Miyanganj Mianganj | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 26°48′01″N80°29′17″E / 26.800186°N 80.487958°E [1] | |
Country India | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Unnao |
Founded by | Miyan Almas Ali Khan |
Area | |
• Total | 3.195 km2 (1.234 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 8,948 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Miyanganj, also spelled Mianganj, is a village and corresponding community development block in Hasanganj tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] It is located on the road from Lucknow to Bangarmau, just to the west of the crossroads with another route linking Unnao and Sandila. [3]
Miyanganj hosts a cattle fair on Asadha Badi 2-30. [4] Vendors bring wooden products, agricultural implements, sweets, toys, and assorted other merchandise to sell at the event. [4] The village also hosts a market on Wednesdays and Saturdays where grain and vegetables are sold. [4] As of 2011, its population is 8,948, in 1,575 households. [2]
Formerly a village called Bhopatpur, the modern settlement of Miyanganj was founded in 1771 by Miyan Almas Ali Khan, a eunuch and finance minister under the Nawabs of Awadh. [3] It was described in 1803 as a prosperous town, but then in 1823 a visitor described it as rapidly becoming dilapidated. [3] It was later the site of a battle during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Miyanganj had 13 mosques, 4 temples, two sarais, and one primary school with 33 students. [3] The population in 1901 was 3,395 residents, including 1,312 Muslims, an especially high proportion for this part of Awadh. [3]
The 1961 census recorded Miyanganj (here spelled "Miaganj") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 2,885 (1,503 male and 1,382 female), in 511 households and 493 physical houses. [4] The area of the village was given as 836 acres. [4] Average attendance of the cattle fair was about 4,000 people, and attendance of biweekly market averaged about 800. [4] The V.D.T. Higher Secondary School in Miyanganj, founded in 1950, was in 1961 recorded as having a faculty of 10 teachers (all male) and a student body of 284 (also all male). [4]
Miyanganj CD block has the following 140 villages: [2]
Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) |
---|---|---|
Shiva Thana | 217.4 | 1,407 |
Anee Khurd | 222.4 | 1,745 |
Himmat Khera | 320.7 | 2,447 |
Tiyar | 76 | 844 |
Subhami Khera | 66.2 | 752 |
Tikara | 110.7 | 572 |
Newada | 62.1 | 390 |
Durga Gadhi | 107.2 | 398 |
Gobari | 178.6 | 1,323 |
Shyampur | 120.9 | 872 |
Galrapur | 162.5 | 1,362 |
Chakbaresar | 213.4 | 1,285 |
Aini Bujurg | 166.3 | 827 |
Beejeemau | 270.8 | 2,299 |
Kulha Ataora | 794.1 | 4,010 |
Suman Khera | 88.8 | 649 |
Murbbatpur | 111 | 1,021 |
Mujaffarpur Sarra | 324.7 | 2,457 |
Sareefabad | 106.6 | 486 |
Dewasapur | 87.2 | 536 |
Makhdampur Sahasafi | 44 | 665 |
Malheemau | 121.4 | 758 |
Jalalabad | 45.4 | 252 |
Khanpur Peer Ali | 137.8 | 889 |
Jahangeer Nagar | 72.5 | 637 |
Khairanpur Gawasa | 123 | 740 |
Kanigaon | 425.6 | 2,794 |
Asiwantaraf Aima | 84.4 | 0 |
