Gulaothi


Gulaothi is a city and municipal board in the Bulandshahr district that falls under the Meerut division of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Gulaothi is located at. at a distance of 60 km from National capital New Delhi. You can reach via Ghaziabad-Hapur NH24 or via Ghaziabad-Daasna-Mansoori. It has an average elevation of 200 metres.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Gulaothi had a total population of 50,823, of which 26,738 were males and 24,085 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 7,933. The total number of literates in Gulaothi was 30,948, which constituted 60.9% of the population with male literacy of 67.4% and female literacy of 53.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gulaothi was 72.2%, of which male literacy rate was 80.2% and female literacy rate was 63.3%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,738 and 1 respectively. Gulaothi had 7855 households in 2011.
India census, Gulaothi had a population of 42,872. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gulaothi has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 45%. In Gulaothi, 16% of the population are under 6 years of age.

History

Gulaothi was earlier known as "Gulab Basi" because of large scale cultivation of Roses called "gulab" in Devnagri Hindi.Gulaothi has been a great learning center of spiritualism and formal education. Seemingly small city is the birthplace of many great scholars like Qari Muhammed Miya Rehmatulaah who was the Shahi Imam of Eidgah Delhi, president of jamiat ulma a hind, Delhi etc. There are several visiting places in Gulaothi, The Jama Masjid, Madarsa Mumbahul Uloom, which as established by Maulana Qasim Nanautwi, many old Mahal's and the old bada mandir are being one of them.
Gulaothi has the largest hedge funnel in India, but is better known for its many elaborate and beautiful smaller hedge funnels. And a unique type of rose in whole india was found here. Dr Antul Teotia has been always torchbearer for Gulaothi.