Kuraoli

Kuraoli is a town and a nagar panchayat (urban municipality) in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kuraoli was known for Rathore thakur state in 18th century, now it is known for its largest garlic and onion mandi in Uttar Pradesh.

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Place details

Locality: Kuraoli
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kuraoli
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mainpuri
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12.6
Settlement.population_total: 24969
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi
Settlement.timezone1: IST

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Mainpuri district
Area: 12.60
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Name
Geography
History
Demographics
Economy
Infrastructure
List of villages under Kuraoli block
References

== Name == According to Paul Whalley, the name Kurāolī may be derived from koṭ, meaning "fort"; he reconstructed the hypothetical original name as *Koṭ-ā-vala, "having a fort", patterned after Sanskrit dantāvala ("tusked"). The name Kuraulī would be a further contracted version of the same name.

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