# 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 (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.

## 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 ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

Religions in Orai :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hindus | Hindus | 92% | 92% |
| Islam | Islam | 6% | 6% |
| Jains | Jains | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Others† | Others† | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.5%), Jains (0.6%) Buddhists (<0.4%). |||||
The city of Orai is governed by the Municipal Corporation, which comes under Orai Metropolitan Region. The total area of Orai Is 20.86 km$^2$.
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.
According to the 2011 Orai City Census data, the literacy rate was 82.35 percent.

## Education

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

## Citations

* ↑ "Madhya Pradesh (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
* ↑ "Swachh Survekshan 2019". swachhsurvekshan2019.org. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
* ↑ https://www.oneindia.com/orai-assembly-elections-up-221/
* ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
* ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.