Etah  district General information

Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division.

Geography

Etah is a district of Agra Division, Uttar Pradesh and is  bounded on the north by  the Badaun district, on the west by district of Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura and Agra, on the south   by Mainpuri and Firozabad, on the east by Farrukhabad.

  The district lies between the parallels of 27o 18' and 28o 2'     North latitude and 78o 11' and 79o 17' East longitude.  

Tourist Place

Patna Bird Sanctuary

    Patna situated in the Jalesar tehsil of Etah district in U.P. was declared a full fledged sanctuary in 1990. The average year round temperature varies from 47o C in peak summers to 4o C   in winters. After the abundant Indian monsoons fills the lake to its brim comes the best season to visit Patna, winter. Close to 200 different species of birds can be sighted during this time of the year.

    Though on paper it's the smallest bird sanctuary in U.P. covering a wetland area of a mere 1 sq. km., Patna vies with the best when it comes to its avifauna over 2,00,000 birds transform the lake into a riot of colours, sounds and forms. Each morning Patna reverberates with the songs of close to fifty thousand Pied Mynas who have made the adjoining areas of the lake their home glorifying the dawn of another beautiful day.