Machhrehta

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Machhrehta
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Machhrehta
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Machhrehta
Machhrehta (India)
Coordinates: 27°24′59″N80°38′25″E / 27.41632°N 80.64041°E / 27.41632; 80.64041 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Government
 • BodyBharatiya Janata Party
 • ExBlock PramukhPraveen Singh
Area
[2]
 • Total0.938 km2 (0.362 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,739 [2]
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
261405 [2]

Machhrehta is a corresponding community development block of Misrikh tehsil in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The block is situated near Naimisharanya, a significant spiritual and pilgrimage site in India. Naimisharanya, also known as Neemsar, holds immense religious importance in Hindu mythology and is mentioned in several ancient scriptures, including the Mahabharata and the Puranas. It is believed to be the place where sages gathered to perform a thousand-year sacrificial ritual (yagna) to purify the world. Naimisharanya is renowned for its temples, sacred ponds, and the Chakra Tirtha, a revered water body where devotees take holy dips. The proximity of Machhrehta to such a prominent spiritual center enhances its cultural and historical significance, attracting numerous pilgrims and tourists to the area.

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As of 2011, the population of Machhrehta was 6,379, in 1,119 households. [2] The block is headed by Praveen Singh of Anogi village.

History

Machhrehta, founded during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, was named after a sadhu named Machhandar Nath who had lived in a place called "Tap-Bhumi" (ascetic place). During this period, it was demarcated as a pargana by Todar Mal. According to Kayastha oral tradition, the chief landowner at this time was an Abhan raja named Kesri Singh, who was deposed by Akbar. The lands were then granted to two Kayasthas, Bal Chand and Bir Chand, whose father, Parasram, had served as dewan for Kesri Singh but was executed by him. After Bal Chand and Bir Chand died, their lands were not inherited by their descendants, leading to various zamindars holding the pargana's lands. C.S. Ferrar noted in 1877 that this story was "very similar to that told respecting Khairabad" and should be taken with a grain of salt.

In 1767, the grandfather of Ali Naqi Khan, who would later serve as dewan to the King of Oudh, received the pargana of Machhrehta as a jagir, holding it for 42 years. By Ferrar's time, 99 of the pargana's villages were held by Rajput zamindars. Of the remaining 26 villages, 7½ were held by Mir Muhammad Husen Khan, the taluqdar of Rajpura, who was the pargana's sole taluqdar. Mir Muhammad Husen Khan had acquired Rajpura, along with Kuli in the neighboring pargana of Kurauna, via mortgage in 1262 fasli (1852 CE).

Ferrar described the town in his day as having 9 Hindu temples, including one next to a large tank called "Hardwar Tirath". This tank was considered holy, and every year during the month of Phagan, around two or three thousand devotees would bathe here to wash away their sins. There were also 4 mosques at that time, and a relatively recent imambara.

Demographics

The sex ratio of Machhrehta block in 2011 was 875, which was lower than the rural average of Sitamau district. In the 0-6 age group, the sex ratio was higher at 921, which was above the district rural average. Members of scheduled castes made up 45.05% of block residents, while members of scheduled tribes made up 0.01%. The block literacy rate was 65.01% (75.92% among men and 52.44% among women); the gender literacy gap of 23.48% was the highest in Sitamau district. [2]

Most workers in Machhrehta block were employed in agriculture in 2011, with 41.87% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 38.88% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 4.93% of workers were household industry workers, and the remaining 14.32% were other workers. The workforce was overwhelmingly male (50,644 men and 9,959 women); a greater proportion of men were employed as cultivators than women (44.67% vs. 27.62%), and the same was true for agricultural labourers (40.11% vs. 32.64%). A greater proportion of women than men were employed as household industry workers (14.92% vs. 2.97%) and other workers (24.81% vs. 12.25%), although due to the raw numbers involved men outnumbered women in all four categories of workers. [2]

