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词条 Harduaganj
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  1. Demographics

  2. Agriculture

  3. Medical facilities

  4. Educational Institutions

  5. Religious places

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement


| Chairman. = Tilak Raj Yadav
| name = Harduaganj
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Harduaganj is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This town is believed to be founded by Balram Dauji (elder brother of Lord Krishna). An ancient temple dedicated to Dauji is located in this town. Mythologically, it is believed by the residents of this town that Dauji killed a demon by using "Hal" (an implement used for tilling the agricultural fields)and then washed the "Hal" at this site, thereby, giving the name to this place as "Hal-dhuwa-ganj". Lateron, the name was got amended as "Harduaganj".

One of the very few Thermal Power Stations of Uttar Pradesh is named after this town. The 500 MW Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located here.[2].

Demographics

{{As of|2011}} India census,[3] Harduaganj had a population of 13,690. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Harduaganj has an average literacy rate of 69.03%, higher than the state average of 67.68%: male literacy is 76.48%, and female literacy is 60.56%. In Harduaganj, 13.42% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population of the town does not increase much as the educated citizens and the business class regularly migrate away from the town most of them settling in Bombay, Kolkata, Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and even out of country.

Agriculture

Agricultural land is extremely rich in minerals. The farmers produce wheat, maize, paddy, moong, channa, mustard, potato, vegetables, mangoes, guava, water melons, musk melons etc. The irrigation water is being supplied through a network of channels coming from Upper Ganga Canal.

The town has a wholesale grain market, wholesale vegetable market, wholesale fruit market and a large retail market for the general population

Medical facilities

There is a big government hospital named after Lala Matru Mal Aggrawal who donated the land piece for the hospital. Quality medical facilities in the private sector are available.

Educational Institutions

The town has many reputed educational institutions, both Government as well as private. The most reputed one is Agrasen Inter College. It is famous throughout the State for not allowing any cheating during the exams.

Religious places

Dauji temple, Bhuteshwar temple, Kali Mata temple and Jageshwar temple are the most famous temples of the town where a large number of devotees pay obesaince everyday. An annual procession of Kali Mata along with a fair is organized in the town in which people from all fatihs belonging to the town and the surrounding villages participate. A big ground, known as "Raavan wala Oosra" annually witnesses Dussehra celebrations where the effigy of Raavana is burnt on Vijaydashmi after 10 days of Ram Lila utsav.

The town has Jama Masjid, Takia wali Masjid, Chhoti Masjid and a Shia Masjid where Muslims offer their prayers. One Madarsa is also located at the outskirts of the town where poor children get both religious and modern education. Shia Muslims organize annual Muharram procession through the town where people from all faiths witness the ceremonies and participate in various activities.

See also

  • Nathuram Sharma
  • Harduaganj Thermal Power Station

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|accessdate=26 December 2018|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Harduaganj-power-plant-lights-up-hopes/articleshow/9402255.cms | title=Harduaganj power plant lights up hopes | newspaper=The Times of India | date=29 July 2011 | accessdate=17 June 2018 }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800767-harduaganj-uttar-pradesh.html?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}

External links

  • Harduaganj
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{{Aligarh district}}

1 : Cities and towns in Aligarh district

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