Etawah Ishtikapuri | |
|---|---|
City | |
.jpg) Sumer Singh Fort | |
| Nickname: City Of Chief Ministers | |
  Etawah  Etawah | |
| Coordinates:26°46′N79°02′E / 26.77°N 79.03°E /26.77; 79.03 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Etawah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Etawah Nagar Palika Parishad[2] |
| • MLA (Etawah constituency) | Sarita Bhadauria(Bharatiya Janata Party) |
| • MP | Jitendra Kumar Dohare (Samajwadi Party) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 256,838[1] |
| • Rank | 174th |
| • Density | 684/km2 (1,770/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Etawian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| • Regional | Awadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 206001 | 2060xx |
| Telephone code | 05688 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-75 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 896/1000♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 81.75% |
| Website | www |
Etawah (IAST:Iṭāvā), also known asIshtikapuri, is a city on the banks ofYamuna River in the state ofUttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters ofEtawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 (as per 2011 population census) makes it the180th most populous city in India.[1] The city lies 300 km (190 mi) southeast of the national capitalNew Delhi, 230 km (140 mi) northwest of the state capitalLucknow, 120 km east ofAgra and 140 km west ofKanpur. The city was an important centre for theIndian Rebellion of 1857. It is also the sangam orconfluence of the Yamuna andChambal rivers.It is the26th most populous city in Uttar Pradesh.There are six revenue divisions in Etawah district-Etawah, Bharthana, Jaswantnagar, Saifai, Chakarnagar and Takha.
As per the 2011 census, Etawah city had a population of 256,790, of which males were 135,829, and females were 120,961 - an increase of 22% from 211,460 in 2001 census. (The entire Etawah district had a population of 1,581,810 in 2011.) The literacy rate was 82.89 per cent.[1][4]Hinduism is majority religion in Etawah city with 74.64% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Etawah, with approximately 23.61% following it. In Etawah city, Christianity is followed by 0.19%, Jainism by 1.05%, Sikhism by 0.24% and Buddhism by 0.24%. Around 0.01% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.19% stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Main spoken languages are Hindi (98.20%), Urdu (1.75%), and Sindhi (0.01%)[5]
Total no. of Slums in Etawah city numbers 5,528 in which population of 33,188 resides. This is around 12.92% of total population of Etawah city.[6]
During Rajput era the king of Chauhan dynasty Sumershah had gone to the bank of the Yamuna river in Etawah, where he saw an incredible act of nature. He saw a goat and a wolf drinking water together on the bank of the Yamuna. After seeing this incident, the king went to astrologers and consulted about the incident, who advised him to build a fort at the place where the wolf and the goat were drinking water together. According to astrological calculation, building a fort would benefit the king.When construction work of the fort started at the decided location, then, while digging foundation the laborers working there found a brick of gold and silver, which made them excited and they started shouting "Eeet Mili, Eeet Mili" after hearing which the place was named as "Eeet Aaya" which later turned into ‘Etawah’.
Etawah is still sometimes referred to as the city of bricks and both tradition and the appearance of the ground suggest that the modern city was founded on an ancient Khera or town site, so that it is not improbable that the existence of old bricks or old brick kilns may have led to its present name. According to some scholars, the region from Bateshwar in district Agra to Bhareh was known as ‘Ishtapath’ and there are a large number of temples of Lord Siva, who was ‘Isht Dev’ of the people of that region. From the word ‘Isht’ the town was given the name of Ishtkapuri a reference to which is found in Bhavishya Puran.[7]
It is believed that the land existed right from the Bronze Age in the medieval times.[8] It once formed part of the ancient country of Panchala which is said to have extended from the foot of the Himalayas in the north to the river Chambal in the south. This region rose into great prominence during the period of Mahabharata. Many local traditions are attached to the modern Chakar Nagar which is a tehsil nearby which most probably seems to be Ekchakra mentioned in Mahabharata. It was Ekchakra where Pandavas along with their mother Kunti spent their secret abode of one year during the period of their exile. There is a belief that the city was founded by King Bharat. During the fourth century A.D., Guptas once again established imperial unity in India. The Chinese travelerFa-Hien also visited a city named ‘A-lo i.e. Alvi, which has been identified with modern Airwa nearly town, and spent his treat at the Dragon Shrine. Fa-Hien described it as "a city near a large forest" (atavi). There are the remains of Buddhist and Jain temples evidently of every ancient date in large number. In the ninth and tenth centuries, this region was under the rule of Gurjara Pratihara rulers. The conquest of Kannauj by Nagabhata II handed Pratiharas control over this region. But the place was said to be evolved as an affluent region under Mihir Bhoj, the Pratihara King.[9]
With the coronation of Harsha as a king (in 606 AD) the city came under the Thaneshwar dynasty. Hiuen Tsang in his works has also dwelt upon the prosperity of this region.
