Loni

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Loni - लोनी
لونی ، بھارت
Loni (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Uttar Pradesh
District : Ghaziabad
Sub-district : Ghaziabad
Location : 28 ° 45 ′  N , 77 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 28 ° 45 ′  N , 77 ° 17 ′  E
Height : 203 m
Residents : 516,082 (2011)
Postal code : 201102
Website : http://npploni.in/

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Loni ( Hindi लोनी Lonī , Urdu : لونی ، بھارت) is a city in the Ghaziabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .

geography

The city is located a few kilometers east of the banks of the Yamuna and borders the northeast of the metropolis of Delhi . State Highway SH 57 runs through the city .

population

The 2011 census showed a total population of 516,082 residents. Of these, 275,025 (52.8%) were men and 241,057 (47.2%) were women. The literacy rate in the city is 72.14% (80.11% of men and 63.03% of women). 107,800 people (equivalent to 20.89% of the total population) live in slums. Hindi and Urdu are spoken in the city (mainly by Muslims).

Demographic development

Demographics

The city had 36,561 inhabitants at the 1991 census and 120,945 at the 2001 census.

religion

With 319,707 believers (61.95%), Hinduism is the most common religion in the city, followed by Islam, which is followed by 190,348 (36.88%) of the citizens. The Jainism hanging in 2386 (0.46%) of the population. Only 1,184 people (0.23%) in the city are Christians.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Census 2011 Uttar Pradesh - Via Loni , accessed April 17, 2016
  2. Census 2011 Uttar Pradesh - Loni slums 2011 , accessed on April 17, 2016