Ujhani

Ujhani is an industry-based city and a municipal board in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Ujhani is also the birthplace of Dr Prem Shankar, a prominent Meteorologist who in 1970s built the first hindu temple in Australia. His family known as 'Skeikupurwale' still reside in the town. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_AustraliaGeographyUjhani is located at. It has an average elevation of 192 metres (630 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Ujhani had a population of near about 126,000. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Ujhani has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Ujhani, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. The area of Ujhani Municipal Council is 48 sq. km.LocationUjhani lies on SH33 SH18 originates from here known as Budaun-Meerut or Budaun-Delhi Highway.The Uttarakhand border is 155 km to the north and the Himalayan ranges start from about 188 km from here.Transport connectivityUjhani is a town directly connected with the main cities like Bareilly, Agra, Mathura, NewDelhi, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Hathras, Jaipur, Kasganj, Pilibhit, and Budaun by bus transport. Railway connectivity to all cities was closed from 1 January 2014 due to gauge conversion. After a long time the railway connectivity has again started with two trains daily to and fro, so after gauge conversion cities including Kanpur, Agra, Mathura, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Hathras, Farrukkhabad, Lalkuan, Haldwani, Kathgodam, Kashipur, Rudrapur, Budaun, Bareilly, Kasganj, Pilibhit, Lucknow, Sitapur, Mailani, Shahjahanpur, Lakhimpur kheeri, Gonda, Tanakpur are well connected.