Dadri
Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Noida, Dadri and Jewar are the 3 sub-divisions of GB Nagar district, each headed by a SDM. HistoryDadri is located at 28°33′00″N 77°33′11″E / 28.550°N 77.553°E. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft). WetlandsLarge swathes of Dadri have been classified as a wetland and is home to Blackbuck and Nilgai.[2] It is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far as Siberia and Europe.[3] DemographicsAs of 2001[update] India census,[4] Dadri had a population of 57,457. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dadri hahs an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dadri, 18% of the population is under 5 years of age. ConnectivityRoadDadri is well connected by roads and highways to Noida, Greater Noida and Dasna. Dadri is situated on old NH-91, which connects Lal Kuan in Ghaziabad with Aligarh via Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr and Khurja. RailThe Dadri railway station is a complex station & yard spread over 6 km on busy route of Delhi–Kanpur section of Indian Railways with connectivity with NTPC Dadri and Container Depot at Tilpata Karanwas.[5] PoliticsDadri falls under Dadri Assembly constituency represented by a MLA. Noida, Dadri, Jewar, Khurja and Sikandrabad falls under the Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, represented by a MP. Educational InstitutionsSee alsoReferences
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