Dadri

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This article is about the town and tehsil of Uttar Pradesh. For district in Haryana, see Charkhi Dadri.

Dadri

Town

Dadri

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Coordinates: 28.550°N 77.553°ECoordinates: 28.550°N

77.553°E
 Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gautam Buddha Nagar District

Elevation 216 m (709 ft)

Population
(2017)
• Total 91,189

Language
• Official Hindi[1]
• Additional official Urdu[1]

Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Vehicle registration UP-16

Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar
Pradesh, India. Dadri Railway Station is a complex yard in North Central Railway spread over six
kilometers on busiest route of Delhi-Howrah Section of Indian Railways and also having connectivity
with National Thermal Power Corporation Power Plant and Container Depot.[2]

Contents

 1Geography
 2Wetlands
 3Demographics
 4See also
 5References
 6External links

Geography[edit]
Dadri is located at 28.550°N 77.553°E. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).

Wetlands[edit]
Large swathes of Dadri have been classified as a wetland and is home to Blackbuck and Nilgai.[3] It
is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far
as Siberia and Europe.[4]

Demographics[edit]
As of 2001 India census,[5] Dadri had a population of 57,457. Males constitute 54% of the population
and females 46%. Dadri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of
59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dadri, 18% of the population is under 5
years of age.
 Religions in Dadri
Religion Percent
Hindus   64.16%
Muslims   35.22%
Jains   0.5%
Others†   0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

See also[edit]
 2015 Dadri mob lynching
 Gautam Buddha Nagar District

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN
INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May
2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. ^ "The mobility in Train Operations on the busiest route of Delhi Howrah section of Indian Railway
network gets a boost with the commissioning of Electronic Interlocking & massive Yard Remodeling
commissioned at Dadri". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
3. ^ Das, Ayaskant (23 May 2013). "Explain damage to Dadri wetlands". Times of India. Retrieved 26
August 2014.
4. ^ "Dadri 'wetland' puts Ansals, UP govt in hot spot". Business Standard. 7 February 2012.
Retrieved 26 August 2014.
5. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns
(Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1
November 2008.