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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rath
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type1 = [[List of states and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chitrakoot division|Chitrakoot]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]]
| governing_body = Rath Municipal Council
| leader_title = Municipal Chairperson
| leader_name = Srinivas Budhauliya ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sec.up.nic.in/site/NewWinnerList2023.aspx|title=2023 UP Municipal Election results|work=ECI Uttar Pradesh|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/up-nagar-palika-parishad-elections-live-updates-counting-results-uttar-pradesh-civic-polls-101683938006282.html |title=UP Nagar Palika Parishad elections LIVE updates: BJP dominates civic polls with lead in 98 seats, SP trails at 59 |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha MP]]
| leader_name1 = [[Pushpendra Singh Chandel]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = [[Manisha Anuragi]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title3 = [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]]
| leader_name3 = Rambhuan Tiwari
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| population_total = 65,056
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Bundeli]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 210431
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'''Rath''' is a town with a municipal board in [[Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Rath is a [[Tehsil]] of [[Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur District]]. It is situated 506 km southeast of [[New Delhi]].

==Geography==
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Rath is located at {{Coord|25.58|N|79.57|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Rath.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rath]</ref> It has an average elevation of 165 [[meter]]s (541 [[foot (length)|feet]]) above sea level. It has a minimum temperature of 10 °C and a maximum of 47 °C.

==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|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|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> Rath had a population of 65,056. Males constitute 54% of the people, and females 46%. Rath has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Rath, 15% of the population is under six years of age.

==Administration==
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===Local self-government===
Rath is governed by a municipality under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act. It has a 25-member council. The council is chaired by a chairperson who is directly elected by more than 35,000 electorates. The council is called [[Nagar Palika]].

===Sub district administration===
Rath is the headquarters of the subdivision, which is headed by a [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]] (S.D.M.). The same officer holds the court of City Magistrate of Rath. SDM is assisted by four officers, one [[Tehsildar|Tehsil Magistrate]] and three Nayab Tehsil Magistrates. Tehsildar looks into the revenue matter of the whole of sub-district and is assisted by three nayabs who look after the three divisions of Rath, namely Majgawan, Amgaon, and Rath city.

===Police administration===
Rath DSP maintains rath city's security. An officer of the cadre of [[Deputy Superintendent|Deputy Superintendent of Police]] (C.O.) heads the Rath's police administration. Rath Kotwali is headed by Kotwal, an officer of Inspector cadre. Rath police circle consists of 2 police stations, namely:[[File:tehsilrath.jpg|thumb|220px| Tehsil Bhawan, Rath]]
* Rath City Kotwali
* Majhgawan Thana
* Hamirpur Chungi
* Ramlila Maidan
* Orai Road
* Kot Bazar
* Barakhamba
* Bajariya
* Chaupra Mandir
* Padav (BUS STAND)

[[File:srd kot bazar.jpg|thumb|220px| Kot Bazar, Rani road, Rath]]

== Transportation ==
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[[File:bus terminal rath.jpg|thumb|220px|City Bus Terminal, Rath]]

===Airways===
Rath is served by the [[Khajuraho]] airport (110 km). [[Kanpur]] (145 km) and [[Lucknow]] (225 km) airports are nearby.

===Roadways===
[[File:chauraharathsrd.jpg|thumb|220px| Busiest Chauraha (Intersection/Chowk) of city]]
Rath is connected with UPSH-21 (Bilaraya to Panwari) and UPSH-42 (Hamirpur to Jhansi). There are other roads like MDR-41B that link Rath to other parts of the state. [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|UPSRTC]] and private bus services provide transportation to other cities. Rath has one [[Bus terminus|Bus Terminal]] and other bus stands, including [[Orai]], Charkhari bus stand (near Ramleela maidan), and Jalalpur Bus. Regular bus services are available to nearby towns like [[Mahoba]], [[Banda, Uttar Pradesh|Banda]], [[Maudaha]], [[Orai]], [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]], [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]]. Rath is also well connected with [[Allahabad]], [[Varanasi]], [[Kanpur]], [[Lucknow]], [[Delhi]], [[Agra]], [[Jhansi]], [[Noida]], [[Jaipur]], [[Mathura]], and [[Ajmer]].

===Railways===
Rath is not directly linked with railways. The nearest railway stations are Halparpur which is 45 km away, and [[Kulpahar]], which is 47 km away. Another nearby railway station is [[Orai]], at a distance of 55 km from Rath.

==Notable people==


* [[Ramchandra Shukla]], historian of [[Hindi literature]].
* [[Yogesh Tripathi]], Indian television actor.

==References==
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{{Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Cities in Bundelkhand]]

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