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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Iglas
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.72|N|77.93|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aligarh district|Aligarh]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Tehsil]]
| governing_body = [[Nagar panchayat]]
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = [[Rajkumar Sahyogi]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title2 = MP
| leader_name2 = [[Rajvir Singh Diller]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title3 = [[Chairman]]
| leader_name3 = Omkar prasad Sharma([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 178
| population_total = 15478
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[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=26 December 2018|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
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| demographics1_title3 = Additional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Braj Bhasha]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Braj Bhasha |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bra |website=Ethnologue |access-date=26 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec2 = [[Hathras (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hathras]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Iglas (Assembly constituency)|Iglas]]
| timezone1 = [[India Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 202124
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 05722
| registration_plate = UP 81
| website =
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}}

'''Iglas''' is a town and [[tehsil]] in [[Aligarh district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=तहसील {{!}} जिला अलीगढ, उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार {{!}} India |url=https://aligarh.nic.in/hi/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2/ |website=aligarh.nic.in |access-date=26 October 2020 |language=hi-IN}}</ref>

==Geography==
Iglas is located along Aligarh-Mathura Road at a distance of 24 km from [[Aligarh]]. Iglas is located at {{Coord|27.72|N|77.93|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Iglas.html|title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -Iglas}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|178|m|ft|abbr=off}}. It is one of the [[Taluk|Tehsils]] in Aligarh district. The town area extends from Karban River (towards Mathura) to old canal (towards Aligarh). Iglas is 28 km from [[Khair]] City and 16 km from [[Hathras]] city. It is 14 km from [[Sasni]] and 40 km from [[Mathura]] city, the birthplace of Lord Krishna.

==Demographics==
{{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> Iglas has a population of 11,861 of which 17% are under 6 years of age. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate is 65%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 73% and female literacy 57%.

== Education ==
Iglas is well known place for educational institutions. Students from nearby places come to Iglas for pursuing their education. Iglas as an educational hub offers a wide range of options to students both in regular and professional colleges. The town has institutions offering primary school education to higher education in professional field such as engineering.

== Economy ==
Agriculture is the primary source of income for the locals apart from the services generated by educational institutions. Potato is the main produce of the region and Iglas is one of the main sourcing place for good quality potatoes to various parts of the country. There are over 25 cold storage centers in Iglas for storing agricultural produce.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Aligarh district}}

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

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