Kauriaganj

Kauriaganj
Town
Kauriaganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Kauriaganj Kauriaganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°52′N78°19′E / 27.867°N 78.317°E / 27.867; 78.317 Coordinates: 27°52′N78°19′E / 27.867°N 78.317°E / 27.867; 78.317
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,581
Language
• Official	Hindi [1]
• Additional official	Urdu [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-81

Kauriaganj is a small town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, ^[2] Kauriaganj had a population of 10,581 (males 53%, females 47%). Kauriaganj has an average literacy rate of 41% (males 50%, females 31%), lower than the national average of 59.5%. 21% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Notable people

The Hindi writer Jainendra Kumar (1905-1988) was born here.

Nearby cities

• Khair
• Kasganj
• Aligarh

References

1. "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. "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.