Auraiya

Auraiya
City in India
Auraiya is located in Uttar Pradesh
Auraiya
Auraiya
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°28′N 79°31′E / 26.47°N 79.52°E / 26.47; 79.52
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAuraiya
Area
 • Total9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total87,736
 • Density9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-79
Websitewww.auraiya.nic.in

Auraiya is a city and a municipal board in Auraiya district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. NH 19 passes through the center of the town. Phaphund is the nearest railway station and Saifai Airstrip the nearest aviation facility, having limited private use. Etawah Safari Park is the nearest lion safari park. The nearest commercial airport is Kanpur Airport. Before becoming the district headquarters, it was the tehsil headquarters of Etawah district.  This district is under Kanpur Mandal. [1] [2] [3] This is the heroic place of Sengar Rajputs. Sengar dynasty Kanardhani Maharajadhiraj Vishok Dev was married to Devkala, sister of Maharaja Jaichand Gaharwar (Rathore) of Kannauj. He had received this entire area in dowry. The famous Devkali Temple here was also built by him in the name of his wife Devkali.  There are many famous villages of Kshatriya in which Ayana, Bhartaul, Jaswantpur, Bhurepur Kalan, Bhurepur Khurd, Sikharna, Fareha, Anepur, Senganpur, Barbatpur, Roshangpur, Manpur, Bhaupur, keontra, Phaphund, Aseva,Shahbadiya are very famous villages.