesh
Raya
Raya
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.567°N 77.783°E / 27.567; 77.783
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMathura
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,344
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • AdditionalUrdu[1]
 • AdditionalBraj Bhasha[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
281204
Vehicle registrationUP 85
Websitewww.nagarpanchayatraya.in

Raya is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography[]

Raya is located at

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27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.57°N 77.78°E / 27.57; 77.78.[3] It has an average elevation of 175 m (574 ft).

Demographics[]

As of 2011 Indian Census, Raya nagar panchayat had a total population of 21,344, of which 11,202 were males and 10,142 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,990. The total number of literates in Raya was 13,551, which constituted 63.5% of the population with male literacy of 69.5% and female literacy of 56.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Raya was 73.8%, of which male literacy rate was 80.9% and female literacy rate was 66.0%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,624. Raya had 3325 households in 2011.[4]

As of the 2001 Census of India, Raya had a population of 17,990. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raya has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 47%. In Raya, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ 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 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Braj Bhasha". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raya
  4. ^ "Census of India: Raya". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
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