Etmadpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Etmadpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates:27°14′07″N78°11′54″E / 27.23541°N 78.19829°E /27.23541; 78.19829 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Agra |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 21,897 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0562 |
| Vehicle registration | UP80 |
Etmadpur is a town (tehsil) inAgra district in the state ofUttar Pradesh,India. It is located eastward 19 km fromAgra. It is 274 km far from state capitalLucknow.
As of2011 Indian Census, Etmadpur had a total population of 21,897, of which 11,591 were males and 10,306 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,069. The total number of literates in Etmadpur was 14,161, which constituted 64.7% of the population with male literacy of 70.6% and female literacy of 58.0%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Etmadpur was 75.2%, of which male literacy rate was 82.2% and female literacy rate was 67.4%. TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,547 and 2 respectively. Etmadpur had 3577 households in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[3] Etmadpur had a population of 19,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Etmadpur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 45%. In Etmadpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is a small town located onnational highway 2 connectingDelhi toKolkata. The town is believed to be named afterMirza Ghiyas Beg theI'timād-ud-Daulah, aMughal official, father ofNur Jahan and grandfather ofMumtaz Mahal.
Dharampal Singh of the Bhartiya Janta Party won the 2022 state assembly elections to become theMLA fromEtmadpur.[4]