Machhrehta

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Machhrehta
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Machhrehta
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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)
 • Village
6,379 [2]
 • Block
188,213
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 headed by Praveen Singh (Block Pramukh). 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]

Notable people

Villages

Machhrehta block contains the following 126 villages: [2]

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

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

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Sitapur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 1–65, 166–190. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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

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