Etawah

Etawah
Ishtikapuri
City
Sumer Singh Fort
Sumer Singh Fort
Nickname: 
City Of Chief Ministers
Etawah is located in Uttar Pradesh
Etawah
Etawah
Etawah is located in India
Etawah
Etawah
Coordinates: 26°46′N 79°02′E / 26.77°N 79.03°E / 26.77; 79.03
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictEtawah
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyEtawah Nagar Palika Parishad[2]
 • MLA (Etawah constituency)Sarita Bhadauria (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total256,838[1]
 • Rank174th
 • Density684/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
DemonymEtawian
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
 • RegionalAwadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
206001
2060xx
Telephone code05688
Vehicle registrationUP-75
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio896/1000 /
Literacy81.75%
Websitewww.etawah.nic.in

Etawah (IAST: Iṭāvā), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 (as per 2011 population census) makes it the 180th most populous city in India.[1] The city lies 300 km (190 mi) southeast of the national capital New Delhi, 230 km (140 mi) northwest of the state capital Lucknow, 120 km east of Agra and 140 km west of Kanpur. The city was an important centre for the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It is also the sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Chambal rivers. It is the 26th most populous city in Uttar Pradesh.

  1. ^ a b "Census 2011". Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Home". nppetawah.in. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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