Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the
northern state of Uttar
Pradesh, India. Agra is one of the most
populous cities in Uttar
Pradesh, and the 24th most populous in India. Agra is a major tourist destination because of
its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra
Fort and Fatehpur
Sikri, all three of which are UNESCO World
Heritage Sites. Agra is included on the Golden
Triangle tourist circuit, along with Delhi and Jaipur; and the Uttar
Pradesh Heritage Arc, tourist circuit of UP state,
along Lucknow the capital of the state and Varanasi. Agra falls within the Braj cultural region.
ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT:
Due to the presence of the
Taj Mahal and other historic monuments, Agra has a booming tourism industry as
well as royal crafts like Pietra Dura, marble inlay and carpets. Today 40% of
the population depends largely on agriculture, and others on the leather and
footwear business and iron foundries. Agra is the second most self-employed in
India in 2007, behind Varanasi, followed by Bhopal, Indore and Patna.
Agra has many industries.
Uttar Pradesh's first plant biotech company Harihar Biotech is located near the
Taj. There are about 7,000 small scale industrial units. Agra city is also
known for its leather goods, the oldest and famous leather firm Taj Leather
World is in Sadar bazar .
Property is one of the
growing sectors of the Agra's economy.
Agra ranked fifth on both
the financial penetration index, which measures things like the presence of
ATMs and bank branches, and on the consumption index, indicating the city’s transformation
into an urban town. There are many new buildings, shopping complexes, malls,
roads, flyovers and apartments coming up.
TRANSPORTATION:
AIR:
As of now Air India
connects Agra to the rest of the world via Mumbai and Delhi . Agra still needs many more daily flights to Bangalore, Kolkata, Jaipur, Goa, Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Varanasi and other tourist destinations within the
country. Many airlines are showing interest to start services from Agra in near
future.
RAIL:
Agra is on the central
train line between Delhi and
Bombay and between Delhi and Madras and many trainsconnect Agra with all major Indian
cities like New
Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Bhopal, Indore, Kochi, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Jaipur, Aligarh, Mathura, Alwar, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram etc. every day. There are close to 20 trains to New Delhi and Gwalior
Junction every day, and at least three or four to Bhopal, Indore,
Nagpur, Bombay and Madras. There are three main railway stations in Agra.
ROAD:
Idgah Bus Stand,
Taj Depot, Ford Depot and Inter State Bus Terminal are the major bus stands in
Agra, connecting Agra to most of the bigger cities in North India. It is a
major junction of highways with 3 national highways and 2 expressway (Yamuna
Expressway & Agra
Lucknow Expressway) originating from Agra. Another
national highway passes through the city bringing the total highway outlet to 7.
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