Barauli Rao

Barauli Rao
—  Town  —
Barauli Rao is located in Uttar Pradesh
Barauli Rao
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°02′43″N 79°58′59″E / 27.04528°N 79.98306°E / 27.04528; 79.98306Coordinates: 27°02′43″N 79°58′59″E / 27.04528°N 79.98306°E / 27.04528; 79.98306
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Population
 • Total 50,000
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 202126
Telephone code 248
Lok Sabha constituency Aligarh

Barauli Rao (Hindi: बरौली राव) is a town, panchayat block & Vidhansabha constituency in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]

Location

It situated on 25 km from Aligarh city, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University.

Barauli Rao is 15 km distance from Qasimpur Power House Colony 20 km distance from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station 25 km distance from Aligarh.

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Geography

Barauli Rao is located at West side of Aligarh. Barauli Rao has many mohallas and Galis

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History

Barauli Fort's main gate

"Barauli" was a jagir during British India owned by the Rajas of the Badgujar Rajput community.

Established

A Badgujar Rajput King Raja Pratap Singh married the daughter of Raja Dor and populated the town of Barauli in Samvat 1122 (1065 A.D.) when there were 1656 villages attached to Barauli State.[2][3] He got 156 villages in dowry from Dor king of Kol to marriage his daughter.[4]

Rao Title of Barauli

The title of Rao firstly used by Raja Pratap Singh, the founder king of Barauli state. After that it was also used in KahteriaRajput's Bajgarhi state (5 km from Barauli) the time of Raja Pirthi Raj and was prefixed to the name of the eldest son Rao Raja Raghuraj Singh[3]

List of Raos/Rajas of Barauli

Rao Karan Singh of Barauli estate
Rao Rajkumar Singh of Barauli estate
Rao Madhusudan Singh,the present titleholder of Barauli estate
  • Raja Udai Raj Ju (Rular of Rajaurgarh estate)
  • Raja Rajdeo Ju
  • Raja Babar Dev Ju
  • Raja Koop Chand Ju
  • Raja Pohap Singh alis Haiwat Singh
  • Raja Maha Singh Ju  ; wives (i) Rani Sahaj Kunwari of Amber estate & (ii) Rani Nem Kunwari of Ajmer State.
  • Raja Pratap Singh - First ruler of Barauli State ,he established Barauli State with 1656 villages & made his capital,[5][6]he birth from Rani Nem Kunwari who was the sister of the great warrior & emperor Prithviraj Chauhan)
    • Rao Ran Ju alis Ranji alis Ramu ji (Barauli, Aligarh 400 villages),
    • Rao Basantpal (Majhaula, Budaun 400 villages),
    • Rao Jatu ji (Chaundera, Aligarh 400 villages),
    • Rao Hathi Sah (Narauli, Moradabad 400 villages) &
    • Rao Budhan Dev (Jadwar, Gunnaur, Budaun 56 villages). He was born from a Dhimar woman named Kol Dhinwari)
  • Rao Devpal Ju
  • Rao Suraj sen Ju alis Sujan Singh
  • Rao Ugra sen Ju
  • Rao Chandra Bhan Ju
  • Rao Daupal alis Devpal Ju
  • Rao Dilip Singh alis Dalpal Ju
  • Rao Rukam Singh alis Rukmanand Ju
  • Rao Hammir Singh Ju (His wife Rani Kamlavati became Sati)
  • Rao Virbhandra Ju (His son Rao Balram was ruler of Bara estate & grandson Rao Bhao Singh alis Bhau ji established, village Nagaula, Jawan Sikandarpur, Aligarh)
  • Rao Raibhan Ju
  • Rao Sultan Singh Ju
  • Rao Amrit Sahai Ju
  • Rao Virbhan Singh Ju
  • Rao Khangar Singh alis Taleband Singh Friend of Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh)
  • Rao Jai Singh alis Jait Singh (Martyr in a war)
  • Rao Baj Bahadur Singh Ju
  • Rao Anand Singh
  • Rao Balwant Singh
  • Rao Gulab Singh
  • Rao Indrajit Singh
  • Rao Karan Singh,[7] his grandson(daughter's son) Rao Raghuraj Singh,[3][8] who was ruler of Bajgarhi estate, Aligarh
  • Rao Raj Kumar Singh,M.L.A., the last ruler of Barauli Estate
  • Rao Madhusudan Singh
  • Kunwar Aditya Pratap Singh & Kunwar Anirudhha Pratap Singh.
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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[9] Barauli Rao had a population of 5000. Males constitute 70% of the population and females 40%. barauli Rao has an average literacy rate of 20%.15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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Community

Barauli Rao has many schools, and one inter college, Barauli Inter College barauli Rao Aligarh, located at Main Road. There is a local Police Chauki at the Main Road. Barauli Rao has 1 bank, Gramin Bank[10] & State Bank of India

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Last modified on 17 May 2013, at 10:16