| Marehra | |
| Native Name: | Marahra |
| Native Name Lang: | Hindi |
| Settlement Type: | city |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.75°N 112°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Etah |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 19542 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 207401 |
Marehra, is a city and a municipal board in Etah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Marehra is also famous for Khankah -e - Barkatiya Dargah. Marehra is also known as the Capital of Sunni Muslim, across the world thousands of devotees gather in Marehra for the event of Urs.
Marehra was known as Chandan Nagar, and the dominated area of Dacoit. Once upon a time Mughal King Akbar arrived and freed the town from the terror of Dacoit, and stabilised (Mar - Hara)
Marehra is located at coordinates 27.45°N 78.34°W, 21.5km (13.4miles) from the district headquarters Etah, 255km (158miles) from the state capital Lucknow and 200km (100miles) from the national capital Delhi. Other important cities near Marehra are Kasganj (15 km), Aligarh (60 km) and Agra (100 km).
As of 2011 India census, Marehra had a population of 19,542.[1] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Marehra has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. 15.7% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marehra is a state legislative assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh. This seat is called 105 Marehra Vidhansabha. Marehra, also known as Marehra Shareef, is a noted pilgrimage site for Sunni Muslims.[2]