Asiwantaraf Katra | 47 | 565 |
Asiwantaraf Lokman | 200.5 | 2,813 |
Asiwantraph Kadirpur | 188.8 | 2,526 |
Jamalpur | 254.6 | 1,139 |
Asiwantraph Chak Chamrosi | 43 | 0 |
Asiwantraph Pashchim | 533.8 | 6,089 |
Asiwantraph Nai Basti | 157.6 | 1,532 |
Asiwantraph Sidhnath | 539.7 | 1,795 |
Asiwantaraph | 141.2 | 1,445 |
Miyanganj (block headquarters) | 319.5 | 8,948 |
Saramba | 465.6 | 1,772 |
Gorakala | 247.1 | 1,558 |
Nauhai Khurd | 125.6 | 1,022 |
Nauhai Bujurg | 100 | 734 |
Binaika | 215.5 | 1,222 |
Bala Khera | 106.6 | 451 |
Haiderabad | 359.9 | 91 |
Parasaifpur | 181 | 1,328 |
Sahbasi | 97.6 | 950 |
Barha Kalan | 312.6 | 2,169 |
Gengla Mau | 111.9 | 658 |
Rampur Kala | 84.8 | 607 |
Banaoni | 117.4 | 619 |
Firojpur Ramai | 66.2 | 526 |
Basorwa Mohammadpur | 164.6 | 1,016 |
Malholi Sardarnagar | 209.4 | 1,381 |
Pathakpur | 208.2 | 1,412 |
Chhitepur | 61 | 504 |
Aladadpur | 14.5 | 0 |
Udhranmau | 161.8 | 0 |
Darihat | 129.8 | 971 |
Ahamadpur Taktouli | 180.4 | 1,003 |
Nepalpur | 235.2 | 1,206 |
Shahijana Jargar | 83.6 | 509 |
Sundhari Khurd | 134.4 | 879 |
Akbarpur | 219.2 | 1,273 |
Rajapur | 187.4 | 593 |
Fakhruddeenmau | 202.1 | 1,048 |
Salenagar | 75.6 | 416 |
Kotaraha | 67.3 | 387 |
Asrenda | 103.2 | 310 |
Mishrapur | 43.1 | 289 |
Sarang Har | 65.7 | 216 |
Mahendra | 101.6 | 959 |
Kamlpur | 150.5 | 669 |
Budhanpur | 70.8 | 733 |
Madarpur Kaolai | 308 | 1,150 |
Bhitwa | 71.4 | 304 |
Mahmudpur | 67.4 | 398 |
Nijampur | 86.7 | 259 |
Shahabad | 108.2 | 430 |
Aorai | 111.8 | 574 |
Rasulabad | 544.4 | 0 |
Gaora Khurd | 139.4 | 512 |
Nurulla Nagar | 529 | 2,403 |
Atiya | 74.6 | 425 |
Karhiya | 75.7 | 430 |
Mirjapur Kala | 162.3 | 1,801 |
Bhangarwat | 176.4 | 1,182 |
Laglesrapur | 122.5 | 375 |
Mawai Brahmanan | 504.2 | 2,211 |
Siras Kanhar | 39 | 710 |
Siras Chere | 173.6 | 737 |
Tajpur | 93.9 | 1,037 |
Bhakhra Khera | 91.3 | 250 |
Ahmadpur | 116.1 | 656 |
Sahajanpur | 112.5 | 476 |
Mohaliya | 144 | 610 |
Shahpur Sindhora | 131.4 | 1,099 |
Panapur Kala | 164.8 | 1,130 |
Laglaisra | 80.9 | 1,297 |
Sirepur | 103.4 | 300 |
Ariyar Kala | 136.6 | 983 |
Kuremu | 102.3 | 736 |
Ariyar Khurd | 94.7 | 729 |
Naogawan | 32.3 | 192 |
Lachha Khera | 45.2 | 310 |
Salempur | 467.5 | 2,688 |
Korari Khurd | 131.4 | 1,411 |
Rana Gadhi | 110 | 878 |
Korari Kala | 702.7 | 4,218 |
Tenai | 141.9 | 901 |
Purwa | 890 | 3,088 |
Birampur | 150.2 | 973 |
Paigambarpur | 153.3 | 507 |
Hari Gadhi | 136.2 | 666 |
Pama Khera | 131.4 | 554 |
Basawan Khera | 14 | 0 |
Kotra | 497.6 | 1,601 |
Jangal Jahanabad | 221.2 | 735 |
Makhi | 2,216.8 | 13,786 |
Biru Gadhi | 403 | 1,705 |
Vajid Nagar | 80 | 491 |
Konai | 60.5 | 517 |
Mustafabad | 404 | 2,620 |
Hamirpur | 214 | 910 |
Rawatpur | 253.1 | 602 |
Saraoha | 190 | 1,063 |
Ahra Dandiya | 240 | 1,728 |
Sarai Chandan | 151 | 733 |
Dayalpur | 46.7 | 85 |
Nisbhi | 103.7 | 620 |
Bajehra | 76 | 479 |
Selai | 54 | 758 |
Bhaduha | 179 | 798 |
Amethan Gadhi | 129.9 | 1,108 |
Parenda | 447 | 2,237 |
Bhawaneepur | 66.4 | 697 |
Dipa Gadhi | 218.7 | 1,500 |
Jareliya | 136.4 | 506 |
Champat Pur | 183.3 | 1,191 |
Ograpur | 62.8 | 420 |
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