Etah

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Etah (, ) is a town which is also the district headquarters of Etah district of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Etah is located on the Sher Shah Suri Marg,Old Name is Grand trank Road which connects Dhaka to Peshwar extened to kabul.Sher Shah Suri Marg built by him during 14 th century.his era was pre mugal eraMughal period. Awagarh, one of the town areas of Etah, used to be an important princely state before Independence.

Geography

Etah is located at . It has an average elevation of 170&nbsp;metres (557&nbsp;feet).

Demographics

India census, Etah had a population of 107,098. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Etah has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Etah, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

About Etah

Etah is nearest district of Aligarh, Mainpuri,FirozabadKashiram nagar.The primary occupation of the people of the district is Agriculture.The area is situated between Ganga and Yamuna (Doaab)which is highly fertile land(Alluvial soil) .The farmers taking even three crops in a year.The water for irrigation is available round the year.

Etah is the developing city it is the district headquarter since the English rule.The main GT Road by Share Shah Suri passes from here which was built from Peshawar to Dhaka.The Padav maidan(Open field ) is...
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