Muradnagar

Muradnagar
Muradnagar
City
	Muradnagar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 28.78°N 77.5°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghaziabad
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	95,208
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-14

Muradnagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies about 22 km (14 mi) from Ghaziabad, the district headquarters, and 55 km (34 mi) from Delhi. It was founded by Hazrat Mohammed MuradGhazi (R.A.). The name "Muradnagar" is derived from its founder Hazrat 'MuradGhazi'. Muradnagar was once a stop(padaav) in the medeival times or Mughal times. It has working Municipal Corporation and it's Tehsil is Modinagar. The current MLA of Muradnagar is Mr Ajeet Pal Tyagi(BJP) and chairman is Mrs. Chammi Chaudhary (BSP) wife of Mr Wahab Chaudhary.

Geography

Muradnagar is located at 28.78°N 77.5°E / 28.78; 77.5.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2006 India census,[2] Muradnagar had a population of 100,080. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Muradnagar has an average literacy rate of 70%, greater than the national average of 60.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 55%. In Muradnagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Muradnagar
"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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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Muradnagar

[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.