Sadabad, India

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Sadabad
city
Sadabad is located in Uttar Pradesh
Sadabad
Sadabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hathras
Elevation 175 m (574 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 31,737
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration 86

Sadabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was previously known as "Shyam Van" or "Saidabad".

Geography

Sadabad is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 175 metres (574 feet).

History

Sadabad was a zamindari of Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is governed by a dynasty of Lalkhani Badgujar, Muslim Rajput and Muslims communities.[3] It has an ancient fort known as "Kothi Ganj" and also a river known as "Karban river". Sadabad is located between 3 major cities of Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Mathura and Aligarh.

Nawabs of Sadabad

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[9] Sadabad had a population of 31,737. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sadabad has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 43%. In Sadabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is approximately 35 km from Agra, The city of Taj Mahal, on National highway 93. Being a semiurban area, economy is based mainly on potato farming.

Religions in Sadabad
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
60%
Muslims
  
38%
Jains
  
1.0%
Others†
  
1.0%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Caste communities

mostly Jaat Chaudhary, Badhautia, Mahur, Charag From Jaat community are found in large numbers in Sadabad. Also Kori Dalit, Sisodiya Thakur Rajput & Gautam , Parashar, Upadhyay of Brahmin, Jindal, Goyal, Singhal of Agrawal subcaste of Vaishya community,, Verma sunaar,, Gautam Brahmins are in majority in sadabad town.[10][11]

Education

Currently some degree colleges also operate near city limits. Some of them which are newly operational are Vidhyarthy Institute, Raghav (Private) ITI, Raghav Educational Institute, Bright Star Institute of vocational Education & Management, Maharaja Agrasen Kanya Mahavidhyalya, Narayini Devi Mahavidhyalya and among the old one is Shri Tika Ram Degree College. Sadabad Inter college is one of the oldest schools in the town.[citation needed]


Trade and Business

The city is famous for its Balushahi sweet dish.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Sadabad. Fallingrain.com. It is located in Hathres District of state Uttar Pradesh in Republic of India.Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
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  8. http://www.uttarpradeshcongress.com/elected_aicc_members.pdf
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  11. Report on the settlement of the Muttra district, North-Western Provinces-page-136