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Kuraoli

Coordinates: 27°24′N 78°59′E / 27.400°N 78.983°E / 27.400; 78.983
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Kuraoli
Town
Kuraoli is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kuraoli
Kuraoli
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Kuraoli is located in India
Kuraoli
Kuraoli
Kuraoli (India)
Coordinates: 27°24′N 78°59′E / 27.400°N 78.983°E / 27.400; 78.983
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMainpuri
Area
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 • Total
12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
24,969
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP
Websiteup.gov.in

Kuraoli is a town and a nagar panchayat (urban municipality) in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kuraoli was known for Rathore thakur state in 18th century, now it is known for its largest garlic and onion mandi in Uttar Pradesh.

Name

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According to Paul Whalley, the name Kurāolī may be derived from koṭ, meaning "fort"; he reconstructed the hypothetical original name as *Koṭ-ā-vala, "having a fort", patterned after Sanskrit dantāvala ("tusked"). The name Kuraulī would be a further contracted version of the same name.[2]: 54 

Geography

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Kuraoli is located in the northern corner of Mainpuri district,[3]: 223  about 22 km from the town of Mainpuri.[4]: 281  The main road linking Mainpuri and Etah passes through here.[3]: 223 

History

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Kuraoli in the 18th century was in the kingdom of Rathore Thakur State ruled by  King Laxman Singh, his three Queen's forts was built on 80 bigha of land, 100 metres east of the palace. Queen's Puja Place, was in North Direction about 100 m away, was a pucca pond of about 2 bigha, around the corners of the pond there were wells, As the pond has to be flooded all the time hence the wells do not show up.[5]

There is a 25 km long tunnel which leads to Mainpurik Maharaj Tej Singh's fort.

There were three brothers, who were priests in the king's court, Once the king insulted the three and angered them. They cursed the king, destroying the king's empire.

Those three priests rest in afterlife in different places. These location seems to be famous for melas today, and these places are these names

  • Under Galanath Bridge Pipra
  • Under Chandrapura Pipara
  • Hanuman Temple Under The Papra

After Holi, the mela is held at these three places.

At the turn of the 20th century, Kuraoli was described as an "open and well-built", if small, town, with a number of fine houses belonging to prosperous merchants. The town was split into two separate parts by the Etah-Mainpuri road, which was then part of the Grand Trunk Road. Kuraoli proper, which included six hamlets, lay to the north of the road. To the south of the road was Sujrai, which was technically a separate settlement but was counted as part of the town. The main highway ran between the two distinct built-up areas at full width, without narrowing to a regular city street like in nearby towns like Bhongaon or Bewar. While highway itself served as the main marketplace for those towns, Kuraoli was different – the main marketplace was on a side street away from the highway, while the highway itself only had a couple of shops on it. Kuraoli's market, and the shops inside it, were owned by the raja of Sujrai.[3]: 223 

Kuraoli was described as only having risen to prominence rather recently at that point. It functioned as the main market centre for the surrounding countryside, and had a small net export of grain. At that point it had a post office, police station, and school teaching in the Hindustani language. The school was located in the middle of the town's main marketplace. The town then had 9 mosques and 21 Hindu temples. The oldest temple was the one built by the Kayasth qanungos, which was "not much more than a century" old at that point. The town was also noted for its local ophthalmologists known as the Satias, who exclusively treated cataracts; there were about 10 to 12 families of this group.[3]: 223, 226 

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 4,339—    
1911 3,617−16.6%
1921 4,717+30.4%
1931 4,881+3.5%
1941 5,315+8.9%
1951 6,017+13.2%
1961 7,409+23.1%
1971 9,497+28.2%
1981 12,591+32.6%
1991 16,198+28.6%
2001 20,682+27.7%
2011 24,969+20.7%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

As of the 2011 census, Kuraoli had a population of 24,969, in 4,161 households. This population was 52.5% male (13,108) and 47.5% female (11,861). The 0-6 age group numbered 3,432 (1,838 male and 1,594 female), or 13.7% of the total population. 4,124 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 16.5% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 73.4% (counting only people age 7 and up).[6]: 174–5 

