Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated on the bank of the holy river Ganges, Atrauli is around from Aligarh and from Khair.
Atrauli is renowned for a variety of Chaat, Tikki, Panipuri (Fastfood) in all over India. These items are prominently found in the North Indian Cuisine.
Etymology
The town is named after the sage Atri Muni who is believed to have visited the town. The town was earlier known as Atravali (अत्रावली), which later had been colloquially altered to Atrauli (अतरौली).
History
The town was founded about the twelfth century, but little is known of its early history. It was a centre of local disaffection during the Mutiny. The Muhammadan inhabitants, who are chiefly descended from converted Hindus, have always had a bad reputation for turbulence; and during the rebellion, the town was in the hands of the insurgents from June till September 1857, when order was restored. During the 18th century Rao Durjan Singh Ponia of Bijauli took possession of Atrauli.
Geography
Atrauli is located at . It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet). It is situated in the southwest of the Narora Nuclear Power Plant (the only nuclear project in Uttar Pradesh), at a distance of 20 km. It is located at the right bank of the holy river Ganges. Also, Atrauli is located in the plains of Ganga-Yamuna Doab.
Demographics
As per 2011 Indian Census, Atrauli had a population of 50,412, of which 26,368 were males and 24,044 were females. Atrauli has an average literacy rate of 47.5%, with 53.4% of the males and 41.1% of females literate. Population in the age range of 0 to 6 years was 7,254. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 4,568 and 2 respectively. Atrauli had 8093 household in 2011.
Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Atrauli has also been popularized with the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana, which emerged from Alladiya Khan's family which originated from Atrauli and migrated to Jaipur. This gharana mainly evolved from Dagar-bani of Dhrupad, however it also absorbed finer essence of Gauhar-bani and Khandar-bani.
A subgroup of the broader Atrauli gharana, the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana includes "Jaipur" to account for the geographical history of Alladiya Khan's family.
Scholars say the hyphenated moniker of this gharana recognizes that Jaipur-Atrauli gharana musicians originally came from Atrauli in Aligarh district and migrated to the court of the Maharaja of Jaipur, their principal patron. Others say they came to the Jaipur Maharaja's court and then dispersed to various other courts in the area, like Jodhpur, Uniyara, Bundi, Atrauli.
Notable people
Nanua Chaprasi, Hindu spiritual guru and saint. Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times. Ghamandi Singh Arya IPS special duty operation for Nagaland. Khadim Hussain Khan, Indian classical singer of Agra gharana. Sharafat Hussain Khan, Indian classical music singer. Ustad Alladiya Khan, founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana school of music. Ravikant Nagaich, Hindi film director. Ashok Singhal, National President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Kalyan Singh, Two-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former member of Parliament for Lok Sabha, ex-Governor of Himachal Pradesh and former Governor of Rajasthan.