Orai

Orai is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, and the administrative headquarters of Jalaun District. All administrative offices of Jalaun District, including the District Collectorate, police, telecom and various other government organizations are located in this city. In 2019, Orai received the award of 'Fastest Mover' Small City among India^[2] (0.8–3.1 Lakh) under Swachh Survekshan, an annual cleanliness survey carried by the Quality Council of India. The current MLA of Orai is Gauri Shankar Verma from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He won the seat in the 2022 elections by defeating Dayashankar Verma of the Samajwadi Party.^[3]

Orai Railway Station

Orai
City
Orai Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25.98°N 79.47°E / 25.98; 79.47
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jalaun
Founded by	Raja Mahil
Named after	Saint Uddalak
Government
• MP	Narayan Das Ahirwar (Samajwadi Party)
• MLA	Shyam Ji Gupta (BJP)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	314,000
Bundeli Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	285001
Telephone code	+915162
Vehicle registration	UP-92
Sex ratio	0.842 ♂/♀
Literacy	83.35%
Website	jalaun.nic.in

A view in Mahil talaab

Climate

Climate data for Orai (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.8 (87.4)	36.0 (96.8)	42.4 (108.3)	47.0 (116.6)	47.4 (117.3)	47.8 (118.0)	45.0 (113.0)	45.0 (113.0)	39.8 (103.6)	39.0 (102.2)	35.8 (96.4)	30.5 (86.9)	47.8 (118.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.4 (65.1)	23.6 (74.5)	30.2 (86.4)	37.4 (99.3)	40.7 (105.3)	39.2 (102.6)	33.1 (91.6)	31.5 (88.7)	31.8 (89.2)	31.4 (88.5)	26.2 (79.2)	20.2 (68.4)	30.3 (86.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.2 (46.8)	12.0 (53.6)	17.0 (62.6)	23.2 (73.8)	26.1 (79.0)	27.9 (82.2)	26.6 (79.9)	25.9 (78.6)	25.2 (77.4)	21.6 (70.9)	15.7 (60.3)	10.4 (50.7)	20.0 (68.0)
Record low °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	−0.1 (31.8)	5.7 (42.3)	13.5 (56.3)	16.4 (61.5)	15.6 (60.1)	17.8 (64.0)	20.0 (68.0)	15.7 (60.3)	8.4 (47.1)	5.7 (42.3)	−1.7 (28.9)	−1.7 (28.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	12.0 (0.47)	3.3 (0.13)	5.5 (0.22)	1.9 (0.07)	6.3 (0.25)	44.8 (1.76)	140.8 (5.54)	189.3 (7.45)	90.9 (3.58)	14.2 (0.56)	1.4 (0.06)	3.3 (0.13)	513.6 (20.22)
Average rainy days	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.8	2.9	6.1	7.9	4.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	25.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	68	59	48	38	39	49	72	77	69	52	54	58	57
Source: India Meteorological Department[4]

Demographics

Religions in Orai
Religion			Percent
Hindus			92%
Islam			6%
Jains			1.0%
Others†			1.0%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.5%), Jains (0.6%) Buddhists (<0.4%).

See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

The city of Orai is governed by the Municipal Corporation, which comes under Orai Metropolitan Region. The total area of Orai Is 20.86 km².

The population of Orai in 2016 was 217,389, of which males and females comprised 111,987 and 105,402 respectively.

In 2011, there were 880 females for every 1,000 males. The ratio for children was 845 girls for every 1,000 boys. Children numbered 31,011 in Orai in 2016. There were 17,859 boys and 13,152 girls. Children form 7.01% of the total population of the city.^[5]

According to the 2011 Orai City Census data, the literacy rate was 82.35 percent.

Radhakrishna mandir, Orai

Education

• Government Medical College, Jalaun is a government medical college located in Orai.