Gulaothi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 28°36′N77°47′E / 28.6°N 77.78°E | |
| Country | |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bulandshahr |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Board |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 50,823 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi [2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-13 |
Gulaothi is a town, near Bulandshahr city in the Bulandshahr district that falls under the Meerut division of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has mixed Jat,Rajput and Gurjar villages.
Gulaothi is located at 28°36′N77°47′E / 28.6°N 77.78°E . at a distance of 60 km from National Capital of India; New Delhi. It is located in India National Capital, New Delhi NCR (National Capital Region). It can be reached via Ghaziabad- Hapur NH-9, Bulandshahr - Meerut NH-334 or via Ghaziabad-Dasna-Masuri-Dhaulana State Highway. [3] It has an average elevation of 200 metres (656 feet).
As of 2011 Indian Census, Gulaothi had a total population of 50,823, of which 26,738 were males and 24,085 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 7,933. The total number of literates in Gulaothi was 30,948, which constituted 60.9% of the population with male literacy of 67.4% and female literacy of 53.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gulaothi was 72.2%, of which male literacy rate was 80.2% and female literacy rate was 63.3%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,738 and 1 respectively. Gulaothi had 7855 households in 2011. [1]
As of 2001 [update] India census, Gulaothi had a population of 42,872. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gulaothi has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 45%. In Gulaothi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. [4]
Gulaothi was earlier known as "Gulab Basi" because of large scale cultivation of Roses called "Gulab" in Devnagri Hindi. Gulaothi has been a great learning center of spiritualism and formal education. Seemingly this city is the birthplace of many great scholars like Qari Muhammed Miya Rehmatullah, who was the Shahi Imam of Eidgah Delhi and President of Jamiat Ulma -e- Hind, Delhi etc. [5] There are several visiting places in Gulaothi like The Jama Masjid, Madarsa Mumbaul Uloom which was established by Maulana Qasim Nanautwi Rehmatullah, many old Mahales and the Old Bada Mandir are being one of them.