Dankaur

Dankaur
Dankaur
Town
	West entrance of Dankaur (Dronacharya Nagari)
	Dankaur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Dankaur Dankaur (India)
	Coordinates: 28°21′N77°33′E / 28.35°N 77.55°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gautam Buddha Nagar
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	11,982
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	203201
Vehicle registration	UP-16

Last updated January 08, 2024

Dankaur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gautam Buddha Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on Yamuna Expressway, south of Greater Noida.

History

Before 1997, Dankaur and Jewar were parts of the Bulandshahr district.

In Mahabharata, Dankaur was the Dronacharya's ashram, where Kauravas and Pandavas took their training.

And in present there is also a famous temple which represent Guru Dronacharya and Eklavya. Also it is only the temple in the world for Dronacharya.

Geography

Dankaur is located on 28°21′N77°33′E / 28.35°N 77.55°E / 28.35; 77.55 .^[2] It has an average elevation of 194 metres (636 feet). It is situated approximately 55 kilometres east of Delhi along the bank of river Yamuna.

Dankaur is also home to Dhanauri Wetlands, place for Sarus Crane.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Dankaur had a population of 13,520. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dankaur has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 47%.

Connectivity

Road

Dankaur is well connected by road to Greater Noida, Jewar, Sikandrabad and Tappal. It is situated opposite to F1 race circuit on Yamuna Expressway. The Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) also crosses nearby.

Rail

Dankaur railway station is situated between Ghaziabad Junction and Aligarh Junction on Delhi-Kanpur section of Indian railways. The physical location of Dankaur station is at Shyam Nagar Mandi on Dankaur-Sikandrabad road.

Politics

Dankaur is part of the Jewar Assembly constituency, represented by a MLA.

Education

Galgotias University
Noida International University (NIU)
Noida International Institute of Medical Sciences (NIIMS)
Shree Dronacharya Degree PG College

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References

1 2 "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 4 January 2019.
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Dankaur. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 16 May 2012.
↑ "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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[langoff-1] 1 2 "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 4 January 2019.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Dankaur. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 16 May 2012.

[3] "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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