Pataunja | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.2542°N 79.5375°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Farrukhabad |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 150 |
Population Total: | 5,327 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 209739 |
Registration Plate: | UP- |
Pataunja is a village in Farrukhabad District of Uttar Pradesh in India. The village is 17 km by road from Chhibramau on the NH 91.
The village's name is derived from the Hindi word "patjad" which is synonymous with the fall weather, as during this time a lot of dried leaves from the dense vegetation would cover the surrounding area of the village.
Most of the village population are Hindu and Muslims]s and share the last
At present the village panchayat unit (local administrative body) is headed kotwal rajput
The village had a world known personality Dr. Riaz Ahmad Usmani Professor of Mathematics in the University of Manitoba at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He died at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi in 1995 while visiting India.He was visiting professor at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1977. He is buried in his native village Pataunja along with his parents and wife.