Ahraura
| Ahraura | |
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| city | |
 Ahraura
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| Coordinates: 25°01′N 83°01′E / 25.02°N 83.02°ECoordinates: 25°01′N 83°01′E / 25.02°N 83.02°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mirzapur |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | (BJP) |
| • District Magistrate(DM) | (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 23,142 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 231301 |
| Telephone code | 05443 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 65 |
Ahraura is a city and a municipal board in Mirzapur district (distance 60 kilometers by road) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ahraura has an scope of being a major tourist attraction (40 minutes drive away from Varanasi) specially during rainy season, as it is surrounded by forest, picturesque hills, many waterfalls, such as Lekhaniya Dari (Dari stands for Waterfall in Hindi), and water reservoirs creating a scenic beauty, and a nearby site of stone carvings/writings/paintings in Caves believed to be prehistoric.
It has an average elevation of 87 metres (285 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census, Ahraura had a population of 23,142. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ahraura has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Ahraura have many tourism places such as likhaniya dari, chuna dari, Bhandari devi temple and several ashrams.
The city has two Co- educational Intermediate Colleges named Nagar Palika Inter College and Jai Hind Vidyamandir Inter College, one exclusively for girls, Ganga Devi Balika Inter College, and a Post Graduate college named Vanasthali Mahavidyalaya, affiliated to MGKVP, Varanasi, there is also some Private Schools namely Kumudini Devi Academy, Model School.
Wheat, rice, sugar cane, and mango are the main crops.
The main religions of Ahraura Constituency are Hindu and Muslims.
All major Festivals Like Holi, Deepawali, Eid, Dussehra etc. are celebrated with full zeal and joy. In Months of July, August and September there are many cultural and fun fair are organized at different places in Ahraura.
Ahraura has been an historical center of trade in the region, Lately for Forest Products such as, Wooden Toys, Khair (Kattha, used in Beetle/Paan), Tendu-Patta (used in preparing smoke-cigars/beedee), Tree-raisins/Lava, and earlier for Food Grains and Vegetables. The nearby forests yield many a valued medicinal herbs, with a few rare to find anywhere else.
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