Orai

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Orai
City
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Orai
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°59′N79°28′E / 25.98°N 79.47°E / 25.98; 79.47
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Founded byRaja Mahil
Named for Saint Uddalak
Government
  MP Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma (BJP)
  MLAGauri Shankar Verma (BJP)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total190,575
Bundeli Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
285001
Telephone code+915162
Vehicle registration UP-92
Sex ratio 0.842 /
Literacy83.35%
Website jalaun.nic.in
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A view in Mahil talaab

Orai is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, and the administrative headquarters of Jalaun District. All administrative offices of Jalaun District, including the District Collectorate, police, telecom and various other government organizations are located in this city. In 2019, Orai received the award of 'Fastest Mover' Small City among India [2] (0.8–3.1 Lakh) under Swachh Survekshan , an annual cleanliness survey carried by the Quality Council of India.

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Demographics

Religions in Orai
ReligionPercent
Hindus
92%
Islam
6%
Jains
1.0%
Others†
1.0%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.5%), Jains (0.6%) Buddhists (<0.4%).

The city of Orai is governed by the Municipal Corporation, which comes under Orai Metropolitan Region. The total area of Orai Is 20.86 km2.

The population of Orai in 2016 was 217,389, of which males and females comprised 111,987 and 105,402 respectively.

In 2011, there were 880 females for every 1,000 males. The ratio for children was 845 girls for every 1,000 boys. Children numbered 31,011 in Orai in 2016. There were 17,859 boys and 13,152 girls. Children form 7.01% of the total population of the city. [3]

According to the 2011 Orai City Census data, the literacy rate was 82.35 percent.

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Radhakrishna mandir, Orai

Education

Citations

  1. "Madhya Pradesh (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Swachh Survekshan 2019". swachhsurvekshan2019.org. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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