Dadri

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Dadri
Dadri (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Uttar Pradesh
District : Gautam Buddha Nagar
Location : 28 ° 33 '  N , 77 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 28 ° 33 '  N , 77 ° 33'  E
Height : 216 m
Residents : 95,516 (2011)
Dadri Railway Station
Dadri Railway Station

Dadri is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .

The city is part of the Gautam Buddha Nagar district . Dadri has the status of Nagar Palika Parishad . Dadri is located about 190 km from Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow and is part of the National Capital Region . The city is divided into 25 wards (constituencies).

In 2015, a 52-year-old Muslim man was killed by a mob of Hindus on suspicion of slaughtering a cow. Members of local politicians are said to have been among the attackers.

Demographics

The city's population is 95,516 according to the 2011 census. Dadri has a gender ratio of 866 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 74.4% in 2011. Almost 64% of the population are Hindus , around 35% are Muslims and around 1% belong to another or no religion. 16.3% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Lynching accused in front row, Yogi says at Dadri: 'SP govt tried to curb our emotions'. In: The Indian Express. April 1, 2019, accessed on September 13, 2019 (en-IN).
  3. Dadri Nagar Palika Parishad City Population Census 2011-2019 | Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .