Aurangabad, Bulandshahr
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Aurangabad, Bulandshahr | |
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town | |
  Aurangabad, Bulandshahr Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′N 77°58′E / 28.50°N 77.96°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bulandshahr |
| Founded by | Miya Syed Murad Ali Naqvi URF Dada Miya |
| Named after | Emperor Aurangzeb |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,544 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Aurangabad is a nagar panchayat, a town that has rapidly transitioned from rural to urban. It is located in the Bulandshahr district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Aurangabad is inherited by sayeds of aurangabad. Sayeds of aurangabad win it undern mughal empire, During Aurangzeb pir Abdul Aziz Sahab (R.A) he was the pir of Aurangzeb . Aurangzeb's grave is near his grave which is situated in Khuldabad in Maharashtra's Aurangabad. Aurangabad sayeds was the great pirs. Aurangabad sayeds have nearly 400 villages and also Delhi in it.
Aurangabad is located at coordinates: 28°30′N 77°58′E / 28.50°N 77.96°E.[1] The town lies on the state highway connecting Bulandshahr and Garhmukteshwar. It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Bulandshahr and connects the Jahangirabad, Bulandshahr and Garhmukteshwar roads. Aurangabad is surrounded by the villages of Hingthala Bhawsi, Sega Jagatpur, Saidpur, and Lakhaoti. The market is divided into 15 wards.
At the old center of Aurangabad is a Nageshwar Mahadev temple.
