Etmadpur

Etmadpur is a town in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located westward 19 km from Agra.It is 274 km far from state capital Lucknow.DemographicsIndia census, Etmadpur had a population of 19,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Etmadpur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 45%. In Etmadpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.About the townIt is a small town located on national highway 2 connecting Delhi to Kolkata. The town is believed to be named after Mirza Ghiyas Beg the I'timād-ud-Daulah, a Mughal official, father of Nur Jahan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal.There is one main market, a police station, a couple of banks such as State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India, schools, a post office and one government run hospital.Some of the prominent schools are the following: Janta Inter College (government run) P.L. Public School (For Kids) Jain VidhyalayaMahendrabhan Vimladevi Inter College (for girls) other Competition Coaching Center KM Tyagi Classes, Barhan Tiraha Chandel Classes, (Satauli Baghelan Near P.L. Public School) Etmadpur has a couple of higher education institutes as well. Some of them are KP Engineering College, Dr. ZH Institute of Technology & Management and Anjali Institute of Management.