Polling Stations/Booths Near Machhrehta

  1. Girls J.h.s Machhrehta
  2. J.h.s. Binoura R.no. 2
  3. P.s. Barmi
  4. P.s. Gohilari
  5. P.s. Karsenda
    Ex-Block Pramukh residence Praveen Farmhouse.jpg
    Ex-Block Pramukh residence
    Machhrehta Police Station MachhrehtaPoliceStation.jpg
    Machhrehta Police Station
    Public Health Centre Machhrehta PublicHealthCentreMachhrehta.jpg
    Public Health Centre Machhrehta

Notable people

Villages

Machhrehta block contains the following 126 villages: [2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Jale Para235.61,637
Ditua121.2766
Dalel Nagar72.81,091
Kinhoti340.23,021
Katia231.82,095
Gopalpur130.8665
Marhia Eyarail31208
Dadeora281.61,862
Ghaghpur35.8220
Parsada298.82,875
Surjanpur80.4697
Rasulpur51.4314
Sakarara432.82,768
Jamalpur (N)84698
Kandvapur1591,453
Mahmoodpur30.1251
Nathapur108.8663
Chitehata1951,426
Gauria760.14,205
Tajpur (N)64.8421
Sadila340.42,586
Milik32.6521
Barsandhia68.2604
Bhaupur40.3508
Padari55.4287
Paidapur177.81,200
Rajpur Pratap246.4788
Jamlapur (S)82.5337
Dughra176.5867
Umrapur327.91,694
Senpur557.54,302
Garhi267.42,377
Raja Gaon484.63,308
Etova 293.91,264
Bikarmpur100.4681
Bare Para150.7729
Saraiya49.5517
Firojpur96.6428
Akilpur75.9770
Bihat Biram 388.12,852
Halupur43.4325
Pande Khera21.2607
Kunhera Laxmi Rampur 200.32,038
Jutpurwa355.21,710
Bar Chandpur97932
Jairampur40.4451
Madar4893,013
Nighua Mau244.81,421
Bhatpurwa42.5449
Behara Mafi53.40
Has Khera99.6634
Sirdharpur42.2440
Pawlavar 240.81,761
Deopara128.41,036
Yarpur61.5519
Bhitthepur37.120
Bhade Bhar366.71,957
Hisampur Jakariya112.4659
Nevadiya56.7640
Misrapur74.8313
Sahsapur167.31,308
Haradoyia116.9476
Dakhyia350.42,159
Banarawa6414,540
Hisampur Chamra52.2295
Sahapur95.4809
Kesra255.71,977
Rajpur Kharg114.6705
Ahamad Nagar66.5219
Rajepara680.84,731
Damodarpur26.1124
Matasiya Lakhnsepur 55.4108
Mirjapur126.11,289
Katra79.9711
Rathourpur 77.81,137
Machhrehta (block headquarters) 93.86,379
Bhakutta29.7480
Herapur322.52,498
Brrha Deha 67.7369
Peyariya Kondar 226.11,632
Bahoranpurawa 154.31,430
Bhaupur227.31,171
Belandapur231.11,963
Behara Khalsa46.2724
Phateha Nagar691.44,777
Baniya Mau5303,803
Fattepur470.54,481
Sisendi6363,376
Haripalpur3652,276
Mirachouri549.64,338
Harraiya68.7382
Ramuwapur354.61,804
Bhidhaura328.92,442
Masuri179.1690
Newada Kala176.41,197
Bijuwa Mau498.52,392
Lalpur298.31,613
Paharpur550.22,263
Gandhariya315.92,294
Madhawapur689.63,354
Sikandarpur92.2702
Belawa369.82,399
Bhaisa Dagha30.5198
Mirajapur Daxini180.11,316
Gonda328.12,584
Lahungpur220.41,870
Jagadishpur96.4602
Gangapur110.7505
Gumata96.1712
Dhawarpara369.82,330
Kondri382.82,534
Dengara264.92,512
Ralamau466.13,694
Rampur1811,580
Tajpur Daxini38.30
Anogi 435.53,326
Lauli209.71,429
Hariharpur81.1683
Uttarthor417.73,565
Kakori200.21,052
Purayni109820
Sherpur37.5234
Gujarehata233.21,355
Nevada Khourd97.4614


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2. https://sitapur.nic.in/historical-places/

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