Atrauli

Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated on the bank of the river Ganges, Atrauli is around from Aligarh and from Khair.

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Place details

Locality: Atrauli
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 47,512
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Atrauli
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Aligarh
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 50412
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Language
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi
Settlement.demographics1_title2: Additional official

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Dialing code: 5723

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postal code: 202280

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Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated on the bank of the river Ganges, Atrauli is around from Aligarh and from Khair.

==Etymology== The town is named after the sage Atri Muni who is believed to have visited the town. The town was earlier known as Atravali (अत्रावली), which later had been colloquially altered to Atrauli (अतरौली).