Kurana, Uttar Pradesh
, commonly called as Kurana is a large size village in District Hapur of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Village is around 65 Kilometers from Delhi,12 km from Hapur and is situated on NH-335 Meerut-Agra Road. Nearest Town is Gulaothi. With time Kurana has shown signs of progress and development. The majority of Population is that of Muslims who prefer to call themselves as Rajput Muslims.There are many castes in the village as Tailor, Mansoori, Alwi etc. There are several assumptions about the origin of the name Kurana. Most prominent is, the word 'Kurana' is derived from two words Kau & Rana. Kau means Qila and Rana means Rajput. Thus it means the Fort of Warriors.
There are seven mosques in the village.