The defeat ofJaichandra of Kannauj in theBattle of Chandawar in 1193 A.D at the hands ofShahab-ud-din Ghori, the city passed under influence of Muslim power, which by end of the century held in different degrees of subjection the whole of North India except Malwa and some contiguous districts. Muslim rule in Etawah faced Maratha invasion for short period within their rule in Etawah. However, the local history of the city during the early years of the thirteenth century is more or less the account of the settlement and emergence of certain Rajput clans. The Gaurs occupied part of Phaphund and Bidhuna near the Kanpur boundary, both falling in turn toChandelas of Mahoba. TheChauhans occupied the western portion of the district, with extensive tracts now in Mainpuri. During this period; however, some disturbance related to tax arouse inNasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah's rule, yet these issues were put to end byTomar ruler of Gwalior in 1390. In 1400–1401 Mallu Iqbal Khan marched towards this region and was opposed by Rai Sumar Singh or Sabir of Etawah and other Zamindars of the vicinity on the banks of the Ab-i-Siyah (Kali Nadi) near Patiali.[10] The opposing army of Rai was defeated and chased down to the confines of Etawah where they took shelter.
Etawah was associated with various important historical events like Jaunpur Campaign, reigns of rulers likeBahlul Lodi,Ibrahim Lodi,Babur,Humayun andAkbar. In the fourth year ofAkbar's reign, Bahadur Khan, a younger brother of Ali Quli Khan, was granted the Jagir of Etawah at the insistence ofMaham Anka, the foster mother of the Emperor. After this, Etawah district underwent major changes during reign ofRohillas and theOudh Government.[7]
The cession on 10 November 1801, the city was made over to the British Government by the Nawab Saadat Ali Khan together with the rest of the lower Doab and other tracts. This action was taken in return for a guarantee of protection, and by way of payment for the maintenance of the Oadh local forces which were ultimately stationed at Kanpur. Still for some years Etawah was threatened with Maratha inroads, while scenes occurred with the zamindars in the earlier years of the British administration which recall the experiences of the imperial officers in the 16th century, and it was not until the zamindars of Saudaus, Sahson and Kamait had been finally settled with in 1816 A.D.[7]
On 25 December 1857, a British Column arrived in the city. Kunwar Johar Singh now surrounded and blew up the Etawah tahsil building from where Taj Khan was resisting the British advance. On 6 January 1858, the British reoccupied Etawah, but struggle was hardly crushed.[7]
In 1907 rumours were afloated in Etawah that Zorawar Singh Nigam, had organized a conspiracy to throw out the British. But on enquiry it was found baseless and a person Khalil who was responsible for the rumour, was arrested and sentenced. In 1914–15, the city came into prominence as a centre of revolutionary activity when Gendalal Dixit, a teacher at Auraiya nearby town, formed the Shivaji Samitti with object of liberating the country. Gendalal Dixit had also organized a group of young men called ‘Matri-Vedi’.
In 1920 Mahatma Gandhi launched his non-cooperation movement all over the country. In Etawah, the response of the people to this movement was enthusiastic and wide spread. In 1920–21, the district congress committee was formed with Maulana Rahamat Ullah as its president. In 1925, Jyoti Shankar Dixit of Etawah was arrested in connection with the Kakori conspiracy case but later released. In 1928, boycott of the Simon Commission; followed by; the civil disobedience movement in 1930 and Quit India Movement 1942 were started in Etawah, as in other parts of the country.[7]
After Independence of India till January 1974, 548 freedom fighters were awarded Tamra Patras, i.e. copper plates containing a record of the services rendered by them or their forebears.[11]
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Municipal Council, Etawah was founded through Notificatin-332 date 11 July 1884 on 16 August 1884. At that time district was divided into 10 wards. Now it has 36 wards . The chairman is Noshaba Khanam Furqan with Executive Officer Shri Anil Kumar .
