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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gabhana
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| settlement_type = Nagar Panchayat
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| image_alt = Gabhana
| image_caption = Gabhana
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| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Gabhana
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.0491896|N|77.9610158|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aligarh district|Aligarh]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 5,886
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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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=26 December 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 202136<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/uttar-pradesh/gabhana.htm|title=Whereincity.com|website=www.whereincity.com}}</ref>
| area_code = 05724
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = UP-81
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Aligarh
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Barauli, Uttar Pradesh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gabhana(Barauli)]]
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'''Gabhana''' is a tehsil, block, town and a Nagar panchayat in [[Aligarh district]], 23 km from the district headquarters in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].

==Geography==
Gabhana is situated on the [[Grand Trunk Road]] 100  km southeast of [[New Delhi]] and 80 km from [[Noida]] and [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh]]. Neighbouring cities are [[Khair]] and [[Khurja]]. It is near to [[Harduaganj Thermal Power Station]], one of the oldest [[hydroelectric power plants]] of [[India]]. This was the Gabhana estate of [[Jadaun (clan)|Jadaun]] [[Rajput|Rajputs]], whose descendants migrated here from [[Karauli State]] and built the notable Fort Gabhana, a sandstone palace recently renovated quite drastically by the current occupant. The fort is located in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built during the reign of the Raja Surajmal Jadaun in the early 18th century. The fort reflects the architectural style and strategic significance of the era.<ref>{{Cite news |title="करीब दो सौ साल पहले राजस्थान के करौली जिले से चंद्रवंशी राजवंश से जयराम सिंह ने यहां आकर अपना ठिकाना बनाया। इसके बाद इन्होंने धीरे-धीरे गभाना, सोमना व वीरपुरा में अपनी रियासत स्थापित की।" |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh-city-16462804.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabhana estate in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh/story-the-descendants-of-the-royal-family-came-to-somna-from-timangarh-in-rajasthan-during-the-mughal-period-2965473.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=थाना गभाना क्षेत्र अंतर्गत गभाना राजा के किले में कई राउंड फायरिंग की गई. यह फायरिंग गभाना के राजा विजय राज सिंह और उनके बेटे व नगर पंचायत अध्यक्ष अभिमन्यु राज और एक अन्य व्यक्ति ने की. किले में की गई इस फायरिंग का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर जमकर वायरल हो रहा है. |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/uttar-pradesh/state/aligarh/firing-in-the-fort-of-raja-of-gabhana-in-aligarh-case-filed-against-three-including-raja/up20230816184638001001515}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabhana estate |url=http://jadaun-history.blogspot.com/2020/05/historical-research-on-zamindar-clans.html}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Gabhana had a total population of 5,886, of which 3,096 were males and 2,790 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 843. The total number of literates in Gabhana was 3,617, which constituted 61.5% of the population with male literacy of 70.3% and female literacy of 51.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gabhana was 71.7%, of which male literacy rate was 81.9% and female literacy rate was 60.4%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 1,875 and 6 respectively. Gabhana had 993 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Gabhana |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=140526 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Gabhana has a bus stand and a railway station, Somna Railway Station. National Highway NH91 (also known as [[Gabhana bypass]]) passes through the town of Gabhana. NH91 Toll Plaza is situated at Somna.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Aligarh district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Aligarh district]]
[[Category:Villages in Aligarh district]]

Gabhana - Revision history

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