Kauriaganj | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 27°52′N 78°19′E / 27.867°N 78.317°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Aligarh |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 10,581 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
• Additional official | Urdu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-81 |
Kauriaganj is a small town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
At the 2001 India census,[2] Kauriaganj had a population of 10,581 (males 53%, females 47%). Kauriaganj has an average literacy rate of 41% (males 50%, females 31%), lower than the national average of 59.5%. 21% of the population was under 6 years of age.
The Hindi writer Jainendra Kumar (1905-1988) was born here.