About Etmadpur

Etmadpur is a town (tehsil) in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It's located at a distance of 19km from Agra towards the east of the city of Agra. It is 274km far from state capital Lucknow. As of 2001 India census, Etmadpur had a population of 19,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Etmadpur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 45%. In Etmadpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is a small town located on national highway 2 connecting Delhi to Kolkata. The town is believed to be named after Mirza Ghiyas Beg the I'timd-ud-Daulah, a Mughal official, father of Nur Jahan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal. There is one main market, a police station, a couple of banks such as State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India, schools, a post office and one government run hospital. Some of the prominent schools are the...