| Sr.No | Name |
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| 1 | Mr. Kushagra Singh (Aadi) |
| Sr.No | Name of Ex-officio members | Position | Name of |
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| 1 | Mr. Ansar Ahmad | Member of Parliament | Kalikabre, Etawah |
| 2 | Mr. Rajendra Sngh Kushwaha | MLA, Sadar | Tulsi Adda, Etawah |
| Ward no. | Name of elected candidate | Director/ Member | Name of ward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Gambhir Singh | Member | K.F.M Khan II |
| 2 | Mr. Ravi Kumar | Member | Friends Colony II |
| 3 | Mr. Abhay Singh | Member | Katra Balsingh I |
| 4 | Mr. Arvind | Member | Sundarpur |
| 5 | Mr. Dilip Kumar Dubey | Member | Katra Sahab Khan |
| 6 | Mr. Jayveer Singh | Member | Friends Colony III |
| 7 | Mrs. Shanti Devi | Member | Gaadipura |
| 8 | Mr. Mahendra Kumar | Member | Vijay Nagar III |
| 9 | Mrs. Madhu | Member | Civil Line I |
| 10 | Mrs. Usha Devi | Member | Mewati Tola |
| 11 | Mr. Mohammad Anees | Member | Sabitganj |
| 12 | Ms. Mithilesh | Member | Vijay Nagar I |
| 13 | Mrs. Rajanshri | Member | Purabia Tola Nalapar |
| 14 | Mrs. Neelam Dubey | Member | Karanpura |
| 15 | Mrs. Uma | Member | Friends Colony I |
| 16 | Mrs. Santosh Kumari | Member | Lalpura |
| 17 | Mr. Shabir | Member | Shahgraan |
| 18 | Mrs. Roopkiran Verma | Member | Ghatiya Ajmat Ali II |
| 19 | Mr. Deepak | Member | Chaugurji |
| 20 | Mrs. Manju Devi | Member | Vijay Nagar II |
| 21 | Mr. ratnesh | Member | Ashok Nagar I |
| 22 | Mr. Srikrishna Yadav | Member | Ghatiya Ajmat Ali II |
| 23 | Mr. Imran Hashmi | Member | Katra Shamsher Khan |
| 24 | Mrs. Lilavati | Member | K.F.M Khan I |
| 25 | Mr. Vimal | Member | Maksoodpura |
| 26 | Mrs. Nazma | Member | Chhipaiti |
| 27 | Mrs. Ruby Begum | Member | Bairuntola |
| 28 | Mr. Iqbal | Member | Pathvaria |
| 29 | Mr. Sharad Bajpayee | Member | Akalganj |
| 30 | Mr. Sunil | Member | Ashok Nagar II |
| 31 | Mrs. Pushpa | Member | Civil Line II |
| 32 | Mr. Shafeek Mast Khan | Member | Urdu Mohalla |
| 33 | Mr. Udayraj Singh | Member | Ashok Nagar III |
| 34 | Mr. Mohd Iliyaas | Member | Naurangabad |
| 35 | Mr. Anil | Member | Katra Balsingh II |
| 36 | Dr. Omkumari | Member | Purabia Tola Pajava |
| Header text | Name of elected candidate |
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| 1 | Mr. Mohd Nazir Ansari |
| 2 | Mr. rakesh Yadav |
| 3 | Mr. Amit Soni |
| 4 | Mr. Ramesh Prajapati |
| Climate data for Etawah (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 42.0 (107.6) | 46.4 (115.5) | 48.6 (119.5) | 47.6 (117.7) | 44.2 (111.6) | 42.0 (107.6) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.2 (100.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 48.6 (119.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 30.9 (87.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 42.0 (107.6) | 40.6 (105.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 17.6 (63.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.0 (55.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | 5.7 (42.3) | 1.3 (34.3) | 0.4 (32.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) | 11.8 (0.46) | 4.8 (0.19) | 3.3 (0.13) | 14.4 (0.57) | 43.1 (1.70) | 213.2 (8.39) | 199.1 (7.84) | 121.8 (4.80) | 12.8 (0.50) | 3.8 (0.15) | 7.6 (0.30) | 643.0 (25.31) |
| Average rainy days | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 29.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 70 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 69 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 61 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[12] | |||||||||||||
In 1885 when Dussehra and Muharram coincided, communal disturbances broke out between the Hindus and the Muslims.[7]
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| Gross District Domestic Product (At Current Price) | 9,24,258 Lakhs (2015–16) |
| Gross District Domestic Product (At Constant) | 6,96,774 Lakhs (2011–12) |
| Net District Domestic Product (At Current Price) | 8,20,371 Lakhs (2015–16) |
| Net District Domestic Product | 6,10,494 Lakhs (2011–12) |
| Per Capita Income (NDDP, At Factor Cost)(At Current Price) | 48,850 (2015–16) |
| Per Capita Income (NDDP, At Factor Cost)(At Constant) | 36,353 (2011–12) |
Manufacturing (Industries) Share in GDPManufacturing accounted for 22142 lakhs at Current Prices (2015–16), 19646 Lakhs at Constant Price (2011–12
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The city is served bySaifai Domestic Airport, which is around 15 km from city center. The airport has only unscheduled chartered flights. The nearest domestic airport is atGwalior Airport which is 117 km. The nearest International Airport isChaudhary Charan Singh International Airport located at a distance of around 220 km.