An estimated 2,520 people live in slum conditions in Kuraoli as of 2011, in the four neighbourhoods of Bheemnagar, Kuvarpur, Khujrai, and Kanoon Goyan.[1]: 323 

As of 2001 India census,[7] Kuraoli had a population of 20,680. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kuraoli has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 47%. In Kuraoli, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

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Among biggest industries in Kuraoli are the making and processing of groundnut oil, wooden goods, and rice.[4]: 291  Shoes, slippers, and furniture are among the most important manufactured goods produced in Kuraoli. As of 2009, Kuraoli had 2 nationalised banks, 0 private commercial banks, 1 cooperative bank, and 1 agricultural credit society.[1]: 321–2 

Infrastructure

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As of 2011, Kuraoli has 1 hospital with 30 beds, 15 medicine shops, 7 schools teaching at the primary level, and 4 schools teaching at the secondary level. There is no public library. Drinking water is provided by tube well/borehole and stored in service reservoir(s), with a total capacity of 1,400 kilolitres. There is no local fire department; the closest is in Mainpuri.[1]: 314–20 

List of villages under Kishni block

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The following 103 villages are counted as part of Kuraoli CD block:[1]: 88–90 

  1. Akbarpur Jhala
  2. Alupura
  3. Araji Tarwali
  4. Ashokpur
  5. Ashokpur
  6. Athpura
  7. Balipur
  8. Balrampur
  9. Barauliya
  10. Barkhera
  11. Basura Sultanpur
  12. Beekapur
  13. Belahar
  14. Bhanpur
  15. Bharatpur
  16. Bichiya Vikrampur
  17. Bikrampur
  18. Birasinghpur
  19. Chandrapur
  20. Dahipagar
  21. Dangan
  22. Devinagar
  23. Devkali
  24. Dharendra
  25. Dhivaiya
  26. Divrayi
  27. Dulhapur
  28. E. Balabhpur
  29. E. Hirapur
  30. E. Khas
  31. E. Mahloyi
  32. E. Manjhpati
  33. E. Gopalpur
  34. E. Sari
  35. Fatehjangpur
  36. Firozpur
  37. Gahiyarpur
  38. Ganeshpur
  39. Ganga Jamuni
  40. Gangapur Muhabatpur
  41. Gariya
  42. Ghuslenda
  43. Gokulpur
  44. Gulalpur
  45. Hafizpur
  46. Harmadhakarpur
  47. Hatu Mubarakpur
  48. Jakhaua
  49. Jamlapur
  50. Jigan Chandai
  51. Jiyoli Ghingarpur
  52. Junhensa
  53. Jyoti (rural)
  54. Kalyanpur
  55. Kanchanpur
  56. Kanikpur
  57. Karanpur
  58. Khichauli
  59. Khiriyapiper
  60. Khirna
  61. Kichaura
  62. Kishanpur
  63. Kookamai
  64. Kumhraua
  65. Lakhaura
  66. Laxmipur
  67. Madhkarpur
  68. Mahadeva Jagatpur
  69. Makboolpur
  70. Manauna
  71. Mithawali Kalan
  72. Mithawali Khurd
  73. Mugaliyapur
  74. Nagla Usar
  75. Nagriya
  76. Nanamau
  77. Nasratpur Dehat
  78. Naugaon
  79. Naurangpur
  80. Nijampur
  81. Paharpur
  82. Panwah
  83. Rajapur
  84. Rampura
  85. Rasemar
  86. Richpura
  87. Rosingpur
  88. Rustampur
  89. Sahadattpur
  90. Salempur
  91. Saray Latif
  92. Sharifpur
  93. Sidpura
  94. Sirsa
  95. Soni
  96. Sujanpur
  97. Sujrai Dehat
  98. Tarauli
  99. Thorwa
  100. Timanpur
  101. Uddetpur Har Khatkani
  102. Uddetpur Paramkuti
  103. Vishunpur

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Whalley, Paul (1926). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (2): 1–60. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "कुरावली, Kuraoli, Kurawali Kahani Ek Rathor Thakur State Ki". NPSIN.in. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  7. ^ "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.

Market----- Main sadar Market, Ghiror Road Market, G T Road Market. kuraoli Market is not a Good .


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