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{{short description|City in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
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'''Gulaothi''' is a city and [[municipal board]] in the [[Bulandshahr district]] that falls under the [[Meerut]] division of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==Geography==
Gulaothi is located at {{Coord|28.6|N|77.78|E|}}. at a distance of 60 km from National capital New Delhi. You can reach via Ghaziabad-Hapur NH24 or via Ghaziabad-Daasna-Mansoori.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Gulaothi.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gulaothi, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 200 metres (656 feet).

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Gulaothi had a total population of 50,823, of which 26,738 were males and 24,085 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 7,933. The total number of literates in Gulaothi was 30,948, which constituted 60.9% of the population with male literacy of 67.4% and female literacy of 53.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gulaothi was 72.2%, of which male literacy rate was 80.2% and female literacy rate was 63.3%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 4,738 and 1 respectively. Gulaothi had 7855 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Gulaothi |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=138997 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Gulaothi had a population of 42,872. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gulaothi has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 45%. In Gulaothi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.<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>

==History==
Gulaothi was earlier known as "Gulab Basi" because of large scale cultivation of Roses called "gulab" in Devnagri Hindi.Gulaothi has been a great learning center of spiritualism and formal education. Seemingly small city is the birthplace of many great scholars like Qari Muhammed Miya Rehmatulaah who was the Shahi Imam of Eidgah Delhi, president of jamiat ulma a hind, Delhi etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2631997|title=Lead toxicity|editor-first1=R. L.|editor-last1=Singhal|editor-first2=J. A.|editor-last2=Thomas|date=20 December 1980|publisher=Urban & Schwarzenberg|accessdate=20 December 2019|via=National Library of Australia (new catalog)}}</ref> There are several visiting places in Gulaothi, The Jama Masjid, Madarsa Mumbahul Uloom, which as established by Maulana Qasim Nanautwi, many old Mahal's and the old bada mandir are being one of them.
Gulaothi has the largest [[hedge funnel]] in India, but is better known for its many elaborate and beautiful smaller hedge funnels. And a unique type of rose in whole india was found here.

==See also==
* [[Bhudia]]
* [[Bulandshahr]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bulandshahr district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district]]

{{Bulandshahr-geo-stub}}

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