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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ganj Dundawara
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasganj district|Kasganj]]
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| elevation_m = 166
| population_total = 45385
| population_as_of = 2011
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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]]|access-date=4 July 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 207242
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 05740
| registration_plate = UP-87
| website = {{url|http://www.ganjonline.com}}
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'''Ganj Dundawara''' is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Kasganj District]] and the [[Aligarh]] zone in the state [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.

==Geography==
Ganj Dundawara is located at 27.43°N latitude and 78.56°E longitude. It has an average elevation of {{cvt|166|m|ft}}. The city is situated in Gangatic plain. The [[Ganges]] is the nearest ({{cvt|8|km|disp=sqbr}}) holy river to the city.

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Indian Census]], Ganj Dundawara had a total population of 45,385, of which 23,801 were males and 21,584 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,746. The total number of literates in Ganj Dundawara was 23,245, which constituted 51.2% of the population, with male literacy of 55.7% and female literacy of 46.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Ganj Dundawara was 60.2%, of which male literacy rate was 65.4% and female literacy rate was 54.4%. The [[Scheduled Castes]] population was 4,361. Ganj Dundawara had 6981 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Ganj Dundawara |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=244827 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref>

According to the 2001 India census, Ganj Dundawara had a population of 41,245, with 53% males and 47% female. It had an average crude literacy rate of 44%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 51%, and female literacy is 38%. 18% of the population was under 6 years of age.<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>

==Climate==
Ganj Dundawara has a humid subtropical climate. The winters are moderate. The summers are hot and dry, with temperatures regularly exceeding {{cvt|35|°C}}. The monsoon season runs from the end of June to September. During the monsoon season, almost daily showers are a common phenomenon. From October onward, the weather is pleasant. Proper winter begins in early December.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

==Transport ==
Ganj Dundawara is situated on the Kanpur-Kasganj-Mathura electrified railway line. Trains are available to various major cities. The main express train which stops at Ganj Dundawara is the Ahmedabad-Gorakghpur Express (19409/19410). The town is connected to the district headquarters, Kasganj, by railway and road. UPSRTC provides various bus services from Ganj Dundwara to Etah ({{cvt|38|km|disp=sqbr}}), Delhi ({{cvt|250|km|disp=sqbr}}), Agra ({{cvt|120|km|disp=sqbr}}), Aligarh ({{cvt|90|km|disp=sqbr}}) and Bareilly ({{cvt|100|km|disp=sqbr}}).

==Notable people==
* [[Anup Upadhyay]] – stage, film and television actor

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kasganj district]]

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