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{{About|the town and tehsil of Uttar Pradesh|district in Haryana|Charkhi Dadri}}
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{{Distinguish|Dardi (disambiguation){{!}}Dardi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}


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| name = Dadri
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Dadri Railway Station, 2011.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.550|N|77.553|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name = India
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar|Gautam Buddha Nagar District]]
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| elevation_m = 216
| population_total = 91,189
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'''Dadri''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Gautam Buddha Nagar District]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. [[Dadri railway station|Dadri Railway Station]] is a complex yard in North Central Railway spread over six kilometers on busiest route of [[Delhi]]–Kanpur–Patna–[[Howrah]] section of Indian Railways and also having connectivity with National Thermal Power Corporation ([[NTPC Dadri]] thermal power plant) and Container Depot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=161104|title=The mobility in Train Operations on the busiest route of Delhi Howrah section of Indian Railway network gets a boost with the commissioning of Electronic Interlocking & massive Yard Remodeling commissioned at Dadri|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dadri is located at {{Coord|28.550|N|77.553|E}}. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).

==Wetlands==
Large swathes of Dadri have been classified as a [[wetland]] and is home to [[Blackbuck]] and [[Nilgai]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Das|first1=Ayaskant|title=Explain damage to Dadri wetlands|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Explain-damage-to-Dadri-wetlands/articleshow/20219724.cms|access-date=26 August 2014|publisher=Times of India|date=23 May 2013}}</ref> It is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far as [[Siberia]] and [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dadri 'wetland' puts Ansals, UP govt in hot spot|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dadri-wetland-puts-ansals-up-govt-in-hot-spot-112020700076_1.html|access-date=26 August 2014|publisher=Business Standard|date=7 February 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Dadri
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|64.16}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|35.22}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|0.5}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.5}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.2%).</small>
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{{As of |2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dadri had a population of 57,457. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dadri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dadri, 18% of the population is under 5 years of age.

==Politics==
[[Dadri (Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency)]] represents the area.

== Educational Institutions ==

* [[Shiv Nadar University]]

==See also==
* [[2015 Dadri mob lynching]]
* [[Gautam Buddha Nagar District]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110903013316/http://www.upelections.co.in/ Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections]
*[https://archive.today/20130217215523/http://www.upelections.co.in/uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituencies/dadri Dadri Assembly Elections]

{{Gautam Buddha Nagar district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Gautam Buddh Nagar district]]
[[Category:Dadri]]

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