Mohammadpur Umri

Mohammadpur Umri
village
Mohammadpur Umri Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Mohammadpur Umri Mohammadpur Umri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°26′N81°44′E / 25.44°N 81.74°E / 25.44; 81.74
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Prayagraj
Named after	Mohammad Nasir
Area
• Total	80,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,000
• Density	0.075/km2 (0.19/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	276202
Nearest city	Prayagraj

Mohammadpur Umri is a small village close to the Indian Air Force base of Bamrauli, near Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, India. ^[1] Mohammadpur was founded by Mohammad Nasir.^{[ citation needed ]} He had five children, including four sons and one daughter. His second son, renowned criminal lawyer (Advocate) Hasin Ahmad, lived in Prayagraj. Mohammad Nasir and his ancestors, for example Mohammad Yusuf, his father, Mohammad Hussain, his grandfather, etc. and his sons are all buried in a personal graveyard owned by his family, which is 2,000 square meters in area.^{[ citation needed ]}

Twin statistics

The village has a large number of twins and is therefore sometimes labelled as the twin capital of the world. Out of a total population of 600, there are almost 33 pairs of twins here. ^[2] The village has a twin monozygotic (MZ) or identical twin birth rate that is 300 times the national average and may be one of the highest in the world. ^[3] .Despite early theories attributing high twinning rates to genetic, environmental, or dietary factors, research by Dr. Y. Sreehari of Visakhapatnam concluded that these occurrences are best explained by statistical probability. His findings suggest that a 1% global twin birth rate means certain areas will naturally show higher rates simply due to chance—akin to long streaks in coin tosses—without requiring any special biological or environmental explanation. Extensive studies have failed to identify unique genetic markers or external causes, reinforcing Dr. Sreehari’s argument that high twin birth rates are random statistical outliers, not evidence of hidden factors, and reminding us that human tendency to seek patterns often overlooks the role of pure chance in nature. ^[4] . ^[5] . ^[6] . ^[7] .

References

1. "A village of twins". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
2. "Twin Capital Of The World". littleindia.com. 4Skylark.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
3. "Mohammadpur Umri, THE VILLAGE OF TWINS !!". himsamachar.com. Business Directory Plugin. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/May/13/polling-brings-double-trouble-in-this-allahabads-village-of-150-pairs-of-twins-1976315.html
5. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/a-small-village-in-uttar-pradesh-has-consistently-seen-a-suprisingly-high-number-of-twin-births-4784234
6. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/a-village-of-twins/articleshow/1719955.cms
7. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/environment/double-take-1885