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Etawah Junction railway station is the main station of the city as well as of theHowrah-Delhi main line and Guna - Etawah Rail Line. It is a NSG-3 category station of Prayagraj division ofNorth Central Railway. It has a secondary railway line toAgra via reserved sanctuary area. Etawah - Mainpuri line is also constructed and train is running between Etawah and Mainpuri. One another railway line from Etawah toBindki is to be constructed. It has halt for fastest trains likeKanpur New Delhi Shatabdi Express,Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express and many more. Etawah Junction is one of the cleanest railway station ofIndian Railways. Necessary basic amenities like water taps, pay and use toilets, foot over bridges, elevators, platform shed, waiting hall, railway enquiry window, computerized reservation hall, ATMs, food stalls, integrated train information system, train announcement system, train display boards, platform - coach indicators, infotainment screens, wheelchair accessible ramp can be found at the station. The city is also served by four other railway stations viz. Udi Junction, Sarai Bhopat, Ekdil and Vaidhpura.
Etawah is well-connected by roads with the rest ofUttar Pradesh state. Etawah is the regional office of Etawah Region ofUP Roadways. It has buses for all cities of Uttar Pradesh as well as for all neighbouring states. It has buses to Delhi for every 15 minutes.National Highway 19 passes through Etawah, connecting it to important cities likeDelhi,Mathura,Agra,Kanpur,Allahabad,Varanasi,Gurugram,Dhanbad andKolkata. There are three big cities namelyGwalior, Agra and Kanpur, near Etawah with well connected roads.
Agra Lucknow Expressway have various cuts, from where roads connect it to city like with Farrukhabad Road near Baralokpur, with Etawah - Mainpuri State Highway near Karhal, with NH 19 near Bhadan.
Within the city, auto-rickshaw and cycle rickshaw are the major forms of transport. Bus services run at high frequencies. Etawah city is waiting for city bus services as it was announced by UPA government to run 85 city buses to connect the city and to develop a ring road around the city. City buses will be available from Sai City Udaypur in North to Udi More in South, from Sarai Bhopat in the west to Pilkhar in the east. It will cover 50 km (approx.) distance if starts.
The uniqueness ofEtawah Safari Park lies in the fact that while at other such places the animals remain caged and the tourists move freely in the area. While in Etawah Lion Safari, people will move in caged paths while the lions and other animals are seen moving freely in the jungle. The Lion Safari, which is mainly being developed to provide an alternate home to Asiatic lions, that are now limited only to Gir Forests inGujarat will also feature a Lion Breeding Centre.[13]
National Chambal Sanctuary is spread over the Agra and Etawah districts, and a total of 290 different species of migratory and resident birds have been identified in the region so far. Winter is the best time to visit the sanctuary.[14] A boat ride in its tranquil waters during this time is an exhilarating experience with spectacular sightings of the big reptiles basking along the 180 km sparkling sand stretches in the morning sun. But the main draw of the sanctuary are the flamingoes that arrive here in November and stay until May. The Rudy Shelduck also arrives a little earlier in September and stays here until May. The Indian Skimmers have huge colonies in the sanctuary and breed prolifically here.
Sarsai Nawar Wetland is a Ramsar enlisted site wetland, en route to Saman Wildlife Sanctuary, in Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It comprises two small lakes that attractSarus Cranes, White Ibis and other water birds in large numbers. It has a large population of the threatened species of Sarus Cranes, the world's tallest flying birds. Ten Sarus Crane pairs breed here regularly, which is more than twice the number of breeding pairs in the bird sanctuary of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. In winters, almost more than 40,000 migratory birds from northern arc visit Sarsai Nawar wetland.[15]
Agra-Etawah Cycle Highway in Uttar Pradesh now has Asia's first cycle highway. A first-of-its-kind project, the 207-km-long cycle highway runs between Etawah and Agra and was declared open on Saturday, 27 November 2016. The track begins from the lion safari in Etawah. On its way to Agra are tourist destinations like Naugava ka Quila, Raja Bhoj ki Haveli, and Bateshwarnath Temple. It ends at the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal in Agra.[16]
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