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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dankaur
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = dankaur.jpg
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| image_caption = West entrance of Dankaur
([[Dronacharya]] Nagari)
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar District|Gautam Buddha Nagar]]
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| elevation_m = 194
| population_total = 11982
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=4 January 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 203201
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'''Dankaur''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is situated on [[Yamuna Expressway]], south of [[Greater Noida]].

==History==
Before 1997, Dankaur and [[Jewar]] were parts of the [[Bulandshahr district]].

In [[Mahabharata]], Dankaur was the [[Dronacharya]]'s ashram, where [[Kaurava]]s and [[Pandava]]s took their training.

And in present there is also a famous temple which represent Guru Dronacharya and Eklavya. Also it is only the temple in the world for Dronacharya.

==Geography==
Dankaur is located on {{Coord|28.35|N|77.55|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Dankaur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Dankaur]. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 16 May 2012.</ref> It has an average elevation of 194 metres (636 feet). It is situated approximately 55 kilometres east of [[Delhi]] along the bank of river [[Yamuna]].

Dankaur is also home to [[Dhanauri Wetlands]], place for [[Sarus Crane]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dankaur had a population of 13,520. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dankaur has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 47%.

==Connectivity==
===Road===
Dankaur is well connected by road to [[Greater Noida]], [[Jewar]], [[Sikandrabad]] and [[Tappal]]. It is situated opposite to [[Buddh International Circuit|F1 race]] circuit on [[Yamuna Expressway]]. The [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] (EPE) also crosses nearby.

===Rail===
Dankaur railway station is situated between [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Junction]] and [[Aligarh Junction railway station|Aligarh Junction]] on [[Kanpur-Delhi section|Delhi-Kanpur section]] of Indian railways. The physical location of Dankaur station is at ''Shyam Nagar Mandi'' on Dankaur-Sikandrabad road.

==Politics==
Dankaur is part of the [[Jewar Assembly constituency|Jewar]] Assembly constituency, represented by a MLA.

==Education==
* [[Galgotias University]]
* Noida International University (NIU)
* Noida International Institute of Medical Sciences (NIIMS)
* Shree Dronacharya Degree PG College

==See also==
* [[Dankaur greater noida]]
* [[Mirzapur niloni|Dankaur station]]
* [[Rampur Bangar]]
* [[Rabupura]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gautam Buddha Nagar district}}

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

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