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Raya | |
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  Raya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Raya Raya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.567°N 77.783°E | |
| Country | 
India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mathura |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,344 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi [1] |
| • Additional | Urdu [1] |
| • Additional | Braj Bhasha [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
| PIN | 281204 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 85 |
| Website | www.nagarpanchayatraya.in |
Raya is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded by Rai Sen, a Godar Jat. Raya formed a quarter of Tappa Raya, a chiefship in the pargana of Mahawan during the Mughal time. The descendants of Rai Sen remained in control of Tappa Raya till the revolt of 1857 during which their chief Raja Devi Singh Godar was hanged by the Britishers. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Geography
Raya is located at 27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.57°N 77.78°E. [8] It has an average elevation of 175 m (574 ft).
Demographics
As of the 2011 Indian Census, Raya Nagar panchayat had a total population of 21,344, of which 11,202 were males and 10,142 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,990. The total number of literates in Raya was 13,551, which constituted 63.5% of the population with male literacy of 69.5% and female literacy of 56.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Raya was 73.8%, of which male literacy rate was 80.9% and female literacy rate was 66.0%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,624. Raya had 3325 households in 2011. [9]
As of the 2001 Census of India, Raya had a population of 17,990. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raya has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 47%. In Raya, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. [10]
References
- ^ 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 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Braj Bhasha". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Whiteway, R. S. (1879). Report on the Settlement of the Muttra District, North-Western Provinces. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press.
- ^ Guha, Ranajit; Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty (1988). Selected Subaltern Studies. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-505289-3.
- ^ Chauhan, Brij Raj (2009). Rural Life: Grass Roots Perspectives. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-614-5.
- ^ James, Lawrence (2 December 2010). Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-0-7481-2533-3.
- ^ Bose, Sugata; Jalal, Ayesha (7 September 2017). Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-60305-8.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raya
- ^ "Census of India: Raya". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2016) |
Raya | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Raya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Raya Raya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.567°N 77.783°E | |
| Country |
India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mathura |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,344 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi [1] |
| • Additional | Urdu [1] |
| • Additional | Braj Bhasha [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
| PIN | 281204 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 85 |
| Website | www.nagarpanchayatraya.in |
Raya is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded by Rai Sen, a Godar Jat. Raya formed a quarter of Tappa Raya, a chiefship in the pargana of Mahawan during the Mughal time. The descendants of Rai Sen remained in control of Tappa Raya till the revolt of 1857 during which their chief Raja Devi Singh Godar was hanged by the Britishers. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Geography
Raya is located at 27°34′N 77°47′E / 27.57°N 77.78°E. [8] It has an average elevation of 175 m (574 ft).
Demographics
As of the 2011 Indian Census, Raya Nagar panchayat had a total population of 21,344, of which 11,202 were males and 10,142 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,990. The total number of literates in Raya was 13,551, which constituted 63.5% of the population with male literacy of 69.5% and female literacy of 56.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Raya was 73.8%, of which male literacy rate was 80.9% and female literacy rate was 66.0%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,624. Raya had 3325 households in 2011. [9]
As of the 2001 Census of India, Raya had a population of 17,990. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raya has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 47%. In Raya, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. [10]
References
- ^ 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 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Braj Bhasha". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Whiteway, R. S. (1879). Report on the Settlement of the Muttra District, North-Western Provinces. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press.
- ^ Guha, Ranajit; Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty (1988). Selected Subaltern Studies. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-505289-3.
- ^ Chauhan, Brij Raj (2009). Rural Life: Grass Roots Perspectives. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-614-5.
- ^ James, Lawrence (2 December 2010). Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-0-7481-2533-3.
- ^ Bose, Sugata; Jalal, Ayesha (7 September 2017). Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-60305-8.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raya
- ^ "Census of India: Raya". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "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.