Marehra
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Marehra
Marahra | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Etah |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,542 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 207401 |
Marehra, (or Marehra Sharif) is a city and a municipal board in Etah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Marehra is also famous for Khankah-e-Barkatiya Dargah. Marehra is also known as the Capital of Sunni Muslim, across the world thousands of devotees gather in Marehra for the event of Urs.
Marehra was known as Chandan Nagar, and the dominated area of Dacoit. Once upon a time Mughal King Akbar arrived and freed the town from the terror of Dacoit, and stabilised (Mar - Hara)
Further more, the flowers of happiness can be seen here. Despite being one of the Capital of Sunni Muslim. many people can be seen following other religions and all the people of Marehra, live in harmony
Geography
[edit | edit source]Marehra is located at coordinates Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found., 21.5 kilometres (13 mi) from the district headquarters Etah, 255 kilometres (158 mi) from the state capital Lucknow and 200 kilometres (124 mi) from the national capital Delhi. Other important cities near Marehra are Kasganj (15 km), Aligarh (60 km) and Agra (100 km).
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2011 India census, Marehra had a population of 19,542.[1] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Marehra has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. 15.7% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marehra is a state legislative assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh. This seat is called 105 Marehra Vidhansabha. Marehra, also known as Marehra Shareef, is a noted pilgrimage site for Sunni Muslims.[2][better source needed]
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