Etah is a municipality town which is also the district headquarters of Etah district of Uttar

Pradesh state, India.Etah is a district of Uttar Pradesh since 1854.The driving distance from New

Delhi to Etah is 206km and Lucknow to Etah is 267Km.And it takes approximately 6 hours by
public transport to reach there. There is a famous village Malawan .Tulsidas was also born in
Etah District.[1][2][3] It is 82 kilometers from Agra, which is Two hour by road.[4] Etah District is part of
the Aligarh Division.Tourism Place Awagarh Fort .

Contents

 1Geography
 2History
 3Agriculture
 4Population density
 5Cultural
 6Demographics
 7Developments
 8Religious places
 9Food
 10Education
 11References
 12External links

Geography[edit]
Etah is located at 27.63°N 78.67°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 170 metres (557 feet). Eesan
river flows through there (though very polluted now and almost dried up) behind the village
Gajipur Pahore.

History[edit]
This section needs
expansion with: Post-Raj
history. You can help by adding to
it. (December 2019)

Etah was an early seat of an Aryan civilization, and the surrounding country is mentioned
by Xuanzang, the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim of the 7th century, as rich
in temples and monasteries. But after the repression of Buddhism before the 8th century, and an
intermediate period of tribalism, it was controlled by Yadavs during the course of their migration
eastward. With the rest of upper India it passed under the sway of Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017,
and thenceforth followed the fortunes of the Muslim empire. At the end of the 18th century it
formed part of the territory over which Wazir Ali Khan had made himself ruler, and passed to
the British Raj in 1801, under the treaty of Lucknow.[6]

Agriculture[edit]
The primary occupation of the people of the district is agriculture. The area is situated
between Ganga and Yamuna (Doaab) which is highly fertile (Alluvial soil). The farmers are
harvesting three crops in a year. The water for irrigation is available the year round. Major
agricultural products are rice, wheat, barley, jowar, bajra, maize; the soil is suitable for the
cultivation of tobacco.
Men and women at work in rice paddy fields in Etah (UP)

Two young farmers binding the wheat bundles for putting in thresher machine

Population density[edit]
The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Etah district for
2011 is 717 people per km2. In 2001, Etah district density was at 636 people per km2. Etah district
administers 2,456 square kilometers of areas.

Cultural[edit]

Ravana awaits his destruction in Ramlila Ground Etah.

Etah is a developing city. It is the district headquarters since the British times. National Highway
91 (India)(NH 91) GT Road passes through city Etah. The Padav maidan (open field) is the field
used for the army during army movements. Every year this field is used for Ram-Lila at Dussehra
in month September and October and for exhibitions in month from December to February.

Demographics[edit]
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Etah urban agglomeration had a population of 131,023,
out of which males were 69,446 and females were 61,577. The literacy rate was 85.62 per cent.[7]